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1
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Name 3 major organs of the body?

A

Brain, heat, lungs

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What is the role of the respiratory system?

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to carry out the exchange of gasses that we need

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3
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Name 3 organs of the respiratory system?

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lungs, trachea, broncus

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What is the role of the eppiglotis?

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tiny flap that prevents food from entering the trachea

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5
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what is the role of the pharynx?

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connects the nasal cavity to the trachea

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what is the role of the bronchioles?

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decrease the amount air flowing through and carry air to the alvioli

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7
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what is the function of the alvioli?

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site of the gas exchange where the carbon dioxide is taken from the blood stream and replaced with oxygen

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what are some of the key roles of the skeletal system?

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to offere support, protection, movement, calcuim storage, blood cell production

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9
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how many bones are in the body?

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206

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10
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what is cancellous bone?

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soft spongey bone

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11
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give a example of a long bone

A

femur

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12
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give a example of a flat bone

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scapula

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13
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what is another name for the collar bone

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clavical

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14
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what is the jaw bone called

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mandible

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15
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what does the muscle system do

A

allows movement

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16
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what are agnostic pairs of muscles

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where one muscle contracts and the other relaxes

17
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what are ligaments

A

connect bone to bone act as a stablizer

18
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what are tendons

A

conect muscles to bones allow the movement of bones

19
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what is the role of the digestive system

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to break down the food while taking the necessary products into the blood stream

20
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what are the role of the villi

A

increase surface are and allow more absorption of nutrients

21
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what is the role of the liver

A

to create bile

22
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what is bile

A

broken down red blood cells

23
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what does the syomach digest

A

protiens braking them down with acids

24
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what is the role of the small intestine

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to complete digestion and absorb food particles into blood

25
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what is the role of the curculatory system

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to pump blood around the body carrying oxygen and nutrients

26
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the veins carry the blood away from the heart

A

false

27
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what do ateries do

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they carry oxygenated blood around the body

28
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what is the role of capillaries

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they carry out the gas exchange between the ateries and the veins

29
Q

what side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs

A

right side

30
Q

does the xylem carry from the roots upwards

A

true

31
Q

what does the phloem do

A

carrys glucose around the plant

32
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define excretion

A

process which metabolic waste is removed from the body

33
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what are 3 organs that carry out excretion

A

lungs, skin, kidneys

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