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100
List the pathway that food takes through the entire digestive system
What is the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
100
List one organ of the excretory system
What is skin, large intestine, lungs, kidneys
100
What makes up the CNS?
What is the brain and spinal cord
100
A chemical messenger that causes a change in the body is called a _______.
What is a hormone
100
What connects the brain to the PNS?
What is the spinal cord
200
Stomach Acid in the stomach turns the food you eat into a mushy mix called _____.
What is chyme
200
What is the function of the kidney?
What is 'to filter blood'
200
What makes up the PNS?
What is the sensory part and the motor part
200
What secretes chemical messengers to different parts of the body to cause a change?
What is a gland
200
What are the branch-like extensions that extend from the cell body of a neuron called?
What are dendrites
300
Give an example of mechanical digestion
What is chewing food; stomach muscles grinding food
300
List 3 ways waste is removed from the body
What is: 1. when you sweat. 2. when you exhale. 3. when you go to the bathroom.
300
How do neurons send and receive messages?
What is by electrical signals
300
Which gland is responsible for releasing insulin?
What is the pancreas
300
Which part of the brain controls your heart beating?
What is the brain stem
400
How does food move through the digestive system?
What is peristalsis
400
List the pathway urine takes through the body.
What is: kidneys-ureters-bladder-urethra
400
What part of the brain controls voluntary processes?
What is the cerebrum
400
Which gland is reponsible for your growth?
What is the thyroid
400
Which part of the brain controls your balance?
What is the cerebellum
500
What is an enzyme?
What is 'A chemical that breaks larger molecules into smaller molecules'
500
What are the filters inside the kidney?
What are nephrons
500
Which part of the brain controls the involuntary processes of the body?
What is brain stem
500
Which gland is considered the 'Master Gland'
What is the pituitary gland
500
Where does most chemical digestion take place?
What is the small intestine