Specialized Cells
Any cell that can perform a specific function.
What is a specialized cell.
Chewing is an example of this.
Mechanical digestion
The main purpose of the respiratory system.
What is gas exchange.
This is the main structure of the circulatory system.
What is the heart.
These are the two types of tumours.
What are benign and malignant.
This type of specialized cell is responsible for movement.
What is a muscle cell.
This type of muscle causes food to move through the digestive tract.
What is smooth.
This structure prevents choking.
What is the epiglottis.
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries.
These are simple, single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.
What are prokaryotes.
This process results in a specialized cell.
What is cellular differentiation.
Food is called this, once it reaches the stomach.
What is chyme.
Gas exchange occurs here.
What is the Alveoli.
These tiny vessels allow substances to diffuse across their membrane.
What are capillaries.
These structures, found in veins, prevent backflow in the circulatory system.
What are valves.
Type of cell that can differentiate into other cells.
What is a stem cell.
The liver and gallbladder are known as this type of organ.
What is accessory.
This process is responsible for gas exchange.
What is diffusion.
Red blood cells use this specialized protein to carry oxygen.
What is hemoglobin.
The pros of this type of organ donor is that there is an increased likelihood of a genetic match, but a con is that the recipient requires two donors instead of one. (Name the donor type AND the organ being donated).
What is deceased donor and a lung or kidney transplant.
DAILY DOUBLE
There are levels of organization within each animal. Describe these levels of organization from smallest to biggest (also known as hierarchy of structure).
This tissue lines the digestive tract.
What is epithelial.
Concentration of this controls breathing rate.
What is carbon dioxide.
The chamber that pumps oxygenated blood out of the heart.
What is the left ventricle.
This type of specialized cell conduct electrical signals to coordinate body movements.
What is a nerve cell.