Digestive System
What is the main function of the Digestive System?
Break down food into nutrients to use for energy/growth
Proper _______ is essential for preventing infections
Hygiene
What does the Respiratory System help us do?
Helps us breathe and get oxygen to our bodies
What are three types of muscles in the body?
Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
What is the nervous system made up of?
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves
Where does the process of the Digestive System begin?
Begins in the mouth
What does immune system help protect the body against?
Pathogens
Carbon dioxide
Muscles are attached to bones with tough tissue called _______?
Tendons
What is the nervous systems job?
To send and receive messages throughout your body.
How is food broken down?
Broken down by chewing (mechanical digestion)
White Blood Cells
What are the main parts of the Respiratory system?
Nose, mouth, trachea, bronchi, diaphragm
What connects bones to bones?
Ligaments
What does the brain get from your senses (sight, sound, touch, etc.)
Sensory input
The stomach is a muscular organ that uses acid and _______ to further break down food
Enzymes
What are examples of autoimmune diseases?
Type 1 diabetes, Lupus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
The _______ is dome shaped muscle at the bottom of the chest.
Diaphragm
Muscles _______ when they get a signal from the nervous system
Contract
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that help messages travel between ________
Neurons
What enzyme break carbohydrates?
Amylase
What is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity?
Innate is faster to provide protection and adaptive is slower to provide protection.
When we breathe out ______ moves up
Diaphragm
When you exercise, your muscles create small ______ that health and grow back stronger.
Tears
A neuron is a special type of cell that sends _______ signals
Electrical