Respiratory System
What is the function of the respiratory system?
Take in oxygen, get rid of carbon dioxide
What is the function of the circulatory system?
Transport stuff (e.g., oxygen, nutrients, wastes) around the body
What is the function of the digestive system?
Absorption of nutrients and elimination of wastes
What is the function of the muscular system?
Movement
What is the function of the immune system?
Protection against diseases
What is the trachea?
The windpipe; the tube that connects the mouth to the lungs that air travels through
What are the cells that carry oxygen called?
Red blood cells
What is the esophagus?
The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
How do the muscular system and the skeletal system work together?
The muscles pull on bones to cause movement
What system controls the activities of all other systems in the body?
The nervous system
Does the diaphragm move up or down when you inhale?
Down
Do arteries carry blood towards the heart or away from the heart?
Away
Which part of the digestive system's main function is absorbing water?
Large intestine
What are involuntary muscles?
Muscles that we do not control. They surround internal organs.
What is the function of the excretory system?
Removes wastes from the body
What happens to the airways in people with asthma?
They are inflamed.
The opening gets smaller.
What makes blood red?
Iron/hemoglobin
What is the condition called when acid from the stomach gets into the esophadus and causes pain?
Heartburn
Name 2 of the 3 functions of the skeletal system.
Movement
Support
Protection
Integumentary (skin)
Circulatory
What is the name of the air sacks in the lungs?
Alveoli
Name one symptom of a stroke.
Slurred speech
Weakness on one side of the body
Crooked mouth
Facial Droop
One arm drifts down when raising arms
How does the digestive system work together with the circulatory system?
Nutrients from food are absorbed from the digestive system into the blood to be transported throughout the body
What is the scientific name for the collar bone?
Clavicle
What response are the adrenal glands (adrenaline) responsible for?
Fight, flight, or freeze (response to danger)