Circulatory System
What organ pumps blood throughout your body?
HEART
What organ allows oxygen to enter and carbon dioxide to leave the body?
LUNGS
What organ produces sperm in males?
TESTES
What is a pathogen?
An organism that causes disease
Where on your body can you easily feel your pulse?
WRIST or NECK
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
ARTERIES
What is the tube that connects the throat to the lungs?
WIND PIPE (TRACHEA)
What organ produces eggs in females?
OVARIES
What should you sleep under in areas with many mosquitoes?
MOSQUITO NET
In the model, what does the rubber sheet at the bottom represent?
DIAPHRAGM
What part of the blood carries oxygen?
Red Blood Cells (RBC)
What tiny air sacs in the lungs exchange gases with the blood?
ALVEOLI
The process by which living organisms produce new individuals.
REPRODUCTION
Name the four main types of pathogens.
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites
What happens to the lungs when you inhale?
They expand as they fill with air
What is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
What muscle below the lungs helps with breathing?
DIAPHRAGM
The process of combining the male reproductive cell with the female reproductive cell.
FERTILISATION
Why should you remove standing water around your home?
To prevent mosquitoes from breeding
What instrument is commonly used to measure pulse rate?
Stethoscope or pulse rate monitor
What is the function of the valves in the heart?
To prevent backflow of blood
What gas do you exhale as a waste product of respiration?
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)
This organ houses and supports a growing fetus.
UTERUS
What causes Malaria?
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium by an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
Why do the balloons deflate when you push the rubber sheet upward?
Because air is forced out of the lungs