Skeletal System
How many bones are in an adult human?
206
How many types of muscles can be found in the human body?
3
List the 3 parts of the nervous system
Brain
Spinal Cord
Nerves
What are the 2 types of blood vessels?
Arteries and Veins
Which system partners with the respiratory to get oxygen into the blood?
Circulatory
The sternum and scapula (shoulder blades) belong in which bone category?
Flat
Which muscle type is ONLY found in the heart?
Cardiac muscle
What is the leading cause of spinal cord injuries?
Car accidents
Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart? Which carries blood back to the heart?
Arteries-away
Veins- back
When you inhale you are taking in ____________& when you exhale you are releasing __________________
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
List 3 functions or jobs of the skeletal system
Protection
Support
Create Blood Cells
Work with muscular system to move body
Can food be correctly digested if we did not have muscles? Explain why or why not.
No- smooth muscles push the food through the digestive system as it is broken down
What age is the brain finished developing?
25 years old
What is the purpose or job of the circulatory system?
Transportation of oxygen, nutrients, blood cells, and hormones.
What is the purpose or job of the respiratory system?
Take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
The cushion between bones is _______________
Cartilage
Which body part connects the muscles to the bones?
Tendons
How can the brain know if something has happened to one of the body parts? For example, if you stepped on a nail or touched something hot.
Nerves throughout the body sense the pain and send a message back to the brain
List 3 things that are transported through the circulatory system
Oxygen
Hormones
Nutrients
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
What is the name of the muscle that helps the lungs inflate and deflate?
Diaphragm
Explain the difference in tendons v ligaments
Tendons- connect muscles to bones
Ligaments- connect bones to bones
What muscle type can be found in blood vessels?
Smooth muscles
If you wanted to stand up from your seat, what is the pathway of the messages that would be sent?
Brain to spinal cord. Spinal cord to nerves. Nerves to muscles.
What health issue did I mention can be heard sounding like "swishing water" when you listen to someone's heart?
Heart Murmur
Explain how you get the hiccups
Something irritates the diaphragm and causes it to spasm. The spasm is the hiccups.