Digestive System Organs
This organ is where digestion starts - saliva and teeth break down food
Mouth
How is a marshmallow like a battery? What do they both provide?
Energy
The function of the excretory system
To eliminate waste
When food is broken down into smaller pieces of the same substance, like tearing bread with your hands.
Physical Digestion
This means "made of only one cell"
Unicellular
The long tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Its name is ancient Greek.
Esophagus
Daily Double! 20 seconds
For 200 points each, name as many vitamins as you can.
Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Calcium, Iron, Zinc, Iodine, Potassium, Folate, Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B3(Niacin), B6, B12, Magnesium, Selenium
This part of the excretory system eliminates salt and water in the form of sweat
Skin
Teeth do this type of digestion
Physical
The three types of muscles
Smooth , skeletal, and cardiac
The large hollow organ where food is broken down chemically and physically
Stomach
Which nutrient provides stored energy?
Fat
This part of the excretory system eliminates liquid waste, called Urea, from the body
Kidney / Urinary System
Saliva has an enzyme (called Amylase) that breaks carbohydrate molecules, like in a saltine, into new substances. Chemical or physical?
Chemical
According to Principle 3 of Cell Theory, where do all cells come from?
Pre-existing cells / other cells
Where water and Vitamin K are absorbed from solid waste and stored until it's time to go #2
Large Intestine
This vitamin, present in carrots and most other fruits and vegetables, is important for healthy eyes and skin.
Vitamin A
Importance to maintain a healthy fluid and electrolyte balance
It's crucial for maintaining homeostasis and proper cell function.
Long chains of carbohydrates get broken down by chemicals in the body into this smaller energy nutrient that gets absorbed quickly by mitochondria
Sugar
This gas is what the lungs eliminate
Carbon Dioxide
These millions of tiny finger-like projections in the small intestine are where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream
Villi
This disease, common in pirates in the 1800's because they didn't have access to fruits and vegetables, is a lack of vitamin C. It results in bruises, weakness, and loose teeth.
Scurvy
If you have a kidney disease, this is the process that filters the blood. It's a machine that you stay hooked up to for 3 hours 3 days a week.
Dialysis
The strongest acid on the pH scale is human stomach acid. What type of acid is in the human stomach?
Hydrochloric Acid