Main function of the brain?
controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body.
Main function of the heart?
pumping blood around your body as your heart beats
Main function of the lungs?
process of gas exchange called respiration
Main function of a neuron?
transport and uptake of neurotransmitters - chemicals that relay information between brain cells.
What Is Ecology?
branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
What is a concussion?
When your brain violently moves
What is pulmonary?
automatically goes to the lungs
Is vaping a healthy alternative?
NO (i hope Natalie got this one)
Each neuron has three basic parts:
cell body (soma), one or more dendrites, and a single axon.
What Are Species?
group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals
Functions of the cerebrum?
initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature.
Causes of a heart attack?
When you breathe in air, you bring oxygen into your lungs and blow out:
carbon dioxide
What is A
Dendrites
What Are Biotic Factors?
a living organism that shapes its environment
Function of the cerebellum?
Helps coordinate and regulate a wide range of functions and processes in both your brain and body
What does the aorta do?
Controls the flow of blood out from the heart to the rest of the body.
The voice box is also known as the:
larynx
What does the dendrites do?
receive messages from other neurons and allow the transmission of messages to the cell body.
What Are Abiotic Factors?
non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
Two differences between the human brain and the primate brain?
differences in cognitive abilities and a significantly larger brain.
What are all the valves?
Pulmonary, aortic, Tricuspid, Mitral
What carries air to small sacs in your lungs is called alveoli?
bronchioles
What does a Axon in a neuron do?
carries nerve impulses away from the cell body
What Is An Ecosystem?
biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.