Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Muscular System
Skeletal System
Immune System
100
What is the function of our circulatory system.
Deliver or pick up nutrients.
Transport nutrients.
100
What's another name for windpipe?
Trachea
100
Name the muscle cell that makes up organs like intestines and the esophagus.
Smooth muscle cells
100
Where is blood produced in our bone?
Bone Marrow
100
Give an example of a 1st line of defense.
Skin, stomach acid, mucus/cilia.
200
The smallest blood vessels are called ____.
Capillaries
200
The trachea branches into 2 tubes called ______, which lead to each of our lungs.
Bronchi
200
Our heart is made up of this muscle cell.
Cardiac muscle cells
200
A _______ connects one bone to another.
Ligament
200
What's another word for bacteria, virus, and fungi?
antigen
300
Blood vessels that take blood back to our hearts are called _____.
Veins
300
The _________ is a muscle below our lungs that contracts and relaxes to help us breathe in and out.
Diaphragm
300
A ______ attaches our muscles to our bones.
Tendon
300
A _______ is the soft and flexible tissue found at the ends of bones to provide cushion.
cartilage
300
Give an example of an inflammatory response.
Fever, swelling, runny nose
400
Blood vessels that take blood away from the heart are called ______.
Arteries
400
Where does gas exchange take place?
Alveoli
400
Our muscles _________ (shortens) and relaxes to to create movements.
contracts
400
The bones in red are called __________ skeletons.
Axial
400
What's another word for white blood cell?
Leukocytes
500
Name the waste product our blood picks up from our body's cells.
Carbon dioxide
500
Oxygen is required for this process that takes places in our cell which creates energy. What is this process called? (Hint: 2 words)
Cellular Respiration
500
Name one organelle that our muscle tends to have more of.
Mitochondria
500
Give 2 functions of the skeletal system.
Provides structure.
Protects our organs.
500
Antibodies are produced by ______________.
B-cells or lymphocytes