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The tube that carries air to and from the lungs.
Trachea.
Name four types of material that the blood transports.
Antibodies, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and proteins.
The primary functions of skin are to:
a. give a body shape
b. become darker after exposure to the sun
c. create acne and wrinkle
d. sense pain and touch, remove heat by sweat, anchor hair, protect the internal tissues, and produce vitamin D
D (sense pain and touch, remove heat by sweat, anchor hair, protect the internal tissues, and produce vitamin D)
Acne is the result of poor hygiene habits.
False. It is triggered by changing hormone levels.
A cancer in which blood cell production is abnormal.
Leukemia.
Choose two blood disorders, briefly describe each, and tell whether each is hereditary, a disease, or a dietary disorder.
For example:
One is hemophilia, a hereditary disorder when blood cells don't clot or clot abnormally. Another is leukemia, a cancer-based disease when white blood cells are produced abnormally.
The four common types of blood are...
a. B, O, AO, AB.
b. B, A, O, AB.
c. AB, Q, Rh negative, B.
d. A, Rh positive, O, T.
B (B, A, O, AB)
Skin becomes thicker and more elastic as a person ages.
False. Skin becomes thinner and less elastic as a person ages.
What's my online name?
Pig-Eating Hen 3
The outer layer of the skin.
Epidermis.
List two factors that affect blood pressure and two of the health risks of having high blood pressure.
Two factors that affect it are poor diets and heavy weight. Two of the health risks are heart disease and rupturing of the arteries.
Hemoglobin...
a. is the molecule that makes blood wait
b. carries oxygen through the blood
c. includes iron atoms
d. All of the above.
D (All of the above.)
Pus is a collection of white blood cells and debris at an infection site.
True.
What's my middle name?
Allen
Tiny filtering devices in the kidney that remove harmful substances from the blood.
Nephrons.
Why does a blood pressure reading have two numbers, and what do the numbers indicate?
The higher represents the systolic pressure, the pressure in the blood vessels just after the heart beats. The lower is diastolic pressure; it is the pressure of the heart beats.
The major components of the blood are...
a. water, salt, and platelets
b. platelets, hemoglobin, water
c. plasma, platelets, blood cells
d. All of the above.
A good way to care for your skin is to avoid exposure to the sun.
True.
What's my dog's name?
Amber
The blood vessel in which blood flows directly from the heart.
Aorta.
Describe the path of urine through the urinary system.
The blood enters the kidney's nephrons and it is filtered. Urine is produced. It goes down the ureters and into the bladder, where it is stored until it is excreted through the urethra.
A large, flat muscle that lies underneath the lungs and helps move air into the lungs as it contracts.
Diaphragm.
The term cardiovascular refers to the heart and lungs.
False. It refers to the heart and blood vessels.
How much does a human brain weigh on average?
3 pounds.