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body systems
systems in the body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mucus | a sticky thick fluid which coats parts and traps dust in the respiratory system |
| cilia | tiny hairlike structures on cells and the lining of many parts of the respiratory system |
| trachea | a tube that carries air from the larynx to the lungs |
| lungs | a organ of the respiratory system that contains bronicles and air sacs |
| circulation | moving blood through the heart and blood vessels |
| bronchiole | a small tube in the lungs that carries to the air sacs |
| digestion | the process that changes food into a form that the body can use |
| vein | a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart |
| artery | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the other parts of the body |
| capillary | the smallest kind of the blood vessels |
| air sacs | the thin walled sacs in the lungs where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood |
| trachea | the tube that carries air from the larynx to the lungs |
| bladder | the sac that collects and stores urine formed by the kidneys |
| esophagus | the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach |
| large intestine | a wider tube connected to the small intestine that removes water from undigested food and stores this waste until it is removed from the body |
| small intestine | a narrow winding tube where food is changed chemically and broken down into small particles that can be absorbed into the blood |
| diaphragm | the muscle below your lungs that contracts to let air into the lungs and relaxes to push air out of them |
| what is the function of the circulatory system | moves materials around your body |
| stomach | opens to let things in you stomach it is a small tight muscle |
| villi | tiny figure shape structure that covers the wall of the small intestine |
| kidney | one of a pair of organs that removes waste from the blood |
| what are the parts of the circulatory system | arteries capillary veins |
| what are the types of blood vessels and there functions | arteries carry away blood from the heart capillary to move blood cells to your bodies cells veins transport blood to the heart |
| how do the circulatory system and resp. system system work together | oxygen to every cell and takes away carbon dioxide this is how it works with the resp. system |
| how does the resp. system work with the digestive system | transporting nutrients to every cell and taking away cell waste |
| heart | a hollow organ that pumps blood through the body |
| how many chamber does the human heart have | 4 |
| name each chamber | right and left atrium right and left ventricle |
| what is the job of the resp. system | to move oxygen and carbon dioxide between the outside air and your blood |
| what gasses are exchanged | 02 C02 |
| where is the air warmed and moistened in the body | sinuses |
| where does the exchange of gases take place | alveoli |
| where are the vocal cords | across the larynx |
| what surrounds the alveoli in the lungs | capillaries |
| what is the function of the digestive system | to change food into forms the body can use |
| villi | thin walls of small intestine that absorb food |
| what are the steps of digestion | teeth salivary glands epiglottis esophagus |
| what makes saliva | salivary glands |
| what is the function of the esophagus | to carry food down your stomach |
| what is the difference between the small intestine and large intestine | the size villi and no villi makes own food |
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mgravett
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