Skeletal System
This part of the skeleton is composed of several bones and protects the brain.
What is the skull?
This protein substance starts amylase digests carbs in the mouth
What is an enzyme?
These balloon like organs that inflate and deflate, bringing air into and out of the body.
What are the lungs?
Tiny cells which send signals to the brain. They are also known as nerve cells.
What are neurons?
These cells originate in the bone marrow and transport oxygen from the lungs to the other parts of the body.
What are red blood cells?
protects and supports organs and allows for movement
What is the skeletal system?
Food travels down this long tube from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
Small sacks in the lungs which allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and blood stream.
What are aveoli?
The central nervous system is composed of the brain as well as this long structure that extends down the back and is the connector between the brain and all other parts of the body.
What is the spinal cord?
Double Jeopardy: These blood cells are a vital part of the body's immune system.
What are white blood cells?
Inner portion of bone where Red blood Cells are formed.
What is the bone marrow?
The millions of tiny finger-shaped structures that cover the inner surface of the small intestine and provide a large surface area through which digested food is absorbed.
What are the villi?
This chemical is in the air we breathe and we need it to survive.
What is oxygen?
Bundles of fibers found throughout the body that sends electrical impulses to and from the brain to the other body structures.
What are nerves?
The chamber in the heart that pushes blood out of the heart and to the other parts of the body.
What is the ventricle?
The system that connects the bones with ligaments, tendons and cartilage
What is the muscular system?
Double Jeopardy: This chemical aids in digestion in the stomach and digests proteins
What is pepsin?
This chemical is exhaled by animals, but plants "breathe" it in and use it to produce oxygen.
What is carbon dioxide?
A long, slender projection of a nerve cell that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the cell's body.
What is a dendrite?
Part of the circulatory system and a vital part of the immune system that carries a clear fluid called lymph towards the heart.
What is the lymphatic system?
The tail bone or coccyx is thought to be part of bone that is no longer used in the skeletal system and it is called a ?
What is a vestigial organ?
Most of the absorption of fats, carbs and proteins occurs in the
What is the small intestine?
A disease in the lungs caused by breathing in harmful chemicals.
What is emphysema (or lung cancer)?
The space between 2 neurons
What is a synapse?
These chambers bring blood into the heart from elsewhere in the body.
What are the atria (singular: Atrium)?