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Skeletal System
Muscular System
Respiratory System
Circulatory system
Reproductive system
100
What mineral do you need to keep your bones healthy?

Calcium

100

Where is the Deltoid located?

Shoulder

100

What is the addictive drug in cigarettes

Nicotine

100

What is the purpose of platelets?

To clot blood

100

What is the male reproductive cell?

Sperm

200

The joint near the carpals/tarsals is called the...

Gliding Joint

200

What are the 3 types of muscles in the body.

Cardiac, Skeletal, and smooth.

200

What disease in an infection of the lungs caused by virus or bacteria that results in chest pain, fever, and breathing difficulty.

Pneumonia

200

What is the main difference between arteries and veins?

Arteries take blood away from the heart while veins bring blood to the heart.

200

What is the female reproductive hormone?

Estrogen

300

Whats another word for the calcaneus?

Heel

300

Where is the latissimus dorsi and what does it do?

Helps pull arm down and move backwards.

300

What is emphysema and what is the main cause of it?

A lung disease caused by smoking.

300

What do capillaries do?

Connects arteries + veins to make gas exchange.

300

What is it called when a sperm and an egg cell unite in the fallopian tubes

Fertilization

400

What type of joint is found in your knee?

Hinge Joint

400

What does "Voluntary muscle" mean?

You have control over it

400

What is the name of the large dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that draws in and pushes air out?

Diaphragm

400

What is found in a red blood cell that attracts oxygen

Hemoglobin

400

Explain the menstrual cycle

Female releases egg cell (ovulation) if it is fertilized, pregnancy begins.
If not fertilized, the lining of the uterus is shed (menstruation)

500

What is the purpose of the skeletal system?

Protect internal organs, provide structure and supports. Stores minerals, blood cells formed In marrow, major muscle attachment.
500

Name the 3 types of muscles and if they're involuntary or voluntary

Skeletal - voluntary

smooth, cardiac - involuntary

500

What is Cilla and explain it's purpose. 

Hair like projections that move microbes and debris out of the airways

500

What is the purpose of the circulatory system

To distribute oxygenated blood to all the parts of the body and deliver deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

500

Compare and contrast the female and male reproductive system

(Answers may vary, but should include things like..)

The female reproductive system produces the hormone estrogen, while the male reproductive system produces the hormone testosterone.
The female reproductive cell is eggs, while the male reproductive cell is sperm.