5 Senses
What are the 5 senses and what part of the body do you use for it?
Sight=Eyes
Sound=Ears
Touch=skin/nerves
Taste=tongue
Smell=nose
The Three sections of the small intestines are called the...
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
cardio means heart
vascular means system of veins and arteries
Strength
flexibility
endurance
Name two traits you inherit from your parents
various answers...curling your tongue, hair type or color, eye color, skin color, etc.
What is the other name for eardrum?
Tympanic Membrane
4 liters or 1 gallon of food
what are the four key components of the cardiovascular system?
extra 100 points if you can tell me the tiniest part of them that connects two of them together...
Heart, blood, Veins and Arteries
extra points - capillaries
What are the 2 forms of exercise?
Extra 100 points if you can give me an example of each
Aerobic (like Basketball, running, tennis, swimming, ice skating,) and Anaerobic (baseball, gymnastics, stretching, weightlifting, quick sprints, plyometrics)
What plant was used to prove heredity and dominant characteristics?
Mainly peas (will also except beans)
What part of the ear is responsible for balance?
Inner ear or vestibular system or semicircular canals
The Three jobs of the stomach are...
Extra 100 points if you can tell me what special name is given to "partially digested food"
1) store food you have eaten
2) break down or digest food you have eaten
3) push or move the partially digested food into the small intestines
extra points=chyme
There are four main things that make up blood, they are...
Plasma
White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
What is the greatest need of your body and is an essential nutrient?
water
Who made the discovery of heredity and dominant traits?
Gregor Mendel
what is the system called to help communicate with blind people? Extra 100 points if you can tell me the full name of the person who invented it...
Braille system
extra points : Louis Braille
What is the largest solid organ in the human body?
the Liver
What is the difference between an artery and vein?
Artery - takes oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body
Veins - take deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart to get oxygenated and get rid of the carbon dioxide.
What are 5 primary/necessary nutrients that your body needs to function well and properly.
Carbohydrates, Lipids (fats), proteins, vitamins, and minerals
What is the term used when 2 babies develop and are born from 1 egg that split in the beginning phases of development?
Identical twins
Name the part of the eye that gives the color of your eye?
Extra 100 points if you can also name what the white part of the eye is...
Iris
Extra points: Sclera
Name all the major organs used in digestion...
extra 200 points if you can give me one job that each of the do during digestion...
Stomach, Small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder
Stomach-store, digest, move food
small intestine-fully digesting food and absorbing nutrients and things needed from food
large intestine-extract and absorb more nutrients and electrolytes and excrete waste
pancreas-makes digestive enzymes that help break down carbs, fats and proteins
liver-produces bile for digestion
gallbladder-stores bile and releases bile when needed
If you listen to your heart with a stethoscope, is normal for the number of beats per minute you hear to match the pulse you feel on your wrist?
Extra 100 points if you can also tell me what an abnormal heart sound is called and what could potentially cause it...
yes, if they dont match there is a serious circulatory problem
extra points - murmur, either valves are not properly closing or there is a hole in the heart, you will hear a "whooshing" sound.
Give me an example of each Primary/necessary nutrient.
-carbohydrate-bread, pasta, cereal, beans, potatoes, bananas, apples
-lipid-unsaturated fats, nuts, seeds, fish, red meats, butter, cheese, cream
-protein-eggs, milk, meats, beans, peas, nuts
vitamins-vitamin C in fruits, berries rich in antioxidants, or vitamin D get from being outside (sun exposure)
minerals-salt, magnesium, potassium (bananas), calcium (leafy greens, milk, cheese)
Can a husband and wife both with brown eyes have a blue eyed child? why or why not?
Yes, because blue eyes is a recessive trait and if both parents have the recessive trait they are able to have a blue eyed child.