What organ pumps blood throughout the body?
Heart
•What organ helps you breathe by expanding and contracting?
•Lungs
•Where does most nutrient absorption occur?
•Small intestine
•What organ controls the body?
•Brain
•What type of muscle is found in the heart?
•Cardiac muscle
•What stores calcium and supports the body?
•Bones
•What vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries carry blood away
•What tube carries air to the lungs?
•Trachea
•What organ produces bile?
•Liver
•What carries messages in the body?
•Nerves
•Muscles attach to bones using what?
•Tendons
•What connects bone to bone?
•Ligaments
•What vessels carry blood to the heart?
•Veins
•What tiny air sacs exchange gases?
•Alveoli
•What organ stores bile?
•Gallbladder
•What is the basic unit of the nervous system?
•Neuron
•What type of muscle moves your skeleton?
•Skeletal muscle
•Where are blood cells made?
•Bone marrow
•What component of blood carries oxygen?
•Red blood cells
•What muscle below the lungs helps breathing?
•Diaphragm
•What enzyme-rich fluid does the pancreas produce?
•Digestive enzymes
•What protects the spinal cord?
•Vertebrae
What type of muscle is found in organs?
•Smooth muscle
•What protects the brain?
•Skull
What is the largest artery in the body
•Aorta
•What gas do we exhale?
•Carbon dioxide
•What organ is responsible for water absorption?
•Large intestine
•What part of the brain controls balance?
•Cerebellum
•Muscles work in ______ pairs?
•Antagonistic
•What protects the lungs and heart?
•Rib cage