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Question | Answer |
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Name the tube that air passes through in the neck | trachea |
Name the tubes that are the passage ways inside the lungs | bronchial tubes |
What is the name of the structure where air enters the blood vessels | alveoli |
Name the structure that controls breathing in and out | diaphragm |
Name the structure that releases digestive juices and mixes food | stomach |
What structure absorbs water and holds solid waste? | large intestine |
What tube carries food to the stomach? | esophagus |
What structure breaks down food and absorbs nutrients? | small intestine |
what occurs at a joint to produce movement? | One muscle contracts while the opposite muscle relaxes |
What happens when one muscle contracts and the opposite muscle relaxes at a joint? | movement |
Name 2 things that can increase your pulse rate | exercise and stress |
Name a body part with voluntary muscles | arms |
Name a body part with involuntary muscles | stomach |
What should you use when riding in a car? | seat belt |
What should you drink for strong bones and teeth? | calcium |
What do you need to do to keep you heart muscle strong? | exercise |
In order to keep blood vessels clear, you should eat less _____? | fatty foods |
Lift heavy objects by bending your knees and keeping your ______ straight. | back |
In order to protect your lungs from disease never___________. | smoke or chew tobacco |
You should eat ______ fruits and vegetable to help digestion | more |
A movement which happens befor the brain knows | reflex |
The liquid waste removed by the kidneys | urine |
To breath in air | inhale |
Tissues which connect bones together | ligaments |
Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart | artery |
The speed at which the heart beats | pulse |
The water part of blood which cells float in | plasma |
Tissues which attach a muscle to a bone | tendon |
A thick bundle of nerves running down the back | spinal cord |
The force of blood pushing inside the blood vessel | blood pressure |