Vocab
Muscles we don't have to think about using are called?
Involuntary
Your framework that is made up of all of the bones in your body is called?
Skeleton
These types of blood cells fight disease and infection
White Blood Cells
Fluid released by glands that help begin the the chemical digestion of food
Saliva
Vessels that carry blood back towards the heart
Veins
Skeletal muscle is also called this type of muscle
Striated
A place where two bones come together
Joint
The immune system is also called this system
Lymphatic
Substance that breaks up fat particles and is created in the liver
Bile
Flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
Valve
Strong connective tissue that is found in our nose and ears
Cartilage
This connective tissue attaches muscle to bone
Tendon
What type of cells does the spleen recycle?
Red Blood Cells
Where does most absorption take place?
Small Intestine
The largest artery in our body
Aorta
2 examples of maintaining homeostasis
Answers Vary
How many bones make up our vertebrae?
26
Where do B Cells grow and mature
Bone Marrow
Flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering the lungs?
Epiglottis
Pacemaker, right atrium
3 layers of skin from top-most to bottom-most
Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous
List the layers of bone from topmost to bottom-most (there are 3)
Compact, Spongy, Marrow
What structures widen as part of the inflammatory response
Capillaries
Waves of muscle contractions that push food toward the stomach?
Peristalsis
Path of de-oxygenated blood around our body (there are 6 steps)
Right Atria, Right Ventricle, Lungs, Left Atria, Left Ventricle, Body