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1
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Major function in acid is?

A

To activate enzymes alive and kill bacteria

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2
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What do arteries do?

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Arteries take blood away from the heart

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3
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What are the 2 parts of blood?

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Plasma ( proteins and electrolytes) and blood cells

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4
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What’s another word for electrolytes?

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Salt and minerals

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5
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What is the disease where the immune system attacks healthy cells?

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Autoimmune diseases

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6
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How do you tell if an egg is good or not?

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If it floats it’s bad

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7
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What is the throat called?

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Pharynx

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8
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The parts of the respiratory tract?

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Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli

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9
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What is the lungs ?

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Alveoli

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10
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The parts of the digestive tract?

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Mouth
Pharynx
Esophagus
stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine (colon)
Retum
Anus

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11
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What are the accessories organs to the digestive system?

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Liver, gallbladder and pancreas

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12
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The parts of the egg?

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Air cell
Cuticula
Eggshell
Albumen
Yolk
Allantoic fluid
Ammiontic liquid
Embryo

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13
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What does the skeletal system do?

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Makes blood cells, brings structure, stores calcium

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14
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What’s the function of the endocrine system?

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Hormones and glands

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15
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What does the excretory system do? ( urinary system )

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Filters blood and remove waste

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16
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In order for vaccines to work there are certain kinds of cells that will get produced ?

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Memory cells T-cell and B-cells

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17
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What’s the part of the immune system that are first responders?

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Innate

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18
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What part system are T-cells and B-cells a part of?

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Adaptive immunity

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19
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How many circulatory systems do we have?

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2
Pulmonary circuit - sends blood to the lungs
Systemic circuit - sends blood to the heart and the rest of the body

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20
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What are the characteristics of sponges?

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Filter- feeder
Asymmetrical
Reproduces sexually and asexually

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21
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What are the characteristics of jellies?

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True tissues
Reproduces sexually and asexually
Radial symmetry
Have no brain only nerve net
Sting cells

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22
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What are the characteristics of Fish?

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2 chambered heart
Gills
Teeth like scales

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23
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What are the characteristics of Arthropod ?

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Exoskeleton
Segmented body
Jointed appendages

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24
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What are the characteristics of reptiles?

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Leathery shells
Fingernail like scales
3 chambered heart

25
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What are the characteristics of Amphibians?

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Lay eggs in water
Juveniles have Gills
3 charmed hearts

26
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What are the characteristics of Annelid?

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segmented bodies
Hermaphroditic

27
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What are the characteristics of Mammals?

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Hair
4 charmed heart
Live birth
Feed milk to young

28
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What are the characteristics of Birds ?

A

Feathers
Hard shell
4 chambered heart
Endotherm

29
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29 What are the characteristics of Mollusk?

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Soft bodied
Most have shell
Most aquatic

30
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Chemically speaking what is a mouth break down?

A

Sugar and carbs

31
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Chemically speaking what is a stomach breakdown?

A

Proteins and carbs

32
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The small intestine is the main sight for?

A

Digestion and absorption

33
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What is the large intestine?

A

Absorbs water and minerals

34
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What are the 2 big functions for the liver?

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Detoxify the absorbed food and homeostasis

35
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What are 2 big functions for the paneras?

A

Neutralize acid from the stomach and produces lots of enzymes that push them to the small intestine.

36
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What kind of symmetry are most animals?

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Bilateral symmetry

37
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What is hemoglobin and where is it located?

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It’s the red bloods that how it’s able to takes oxygen

38
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What are some examples of Arthropods?

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Arachnids, Crustaceans and insects

39
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What are some examples of Amphibians?

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Frogs, salamanders and caecilians

40
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What are some examples of Mollusk?

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Octopi, squid, clams, snails, slugs and mussels.

41
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What are the risk factor for Cardiovascular Disease?

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Smoking
Obesity
Family history
Excess drinking and stressing
Lack of exercise
High saturated fats
High in Sodium ( Salt)

42
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What are the 2 major groups of animals that are Endotherm ( warm blooded)

A

Birds and mammals

43
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What are the egg yolk and the egg whites used for in an egg?

A

Baby food

44
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What part of the circulatory system is involved with the exchange of goods to the tissues?

A

Capillaries

45
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What is systolic pressure ?

A

the pressure in our artistes when the ventricles contract

46
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What is a stroke?

A

When blood clogs the artistes

47
Q

What is bariatric surgery where they remove half the stomach?

A

Gastric bypass

48
Q

Bariatric surgery is a way to ?

A

To losing weight by eating less

49
Q

What is the part that anchors the egg in place?

A

Chalaza

50
Q

What is the structure just above the larynx that prevents food from going down the windpipe?

A

Epiglottis

51
Q

What respiratory structure do the vocal cords sit in?

A

Larynx

52
Q

What categories of animals have the electroreceptors?

A

Chondrichthyans (Sharks, Rays)

53
Q

Who uses their skin as a second respiratory structure?

A

Amphibians (frogs)

54
Q

Which group has an open circulatory system?

A

Arthropods

55
Q

Which one is the good cholesterol?

A

HDL (Good ) LDL(Bad)

56
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Why is the LDL bad cholesterol?

A

Dumps its stuff all over the artery wall.

57
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What are the 2 things high blood pressure results in the circulatory systems?

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  1. It makes the heart beat fast causing the heart to build thick muscles and once the heart gets thick it can pump less blood and fit less blood in.
  2. The arteries will expand too much causing micro-tears ( bad cholesterol dumps into Micro-tears)
58
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What’s the function of enzymes from the digestive system?

A

Proteins (Food products )

59
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What are protein chemicals released by immune cells?

A

Anti-bodies