Digestive System
Where does digestion begin in the body?
The mouth
Respiration is an everyday term that is often used to mean _____________.
Breathing
The heart is divided into how many chambers?
4
The _________________ is an instrument used in the lab to view particles too small to view with the eye.
microscope
What is the food pipe food used to travel from the mouth to the stomach?
The esophagus
When you inhale, you _____________________.
Breathe in
What are the three types of blood vessels?
Arteries, capillaries, and veins
What is the windpipe called?
The trachea
Which is longer: the small intestine or the large intestine?
The small intestine
When you exhale, you _________________________.
Breathe out
Your ____________ is a measure of how fast your heart is beating per minute.
Pulse
What are the tiny air-sacs found in the lungs?
Alveoli
What is the job of the liver?
It produces bile
When we breathe, we breathe in ______________.
Oxygen
Where does circulation begin in the body?
The heart
To carry a microscope safely, place one hand on the ______________ and the other hand on the ___________________.
arm, base
The digestive system _________________ the food we eat.
Digests
When we breathe out, we release ________________ back into the atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide
Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What are the tubes that carry blood all over the body?
Blood vessels