The Red Stuff
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Immunity
You are what you eat
100
What is the liquid part of the blood?
What is Plasma
100
Name the 4 chambers of the heart
right atrium & ventricle, left atrium & ventricle
100
After the blood leaves the lungs what is it called?
oxygenated
100
Name two ways to catch an infectious disease
direct/indirect contact, food/water, animal bites
100
What is the acid in your stomach called?
hydrochloric acid
200
What is the main job of the red blood cell?
To carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
200
What is the main purpose of valves?
To prevent blood from moving backwards
200
Describe what the trachea looks like?
vacuum hose
200
What do antibodies do?
flag pathogens so killer t-cells can kill it
200
After your mouth, list in order the structures food travels through before it is excreted through your anus
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
300
Name 2 differences between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry it towards your heart.
300
What is the name of the structure at the top of the heart that connects to the arteries?
Aorta
300
What are the two gases that are exchanged at the alveoli?
oxygen and carbon dioxide
300
How do vaccines work?
create the antibodies before you get sick
300
What are the 5 nutrients your body needs?
carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minterals
400
Why is it good that capillary walls are so thin?
Easier to exchange gases & nutrients
400
Which is thicker the right or left ventricle and why?
Left because it has to pump the blood to your entire body
400
Describe what happens to the rib cage, diaphram, and lungs when you inhale
rib cage expands, diaphram moves down, lungs expand
400
What is inflammation and how does it help fight infection?
swelling, redness and it increases white blood cells
400
What enzyme is responsible for breaking down sugar?
insulin
500
Name the 2 veins that connect to your heart and where they connect
Pulmonary from lungs, superior & inferior vena cava from the body
500
Trace the complete path of the blood through the body & heart (start with the lungs)
Lungs, left artery, left ventricle, body, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs.
500
Name two serious respiratory diseases
emphysema and lung cancer
500
What is the difference between HIV and AIDS
HIV is the virus that attacks your immune system. AIDS is the syndrome when your immune system has been destroyed.
500
What is stored in the gall bladder and what is its function?
bile, breaks down fat
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