Digestive System
What is the main function of the stomach?
Break down food into a liquidy mixture, store food, send food to the small intestine
What is the main organ of the circulatory system?
Heart
What organ do we breathe into?
Lungs
This organ is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. What is it?
What tube connects the mouth to the stomach?
Esophagus
Where is blood made?
Bone
What is the process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide called?
Breathing, respiration
This organ helps break down food and absorb nutrients. What is it?
The small intestine
What organ produces bile to help digest fats?
Liver
What prevents the back flow of blood in the heart?
Valves
What is the name of the small air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs?
Alveoli
This organ is where the exchange of gases occurs in the respiratory system. What is it?
Lungs
What is the name of the process where food is broken down into smaller pieces?
Digestion
What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What muscle helps us breathe by moving downwards?
The diaphragm.
This organ produces insulin and helps control blood sugar levels. What is it?
Pancreas
Please name a nutrient absorbed in the small intestine
Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals
What part of the blood helps fight infections?
White blood cells
What system does the Respiratory System work directly with
Circulatory System
This organ filters waste from the blood and produces urine. What is it?
Kidneys