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What keeps the foods and fluids out of the trachea?
Epiglottis
Function of the gallbladder
storage and concentration of bile
When water changes from a solid to a liquid.
melting
What is the function of the esophagus?
Transports food from the mouth to the stomach
Where does the gas exchange process take place in plants?
The gas exchange takes place through tiny openings (stomata) in the leaves.
What is the function of the small intestines?
Absorbs all the nutrients and sends it through to the rest of the body.
What is the name for a chemical that speeds up a chemical reaction in the body.
Enzyme
What are the organ systems involved in the excretory system?
kidney, ureter, urinary bladder and urethra
What is the most abundant gas in the air that we breathe?
Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the air that we breathe.
What is a gas in the earth's atmosphere that traps heat causing Earth's temperature increase
greenhouse gas
There are six main parts of the excretory system.
true or false?
False
Name of the thing found in our mouths that facilitates the first chemical digestion
saliva
Which type of digestion are our teeth doing in the digestive system?
Mechanical digestion
Nitrous Oxide can destroy/eat away at ____ layer?
Ozone layer
What is the secretion produced by the membrane lining of the respiratory tract?
mucous
Passing oxygen from the respiratory system into the cirlculatory system is the job of what?
Alveoli
Paralysis of the diaphragm would cause respiratory difficulty because the roles of the diaphragm are ?
increase and decrease the size of the chest cavity
any form of water that falls from the clouds
what is this called?
precipitation
Health Issues caused by Greenhouse gases include? list at least 3 issues.
Dehydration/Respiratory Disorders/Heatstroke/Heart Complications