Digestive System
What is the function of the Digestive System?
To break down food and absorb nutrients
What is the main organ of the respiratory system?
Lungs
What is the function of the Circulatory System?
Transport nutrients throughout the body
How many CHAMBERS does the heart have?
Four
Which side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood?
Right
What are the two organs that use mechanical digestion?
Mouth (teeth) and Stomach (churning)
What is the function of the Respiratory System?
Gas Exchange (Bring in Oxygen, get rid of CO2)
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Artery
Which chamber of the heart does blood enter from the Vena Cava
Right Atrium
from the air sacs/alveoli, where does the oxygen pass into the blood from which blood vessel?
The capillaries
Name the MAIN digestive system organs in the correct order (Hint: 5 organs)
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine
Commonly called the windpipe, this structure is strengthened by rings of cartilage.
Trachea
True of false? Both arteries and veins are made up of three layers.
True
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the entire body through the Aorta?
Left Ventricle
The part of the respiratory system that is connected to the nose and mouth and is shared with the digestive system.
Pharynx
What is the function of the small intestine?
Absorb nutrients (also digests some food)
These air passages divide from the windpipe at the bottom of the trachea.
Bronchi
Which type of blood vessel carries DEOXYGENATED blood?
Veins
What vessels are responsible for bringing blood from the heart to the lungs and back?
Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonary Vein
From the small intestine, how do nutrients get to the blood stream?
Through the capillaries
What is the function of the large intestine?
Absorb water and remove waste
What are the tiny grape-like sacs that look like bunches of grapes where carbon dioxide in the blood is exchanged for oxygen?
Alveoli
What are the four main components of blood?
Red blood cells, White blood cells, Platelets, Plasma
Which valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
Tricuspid valve
What two materials, brought in by the digestive and respiratory systems, transported by the circulatory systems, are needed in the body cells to create energy?
Oxygen and Glucose