Question | Answer |
how many quarts of blood does the average healthy adult have? | between 5 and 6 |
where are red blood cells formed? | bone marrow |
The RH factor in blood is named for? | Rhesus monkeys |
which type of blood is known as the "Universal Donor"? | Type O |
Which blood type is most rare? | AB- |
which type of blood is known as the "Universal Recipient"? | Type AB |
Your Lungs contain _____ miles of airways. | 1500 |
How many alveoli are your lungs? | 300 million |
How many pints of air do you breath in a minute? | 13 |
Which Lung is larger, Right or left? | Right |
the highest recorded "sneeze speed" is ___ mph. | 99 |
the Surface area of the lungs is roughly the same size as a....? | Tennis Court |
How much water weight do we lose in a day by breathing? | 1/2 liter |
How many times does a person at rest breath? | 12-15 times a minute |
The breathing rate is faster in men than it is in woman and children. | True |
How long are the Human intestines? | 25 ft. |
Horse intestine are how long? | 89 ft. |
Food sloshing in the stomach can last how long? | 3-4 hours |
How many tons of food will your stomach handle in a lifetime? | 50 tons |
how much saliva is produced in one day? | 1-3 pints |
The stomach wall is lined with how many layers of powerful muscles? | 3 |
On average the stomach produces how many liters of HCI? | 2 |
how many species of bacteria does the typical colon harbor? | more than 400 |
How many adult teeth are there? | 32 |
how much gas does a normal person pass each day? | 1/2 liter |
what is the Circular muscle at base of chest? | Diaphragm |
What is the Voice box | Larynx |
organ at the back of the mouth that allows passage of food and air | Pharynx |
Another name for the nose cavity | Nasal Cavity |
Carbon _____ gas | dioxide |
what part of the brain controls breathing? | Brain Stem |
Sticky substance that traps dust. | Mucus |
Small tube between the bronchus and the Alveolus. | Bronchiole |
flexible substance the protects front of windpipe | Cartilage |
Another Word for "breathing in". | Inhalation |
Large tube to each lung | Bronchus |
Gas needed for respiration. | Oxygen |
Breathing Out | Exhalation |
Air Sac | Alveolus |
Windpipe | Trachea |
Small hairs in respiratory tract. | Cilla |
Scientific name for fat and oil | lipid |
these are used for chewing food | teeth |
intestine that absorbs water into bloodstream | large intestine |
nutrients group containing meat, eggs and beans. | protein |
type of acid that makes up proteins | amino acid |
hole through which faces pass out of the body | anus |
storage organ for feces. | rectum |
fingerlike projections of small intestine | villi |
scientific name for fibre | cellulose |
hydrochloric ____ is made in the stomach | Acid |
nutrient group containing sugar, starch and cellulose. | Carbohydrate |
Fluid in the mouth | Saliva |
Green chemical that breaks fats into smaller globules | Bilf |
The duodenum is the ___ part of the small intestine | First |
organ at back of mouth where both food and air may pass | Pharynx |
Muscular contractions of the digestive tract | Peristalsis |
Chemical that breaks food into smaller particles | Enzyme |
____ juice is found in the stomach | Gastric |
bladder that stores bile | gall |
fats are broken down to fatty acids and ___. | Glycerol |
Examples of simple sugar | Glucose |