Digestive System
True or False? Your stomach is full of acid that beaks down proteins.
True!
Would your heart rate be faster or slower when you are exercising?
Faster!
What is respiration?
Breathing!
Name a function of the muscular system (If you name more than 1, you get extra points).
Movement, maintaining posture, joint stability, maintain body temperature (homeostasis)
Name a source of carbohydrates.
Bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, cereal, etc.
True or False? The small intestine is the longest section of your digestive system.
True!
What kind of blood do veins carry?
Deoxygenated blood
How are the circulatory and respiratory systems connected?
Deoxygenated blood from the heart enters the lungs.
What are smooth muscles? Name one.
Involuntary muscles that help with typical bodily functions, ex: small intestine (others accepted as well)
True or False? All fats are bad.
False!
What is the purpose of digestion?
To extract energy and nutrients from food so that they can go to the rest of your body
What kind of blood do arteries carry?
Oxygenated blood
What is the role of the diaphragm?
When you inhale, the diaphragm contracts and flattens, increasing chest cavity space and drawing air into the lungs. When you exhale, it relaxes and moves upward, forcing air out of the lungs.
What part of the body are cardiac muscles located in, and are they voluntary or involuntary?
Heart and involuntary!
Name the 5 major food groups you should be eating.
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy
What is the main function of the small intestine?
Absorbing nutrients
Name the 4 chambers of the heart (Bonus points if you can point them out on a heart diagram!)
Left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, right ventricle
What are the little air sacs in the lungs called?
Alveoli!
How do skeletal muscles work to help you move?
They get a message from the nervous system.
What are vitamins and how do we get them?
Vitamins are micronutrients carried through the body to help us function. We do not make vitamins and minerals on our own so we need to eat them.
What is the order of flow in the digestive system? (5 terms, 100 points for each)
Mouth --> Esophagus --> Stomach --> Small Intestine --> Large Intestine
Through which part of the heart does the blood enter and what color is blood that first enters the heart?
Enters through Superior and Inferior Vena Cava, blood is blue
Explain the process of gas exchange in the lungs.
Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the capillaries and binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells. Carbon dioxide moves in the opposite direction, from the blood to the alveoli, to be exhaled. When this process fails, issues arise.
Name a disease that impacts the muscular system and describe it a bit.
Muscular Dystrophy - Muscles slowly become weaker and weaker; leads to not being able to talk, walk, or breathe
ALS - Neurodegenerative disease; nerve cells in our brain and spinal cord die so brain can’t control our muscle
Myotonia - Muscles don’t relax right after movement; leads to very stiff muscles; gets better when muscles warm up
Create a meal that contains all of the major food groups and would be considered healthy.
Answers will vary.