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What are male reproductive cells called?
Sperm
What system is the control and command center of the body?
Nervous
How many bones does an adult have?
206
Which direction do veins and arteries pump blood?
Veins return blood to the heart.
What is the main function of the Excretory System?
What are the 2 main functions of the female reproductive system?
1. Store Egg Cells
2. Reproduce Offspring
Hormones are produced by which body system?
Endocrine
What is the job of the skeletal system?
To give structure to the body and protect organs, aids in movement.
What is the circulatory system also known as?
Cardiovascular System
What are the job of the Kidneys?
filter blood, remove water and waste, maintain body's fluid balance.
Order the "building blocks" of the body from smallest form to largest form.
Cells - Tissues- Organs- Body Systems
What is the purpose of the Endocrine System?
What mineral do bones store?
Calcium
What are the 3 parts of the blood?
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
What 3 body parts make up the Excretory System?
Colon, Kidneys, and Bladder
What are 3 ways you can help care for your body systems?
What are the 2 parts of the Nervous system and what body parts fall into the category of each part of the Nervous System?
Central Nervous System: Brain & Spinal Cord
Peripheral System: Nerves branching out to the body.
Name the 4 joins and give an example of each type.
Hinge- Knee/Elbow
Pivot- Head
Ball and Socket- hips/shoulders
Gliding- ankle/wrist
What is the main organ of the respiratory system? And what does it specifically do?
Lungs: Lungs take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide gas when you exhale.
Name 4 of the 8 parts of the Digestive system.
esophagus, salivary glands, liver, stomach, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, colon.
What the the 6 steps of the Human Life Cycle?
1. Infancy. 2. Childhood
3. Adolescence. 4. Early Adulthood
5. Middle Adulthood. 6. Late Adulthood
Name 3 parts of the Endocrine System.
Pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, hormones.
Name 5 specific muscle groups and know where they are located.
What are the tiny sacs called where oxygen passes through into the blood, and where carbon dioxide moves out of the blood into the tiny sacs?
Alveoli
Explain how the digestive process works.
Begins in your mouth, grinding food into smaller pieces which are broken down by enzymes, You swallow and push the food down the esophagus into the stomach. Acid breaks down food in the stomach and move food into small intestine, nutrients are absorbed by the blood and carried to the body.