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Form of the human body
Heart
Blood
Digestive System
Body Controls
100
What is an internal skeleton called?
An endoskeleton.
100
What are the upper chambers of the heart called?
The atria.
100
What are the three basic kinds of particles in the blood?
Red corpuscles, white corpuscles, and the platelets.
100
What are the stomach's ridges called and how do they work?
Rugae. The rugae mix the food with enzymes.
100
What are the five senses?
Hearing, touch, sight, smell, and taste.
200
What are the smallest vessels of circulation?
Capillaries.
200
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries.
200
What is special about white corpuscles?
They can consume bacteria and viruses, as well as chemically destroy them.
200
What type of acid does the stomach contain and what does it do?
Hydrochloric acid. It makes the right acidic environment for the stomach's enzymes to work.
200
What do you call the cells that the nervous system is made up of?
Neurons.
300
What is a pair of muscles that work against each other called?
Antagonistic pairs.
300
What is the valve located at the beginning of the pulmonary artery called?
The pulmonary valve.
300
What are the two parts of blood made up of?
Plasma (liquid) and corpuscles (cells).
300
What are dental caries?
The result of acid wastes produced by bacteria.
300
What part of the brain controls voluntary movement?
The large cerebrum.
400
What are the cells that make up the bones of the skeleton called?
Osteoblasts.
400
What chamber of the heart does blood enter first?
The right atrium.
400
What is the function of platelets?
They form clots to prevent blood loss.
400
What are the four types of teeth called and their purposes?
Incisors: cut Canines: tear Premolars and molars: grind
400
What is the watery fluid that fills the cavity covered by the cornea?
Aqueous humor.
500
What is the substance that makes your blood red?
Hemoglobin.
500
What chamber of the heart pumps blood to the entire body?
The left ventricle.
500
What does the spleen do? Hint: something to do with blood.
The spleen destroys dead blood, filters blood, and stores both types of corpuscles.
500
What are villi and what do they do?
Small projections covering the walls of the small intestine. They absorb food through the intestinal lining.
500
What does imprinting mean?
A form of learning in which the young animals response to a stimulus is set very quickly after birth.