The Senses
The Nervous System
Nutrition
Digestive System
Animal Cells
100
What is the main function of the middle ear?
Transfer sound vibrations from eardrum to inner ear
100
What two parts make up the Central Nervous System?
The Brain and the spinal cord
100
What nutrient is our bodies main source of energy (protein, fat, carbohydrate)
Carbohydrate
100
What are the two types of digestion?
Chemical and mechanical
100
What is the function of the cell membrane?
It controls what enters and exits the cell, said to be “semipermeable”
200
What is the main function of the Tymphanus?
To separate outer ear from inner ear
200
What does the frontal lobe do, and provide an example
Reasoning and problem solving, doing a math problem
200
What is a parasite?
Organism that depends on the host to survive
200
What is one component of gastric juice and what do gastric juices do?
Water/mucus/hydrochloric acid and break up food in stomach
200
What is the function of ribosomes?
To make proteins
300
What is the main function of the Septum?
To separate nasal airway into two cavities
300
What does the hippocampus do? Provide an example.
Memory, remembering yesterdays lesson
300
What are the building blocks of proteins
Amino acids
300
What are the four stages our body goes through when processing foods?
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, egestion
300
What is the function of the nucleolus?
To make ribsomes
400
Name a part of the eye and its function
Answers may vary
400
What are the two subdivisions of the PNS? What does each one do?
Somatic - voluntary movements, walking
Autonomic - involuntary, breathing
400
What are essential nutrients? provide an example
Nutrients the body needs but can not make enough of on its own; vitamins, minerals, protein, fats, water, and carbohydrates
400
How does the pH of the small intestine affect the activity of digestive enzymes?
Each enzyme has an "optimal pH", above or below this level with decrease the activity of the enzyme
400
What is organelle A?
Mitochondria
500
Name a part of the eye and its function
Answer may vary
500
What is the purpose of a myelin sheath on a neuron?
Layer around nerves that allow for faster, more efficient, conduction of signals along nerve cells
500
Provide examples of food sources for each macronutrient (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats)
Answers will vary
Carbs - grains
Proteins - meat, eggs
Fats - avocado
500
What is the role of accessory organs in the digestive process? Name the three accessory organs we have covered
Liver, pancreas, gallbladder
Secrete substances that breakdown food into nutrients
500
What is the function of lysosomes?
Detoxifies harmful substances in the cell, cleaners of the cell