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What is the expansion of arteries during a heart beat that can be measured at the wrist or neck?

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Pulse.

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What type of cell devours invaders and launches the immune systems attack by putting down a flag?

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Macrophages.

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What chamber of the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body?

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Left ventricle.

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This tube carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body?

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Urethra.

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The process of taking oxygen into the body and releasing carbon dioxide?

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Respiration.

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Which physical barrier cannot be penetrated by bacteria or viruses?

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Skin.

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Where is the bile stored?

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Gall bladder.

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The two tubes the trachea branch into in order to ventilate each lung?

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Bronchi.

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What chamber of the heart receives blood from the lungs?

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Left atrium.

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These structures ensure one way flow through the circulatory system?

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Valves.

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The stomach wall secretes HCI, mucin and?

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Pepsin.

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What flags and attaches to foreign particles to be destroyed?

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Antigens.

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What is secreted by the stomach to protect its walls from gastric juices?

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Mucus.

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What is the liquid secreted by the salivary glands?

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Saliva.

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Which vena cava carries blood from the upper portion of the body back to the heart?

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Superior vena cava.

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What are the four pathogens?

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Bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi.

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What structures in the blood have a important role in clotting?

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Platelets.

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What are the tiny sacs in the lungs that are the site of gas exchange in the blood?

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Alveoli.

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What is the holding area for feces before it leaves the body?

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Rectum.

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Which type of blood cells carry oxygen within the blood?

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Red blood cells.

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Which bladder stores urine before it’s released from the body?

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Urinary bladder.

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What sphincter is located in between the esophagus and the stomach?

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Cardiac sphincter.

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What changes when air is moved into and out of the lungs within the chest cavity?

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Pressure.

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What brings blood back from the rest of the body to the heart?

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The superior and inferior vena cava.

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What chemicals help to speed up the process of digestion?

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Enzymes.

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What muscular organ pumps blood around the body?

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The heart.

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What are the tiny vessels that surround the alveoli?

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Capillaries.

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27
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What chamber of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?

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Right ventricle.

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What is the liquid portion of the blood?

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Plasma.

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Which tube carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

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Ureters.

30
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Which organ produces sodium bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is secreted into the small intestine and neutralizes the contents that enter the small intestine from the stomach?

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The pancreas.

31
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What is the process of breaking large food molecules into small food molecules?

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Digestion.

32
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Which paired organs fill with air during breathing.

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Lungs.

33
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What is the series of contractions which move food through the esophagus and small intestine?

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Peristalsis.

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What intestines function is to complete digestion and absorb nutrients?

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Small intestine.

35
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Micro organisms that cause diseases?

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Pathogens.

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What sheet of muscle that stretches across the bottom of the chest cavity which is responsible for inhalation and exhalation?

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Diaphragm.

37
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During inhalation what does the chest cavity do?

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It increases in size.

38
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What is the main artery which leaves the heart and heads towards the lower part of the body?

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Aorta.

39
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What is the name given to the two smaller chambers of the heart?

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The atriums.

40
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What is the name given to the region at the back of the throat?

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Pharynx.

41
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Which paired organs filter the blood of wastes to produce urine?

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Kidneys.

42
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Which enzyme starts to break down starch in the mouth?

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Amylase.

43
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What ventricle is the most muscular chamber in the heart?

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Left ventricle.

44
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What structure does not have a known function and is located in between the small and large intestine?

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Appendix.

45
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What is the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach?

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Esophagus.

46
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Narrow branching tubes in the lungs that lead to the alveoli.

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Bronchioles.

47
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What systems function is it to protect the body against disease and harmful organisms?

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Immune system.

48
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What are the vessels that carry blood to the heart?

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Veins.

49
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What structure prevents food from going down the trachea when swallowing?

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Epiglottis.

50
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What is the name given to the two larger chambers of the heart?

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Ventricles.

51
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Since bacteria don’t have a nucleus, what are they considered as?

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Prokaryotic.

52
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Which arteries take blood from the heart to the lungs?

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Pulmonary arteries.

53
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Which sphincter valve separates the stomach from the small intestine?

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Pyloric sphincter.

54
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What are the trachea and bronchi lined with besides mucus to help prevent bacteria from entering our bodies?

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Cilia.

55
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What is produced by the liver and breaks down fats?

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Bile.

56
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What is the location of the vocal cords in the human body?

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Larynx.

57
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What is the exit of the digestion system?

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The anus.

58
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Which intestines function is to absorb water?

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The large intestine.

59
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What cell makes immune system responses faster the next time invaders come around?

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Memory cells.

60
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What type of cells coordinate the immune systems counter attack by recruiting and activating other immune system cells?

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Helper T cells.

61
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Which cells are y shaped and identify pathogens?

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Antibodies.

62
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What type of cells devour invaders or release toxins to kill?

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Killer T cells.

63
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What type of cell destroys infected body cells before the virus has a chance to multiply?

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Cytotoxic T cells.

64
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Things we test in the water with Ross?

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Acidic and alkaline

65
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What is the neutral ph tempature?

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6-8 ph balance

66
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6 characteristics of a living thing?

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  • living things are composed of cells
  • living things reproduce
  • living things require energy
  • living things respond to the environment
  • living things have a life span
  • living things produce waste
67
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What are the three hazard symbols?

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Danger, warning, caution

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