body systems Flashcards

1
Q

the process of removing wastes is called?

A

excretion

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2
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a tiny structure that filters blood

A

nephron

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3
Q

when your body digests protein it breaks it into

A

amino acids

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4
Q

amino acids when they can’t be used get turned into

A

ammonia

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5
Q

ammonia gets turned into

A

urea

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6
Q

bile is used to

A

digest fat and neutralise stomach acids

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7
Q

what does the liver do

A

make bile and filter blood

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8
Q

what does the oesophagus do

A

forces food to your stomach

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9
Q

what does the oesophagus do

A

forces food to your stomach

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10
Q

what does the mouth do

A

breaks down food and starts chemical digestion through saliva

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11
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what does the stomach do

A

churns the food and mixes it with gastric juice to assist digestion (food is called chyme now)

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12
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what does the pancreas do

A

creates pancreatic juices that digest food and neutralise gastric juices

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13
Q

small intestine size

A

5 meters and narrow

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14
Q

what does the small intestine do

A

it absorbs nutrients

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15
Q

where are villi

A

they line the small intestine

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16
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what does the villi do

A

increases surface area and consequently absorption and diffusion of nutrients into blood cappilaries

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17
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what does the large intestine do

A

absorbs water and vitamins

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18
Q

what does the rectum do

A

stores and releases waste

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19
Q

which organs of the digestive system don’t have food pass through

A

liver, pancreas, gallbladder

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20
Q

what do red blood cells do

A

carry oxygen on hemoglobin

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21
Q

what do white blood cells do

A

they fight disease

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22
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what does plasma do

A

carries nutrients

23
Q

what do platelets do

A

cell fragments to heal wounds

24
Q

what are the hearts 4 chambers called

A

two atriums and 2 ventricles

25
where does the right ventricle pump blood to
to the lungs to deposit carbon dioxide and collect oxygen
26
what comes into the left atrium?
oxygenated blood
27
what does the left ventricle do?
pumps blood out the aorta, pump oxygenated blood to the body
28
what do valves do
keep the blood moving in the right direction
29
blood travels through
blood vessels
30
arteries carry blood
away from the heart
31
capilliaries are to
exchange substances (eg oxygen)
32
veins carry blood where
to the heart
33
the trachea branches into
bronchi
34
the bronchi branch into
alvioli
35
does the diaphragm contract or relax while inhaling
contracts
36
how many stages of birth are there
3
37
how much must the cervix dilate during childbirth
10cm
38
what is the first stage of childbirth
the walls of the uterus contract and the cervix dilates
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what is the second stage of childbirth
the babies birth
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what is the third stage of childbirth
birth of placenta
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oestrogen causes what to happen
egg to mature
42
testosterone causes what to happen
sperm production
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what does gestation mean
pregnancy
44
mitosis
identical to parent
45
meiosis
is combination of parents genes
46
progesterone
maintains uterus lining thicknes
47
oestrogen
uterus lining thickens
48
follicle stimulating hormone
matures follicle
49
luteinizing hormone
makes egg burst from follicle
50
4 phases of menstruation
menstruation, follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase
51
during menstruation what happens?
the uterus lining breaks down
52
during the follicular phase what happens?
the uterus lining rebuilds
53
ovulation
egg is released into fallopian tube
54
luteal phase
uterus wall maintains thickness for implantation