What We're Made Of
All living things need _____ to live and grow.
Nutrients
A healthy diet includes lots of ____ to ensure our body gets all the nutrients it needs. This also makes a ____ diet.
variety; sustainable
Digestion begins in the ____.
mouth
The circulatory system delivers ____ and ____ to all the cells and tissues in the body.
nutrients and oxygen
The respiratory system brings ____ into the body and lets carbon dioxide _____.
oxygen; out
A ____ must take in nutrients and oxygen from other sources to get the energy it needs.
heterotroph
____ is the continuous process in which the systems in our bodies work together to process nutrients and to expel waste and harmful substances.
Nutrition
What system causes saliva production to begin when we smell food?
the nervous system
What are the three main parts that make up the circulatory system?
The blood, the blood vessels and the heart
The lungs inflate during ____ and deflate during ____.
inhalation; exhalation
Name 4 of the systems within your body
circulatory system; respiratory system; digestive system; excretory system; also will accept nervous system and/or musculoskeletal system
Our bodies need ____ to give us energy and provide protection; vitamins and minerals to help our immune system, to help us grow and to help our cells work properly; carbohydrates to give us energy; water; ____ to transform carbohydrates into energy for all of our cells; protein to build and strengthen our tissues and organs
fats; oxygen
Gastric juices mix with food inside the stomach till the food becomes liquid. When the food becomes liquid, it is passed into the ____ ____ where it mixes with bile from the liver and pancreatic fluid from the pancreas.
small intestine
Blood vessels are made of three parts. Arteries carry blood with oxygen ____ ____ the heart and around the body. Capillaries ____ the arteries and veins together and allow for gas ____. Veins carry blood with carbon dioxide ____ ____ the heart.
away from; connect, exchange; back to
What is the name of the close connected system that eliminates waste and keeps us cool?
The excretory system
What are the five main senses of the nervous system?
Taste, touch, sight, smell and hearing
Food labels are important and useful because they help us understand our food's ____ and ____ ____.
nutritional and energetic value
What is the name of the body part that stops food from going down your windpipe?
epiglottis
The heart is a muscular organ made of four chambers. Deoxygenated blood enters the ____ of the heart, into the ventricle, then flows out through an artery to your ____ where the blood becomes oxygenated before returning back to the heart.
atrium; lungs
What is the name of the tiny "balloon" like parts of your lungs that help oxygen reach your blood vessels?
alveoli
What 3 systems of the body combine to ensure oxygen filled blood reaches all of your cells and tissues and toxins and waste do not?
The circulatory system, the respiratory system and the excretory system
shop local; prioritize plants; eat more fruits and vegetables; eat less meat and dairy; avoid packaging; avoid wasting food; eat mindfully
____ is when nutrients are passed into the blood and ____ is when water goes back into the blood.
absorption; reabsorption
The movement of blood through the body is called circulation. There are two loops that blood flows around. The ____ ____ is where blood flows from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart. The ____ ____ is where blood flows from the heart to the rest of the body.
pulmonary loop; systematic loop
What is the order of organs that oxygen flows into during inhalation?
nose and mouth -> trachea -> bronchi -> bronchioles -> alveoli -> blood vessels