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Chapter 8 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the liver produce to help your body break down fats | Bile |
| What carries oxygen in the blood | hemoglobin |
| Oxygen from outside the body enters tiny air sacs in the lung called | alveoli |
| The colored part of the eye is called the | iris |
| Food molecules enter the blood through __________ that line the small intestine | Villi |
| The _______________ sends impulses to the auditory nerve | cochlea |
| How does perspiration leave the body? | skin |
| Most digestion takes place in the | small intestine |
| The heart is made of _________________________ muscle | cardiac |
| You think with your | Cerebrum |
| How many layers of skin does a person have? | Three |
| How many bones does a grown adult have? | 206 |
| What are the five functions of bone? | Bones support the body, protect organs, allow movement, form red blood cells, and store minerals |
| What are three kinds of muscles tissue? | Skeletal, smooth and cardiac. |
| How many layers of skin does a human have? | three |
| Name the layers of the skin | epidermis, dermis, fatty layer |
| Name the three parts of the eye that light passes through in the order it travels from outside the eye to the retina | cornea, pupil, lens |
| Where can the tiniest bones in the body be found? | In the ear |
| Name the five main sense organs | eyes, ears, skin, nose, and tongue |
| How many muscles are there in the muscular system | 600 |