Cardiopulmonary System
These vessels carry blood AWAY from the heart.
What are arteries?
Away for Artery
This substance is made by the liver and breaks down fat.
What is bile?
This is the name for the outermost layer of skin.
What is the epidermis?
This type of muscle connects to your bones and is consciously controlled.
What is skeletal muscle?
This famous ice cream brand was established in Vermont in 1978.
What is Ben & Jerry's?
This is the medical term for heart attack.
What is a myocardial infarction?
This part of the digestive system enters into the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
This substance gives color to skin and protect underlying tissues from sun damage.
What is melanin?
This action moves limbs away from the body.
Lake Champlain is said to host a shy but friendly monster with this nickname.
What is Champ (Champy)?
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
What are alveoli?
This organ makes insulin and glucagon to control blood sugar.
What is the pancreas?
This substance strengthens skin, heals wounds, and keeps nails and hair healthy.
What is keratin?
This muscle movement can be both voluntary AND involuntary. [more than one answer possible!]
What are blinking, breathing, swallowing?
At 4,393 feet, this mountain is Vermont's highest peak.
What is Mount Mansfield?
Deoxygenated blood first passes through this valve when it enters the heart.
These folds of intestine increase the surface area of the GI system and are responsible for absorbing nutrients.
What are villi?
These cells send messages to the brain about sensations of touch.
What are Merkel cells?
This injury occurs when a muscle or tendon is damaged.
What is a strain?
Vermont produces more of this food product than any other state.
What is maple syrup?
These tiny hairs move in a wave-like motion to filter dust and other irritants out of your airways.
What are cilia?
This is the term for segmental contractions of smooth muscle that move food through the GI system in one direction.
What is peristalsis?
This layer of skin acts as shock absorption between your skin and the underlying muscles, bones, and organs.
What is the hypodermis?
This skeletal division consists of the skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum.
What is the axial skeleton?
Born in Vermont, this individual would become the 30th president of the United States.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?