Nervous System
What does the brain control?
What is: all functions of the body i.e senses, behavior, movement, intelligence.
Define what the Heart is
What is: a very strong muscle that pumps blood throughout the body
What is: The spinal cord
What is the job of the Platelets?
What is: help to plug up the hole when a blood vessel breaks (clot up at a cut to stop the bleeding)
Describe Involuntary Action and give an example.
What is: An action that happens unconsciously, such as digesting food, blinking, breathing.
What do Red Blood cells carry?
What is: Oxygen
What are the 5 senses?
What is: hearing, smell, sight, touch, taste
What is Blood Pressure?
What is: the force inside your blood vessels that pushes blood through your body.
Describe Voluntary Action and give an example.
What is: An action you can control, such as kicking a ball, dancing, or eating a bowl of cereal.
How can the Blood be described?
What is: fluid that carries oxygen, nutrients, waste, and water to and from the cells in your body
How much does the average brain weigh?
What is: around 3 lbs
What is Blood Pressure also known as?
What is: Hypertension
What do neurons do?
What is: receive and send signals throughout the body
What do White Blood Cells help?
What is: help the body defend against infections
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
What causes High Blood Pressure?
What is: smoking, drinking alcohol, lack of exercise, sleep, and being stressed often. Also an unhealthy diet.
What are the Nerves?
What is: Collections of neurons that create a pathway for signals to travel between your brain and other parts of your body.
What are Blood Vessels?
What is: tubes that carry the blood throughout your body
Red blood cells pick up ______ (waste) from the body cells in which will be removed by the lungs.