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Digestive system
Respiratory system
Circulatory system
Cellular Biology
100
upper and lower part of the mouth
Where is the salivary glands located?
100
Main tube for passage of air from nasal passages and pharynx towards lungs.
Define trachea.
100
platelets
what blood component causes clotting
100
humans
What is an example of an organism
200
the names are the duodenum, ileum and the jejunum.
what are NAMES of the small intestine?
200
Inflammation of lungs or bronchi
What is bronchitis
200
Pacemaker
If you have an unstable heart beat, what device do doctors use to stabilize it?
200
An electrolyte that is used for sending nerve signals.
Sodium is a bulk element, what is it used for?
300
Peristalsis is the squeezing of muscles to move food through the esophagus.
What is the function of peristalsis?
300
Collects and traps bad stuff that can harm you. (Like bacteria)
What is the function of snot?
300
the right ventricle
What is the chamber that pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs to pick up fresh oxygen
300
Element: pure substance that can be broken down Atom: smallest piece of an element the retains characteristic
What is the different element and a atom
400
ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination
What are the stages of digestion and what order do these go into?
400
For gas exchange to the blood and for gases to pass through easily
Why do you thing the alveoli are so closely associated with the capillaries?
400
need to deliver more oxygen to muscles so they can burn more food for energy
why does your pulse speed up when your exercising
400
calcium -bone strength sodium- it is an electrolyte used for sending nerve signals iron-for making hemoglobin(to carry O2,CO2) iodine -needed for the thyroid function(in the neck to make hormones)
name 2 bulk elements and 2 trace elements and give their uses for each.
500
it is approximately 6-7 m (21-22 ft) the function of the small intestine is to absorb nutrients and minerals from food. 90 percent of the absorption process occurs here.
why is the small intestine so long and what is the function
500
trachea- open all the time for air passage if it closed it could stick together. esophagus - cant have rings to keep it open it need to do peristalsis (squeezing)
the trachea has cartilage rings along it length but the esophagus does not why.
500
to keep the blood moving in one direction and stops black flow
there are valves inside the veins (but not inside the arteries) what is the function of these valves
500
Taking iron supplement pills and getting enough iron in your food will correct most cases of iron deficiency anemia.
What could one do to resolve iron deficiency?