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Body System/Metaboli
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metabolism | The body's use of molecules for energy and growth |
| Glucose | A molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxegen atoms |
| Oxygen | A molecule taht organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy. |
| Amino Acids | Molecules that are the building blocks of protiens |
| System | A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole |
| Digestive System | The body system tht takes in food and breaks it down. |
| Respiratory System | The body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide |
| Circulatory System | The body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body |
| Energy | The ability to make things move or change |
| Protien | A category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things. |
| Starch | A type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together. |
| Tissue | A group of cells that work together to perform a specific job. |
| Heart | Muscular rgan that pumps blood throughout the body |
| Arteries | Blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood back to the heart. |
| Veins | Blood vessels that return oxygen poor blood back to the heart. |
| Capillaries | Tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste occurs betwwen the blood and the cells. |
| Circulation | Movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, delivering oxygen and nutrients to the boidy, and removing waste products. |
| Lungs | Main organ of the respiratory system where gas exchange occurs. |
| Diaphragm | muscular structure that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and plays a key role in breathing. |
| Alveoli | Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place. |
| Ingestion | process of taking food into the body |
| Digestion | Process of breaking food down into its smallest parts |
| Respiration | Process by which oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released by an organism |
| Excretion | To remove waste |
| Homeostasis | The body's ability to maintain a stable internal envirment, even when external conditions change |
| Voluntary | You need to decide on the action (think it) before it happens, done by choice. |
| Involuntary | Happens without you thinking about doing it, occurs automatically |
| Smooth Muscle | Type of muscle found in internal organs that operates involuntarily (you don't have to think about it, it just happen). Example the muscle that makes up the esophagus. |
| Cardiac Muscle | Type of muscle tissue that makes up the heart and operates involuntarily (you don't have to think about it for it to happen) |
| Cellular Respiration | The chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells. |