Digestion and Nutrition
Carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water are the main nutrient groups. This nutrient helps build muscles and repair your body.
Protein
What is peripheral vision?
Your ability to see things in your periphery or the sides!
These tiny germs get into our cells and spread quickly, making us sick.
What are viruses?
The organ that pumps the blood all around your body.
What is the heart?
Which organ carries food from the mouth to the stomach
Esophagus
What does your pupil do when you're in a bright room?
It shrinks! The pupil is just a hole and you dont want extra light in your eyes
This helps teach your body what a virus looks like so you won’t get as sick later.
What is a vaccine?
These blood vessels carry blood back to the heart.
What are the veins?
What liquid in your mouth starts breaking down food through chemical digestion as you chew?
Saliva
Is your lung capacity higher when you're shorter or taller?
When you're tallers! Your lungs are bigger and can take up more air
These immune cells are called “killers” because they destroy infected cells.
What are T cells?
The heart is made mostly of this type of tissue that helps it squeeze (pump) the blood all around the body.
What is muscle?
What organ is your stomach connected to that helps absorb nutrients from food?
Small Intestine
Whats the difference between your brain and nerves?
Your brain basically makes all the decisions and sends the message and the nerves are roads for the message!
Viruses can spread when you touch dirty surfaces and forget to do this afterward.
What is washing your hands?
Most people have this many chambers in their heart.
What is four chambers?
Why is calcium important for your body, and name one food that is high in calcium.
Calcium helps build strong bones and teeth. Examples include milk, cheese, yogurt (dairies) and leafy green vegetables.
What are the 3 things we learned to check in an emergency?
-Resporatory Rate (Breathing)
-Reaction Time
-Vision
These are special proteins made by B cells that stick to germs to help fight them.
What are antibodies?
This natural “spark plug” in your heart tells it when to beat.
What is the pacemaker or SA node?