Skeletal System
What bone is know as the funny bone? Where is it?
What is the humorous? arm
This is the most important part of the Circulatory System
What is the HEART!
What are the 3 things organ system must do to maintain homeostasis
1. Get & Use energy. 2. Exchange materials 3. Reproduce/ repair/ replace cells
The bone located in the upper leg, connecting the hip to the knee.
What is the Femur
After traveling down the esophagus, food stops here and is mixed with strong acids.
What is the stomach?
Running parallel to the food tube, this pipe brings oxygen to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
Which blood vessels carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.
What is the arteries
Name a disorder of the respiratory system?
Pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis
A set of arcing bones that protect the heart and lungs.
What is the rib cage?
In this tube you will find the solids remaining, after food nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream.
What is large intestine?
The muscle responsible for expanding and contracting the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
The tubes which carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
What are the arteries?
Name 2 disorders of the circulatory system
atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure (hyper tension)
What is purpose of the skeletal system?
To provide structure, allow movement, and protect the bodies organs.
What is the purpose of the digestive system?
To extract nutrients from food, and get rid of waste.
What is the purpose of the respiratory system?
To fuel the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
What is the purpose of the circulatory system?
To circulate blood to all parts of the human body.
What is the name pf a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing/ digesting them.
What is a macrophage?
How many bones are in your ear?
3
what is the name of the flap that covers the trachea to prevent food from going down the windpipe?
What is in the epiglottis?
There are about 300 million of these in each lung. It where the oxygen passes into the blood.
What is alveoli?
What is approx 2000 gallons
What do you call a a specialized protien that binds to a specific antigen to tag it for destruction?
an antibody