Definitions
Tissue in plants that moves water from roots to leaves
Xylem
The process by which plants make food
Photosynthesis
Long muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
Esophagus
Main function of the respiratory system
To supply the body with oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide.
Main function of the circulatory system?
To move blood, oxygen and nutrients around the body.
The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1o C.
Calorie
Parts of food used by the body to grow and survive
Nutrients
The mouth when the food is chewed.
A tube through which air travels from the pharynx to the lungs
Trachea
These bring oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest to the body.
Arteries
Two types of digestion
Mechanical and Chemical
Tiny openings on the surface of a leaf
Stomata
Finger like projections in the small intestines are called?
Villi
Two narrow tubes that lead to the lungs
Bronchi
Tiny blood vessels that enable oxygen, carbon dioxide and nutrients to move between your circulatory system and your entire body.
Capillaries
The tube like passageway at the top fo the throat that receives air, food, and liquids.
Pharynx
System that collects and eliminates waste
Excretory system
The movement of food through the digestive system
Peristalsis
This relaxes and contracts to regulate air pressure inside the chest.
Diaphragm
The upper two chambers of the heart
Atria
Lower two chambers of the heart
Ventricles
A system that transports blood and fluids into spaces that surround organs in the body
Open circulatory system
Two parts of the digestive system that absorb water.
Small and Large intestines
Microscopic sacs or pouches where exchange of gases take place
Alveoli
Oxygen moves from respiratory system and the circulatory system when it transfers from
Alveoli to capillaries