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Guts and Bolts
Guts and bolts test revision
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capillary | smallest blood vessel |
| oxygenated blood | oxygen rich blood |
| asexual reproduction | self pollination |
| sexual reproduction | when plants need another plant to reproduce |
| pollinators | birds, bees and bats |
| major organs of the respiratory system | nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs |
| major organs of the digestive system | mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine |
| major organs of the excretory system | kidneys and bladder |
| the excretory system | removes waste from the body |
| major organs in the circulatory system | heart, blood vessels, blood |
| the circulatory system | transports oxygen, waste and nutrients in blood around the body |
| path of blood in the body | oxygen diffuses out to cells and wastes diffuse into capillaries, some wastes removed by kidney, blood goes back to heart in veins |
| de-oxygenated blood | blood low in oxygen |
| pollination | The transfer of pollen from male to female structures in plants |
| arteries | carry blood away from the heart |
| veins | carry blood back to the heart |
| female parts of a plant | stigma, style and ovary |
| heart | pumps blood |
| male parts of a plant | stamen, anther and filament |
| kidneys | filters blood and produced urine |
| stomach | churns the food and breaks it down with acid |
| chemical digestion | breaking down food with enzymes |
| mechanical digestion | physical breakdown of food |
| small intestine | where most nutrient absorption occurs |
| large intestine | where water is absorbed and faeces is formed |
| red blood cells | carries oxygen and wastes |
| white blood cells | fights infection |
| plasma | mostly water and clots blood |
| 3 components of the skeleton | bones, joints and ligaments |