They clear the airways of dirt and mucus, making sure only air passes through.
100
What are enzymes?
Compounds that help increase the rate of chemical reactions. These are needed for chemical digestion.
100
What are veins?
Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart. These have valves.
100
Which blood type is the universal donor?
O+, as other types don't have antibodies to fight this blood type.
100
What is a tendon
Bundles of strong fibres that connect bone to muscle.
200
The larynx is located where?
Facing forward, in the middle of the throat.
200
What is Bile?
A substance in the liver that helps digest fats and oils.
200
What are arteries?
Hollow tubes that carry blood, pumped from the heart, to the other parts of the body.
200
What are the scientific names for skull and jaw?
Cranium & Mandible.
200
What is the heart made out of? Description of this material is needed (otherwise it is only 100 points :D).
Cardiac muscle. This type of muscle contracts to push blood out, and relaxes to let blood in.
300
What is the tube that the air must take to get to the Bronchus?
The Trachea.
300
After the food goes through the mouth, what is the tube that it must take to get to the stomach?
The food must go through the Esophagus
300
What are capillaries?
Small tubes that carry blood to the body’s cells. Every cell in the body is supplied with blood through the heart/
300
Bones produce what?
Red blood cells using bone marrow.
300
What is skeletal muscle?
These muscles are voluntary, meaning you are able to control them and do what you want with them. These with the skeletal system make up the musculoskeletal system.
400
Where do the cells get the oxygen needed?
(Extra 200 points: What do the cells drop off?)
From the Bronchioles.
(Extra 200 points: Carbon Dioxide & leftover Oxygen)
400
What happens to the food?
After passing through the large and small intestine, stripping it of all the need nutrients & proteins, the food is excreted.
400
What is thicker, veins or arteries?
Arteries, as they need to withstand more pressure from the blood being pushed AWAY from the heart.
(Arteries = Away)
400
What is a ligament?
Bundles of strong fibres that connect bone-to-bone.
400
What are involuntary muscles?
Muscles which you cannot control, but are being used all the time. These muscles are layered, one upon another.
500
What are the organs used in the respiratory system?
(Bonus 250 points: What is the organ used in the circulatory system?)
The lungs & the diaphragm.
(Bonus 250 points: the heart.)
500
What are the organs used in the digestive system?
The liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, gall bladder, duodenum, large intestine (colon), small intestine & appendix.
500
What is the name of the valves in the heart?
Pulmonary valves.
500
What is a joint?
The region where two or more bones meet.
500
Why do we need muscles?
They are used to give the body strength, and are also needed to help us live.