Skeletal System
What bone is know as the funny bone? Where is it?
Ulnar nerves that are along the humerus.
What does the mouth do in the digestive process?
The mouth is the part of the body where food enters, and digestions begins. The mouth breaks down food and the saliva contains enzymes that soften the food.
What are the lungs and where are they located?
The most important to breathing, this organ is separated in two parts and located behind the breast bone.
What is the most important part of the circulatory system?
The heart has a major role in the process.
What is the femur?
The bone located in the upper leg, connecting the hip to the knee.
What happens in the stomach during the digestive process?
After traveling down the esophagus, food stops there and is mixed with strong acids.
What is the trachea?
Running parallel to the food tube, this pipe brings oxygen to the lugs.
What does the heart do?
The heart delivers nutrients and oxygen to all cells in the body and removes waste products like carbon dioxide.
What is the rib cage?
A set of arcing bones that protect the heart and lungs.
What does the large intestine do?
In this tube you will find the solids remaining, after food nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream.
What is the diaphragm?
The muscle responsible for expanding and contracting the lungs.
What are the arteries?
The tubes which carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
What is purpose of the skeletal system?
To provide structure, allow movement, and protect the bodies organs.
What is the purpose of the digestive system?
To extract nutrients from food, and get rid of waste.
What is the purpose of the respiratory system?
To fuel the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
What is the purpose of the circulatory system?
To circulate blood to all parts of the human body.
How many bones are in your ear?
3
Where does digestion begin?
Digestion begins in the mouth.
How many alveoli are in each lung?
There are about 300 million of these in each lung.
The human heart has how many chambers and what are they?
The heart has 4 chambers called left and right atria and left and right ventricles.