Grade 5: Science - Living Cells Flashcards
Blood vessels
specialized structure to transport blood to every cell in the body
Capillaries
smallest blood vessels
Heart
four-chambered organ made of powerful muscles to pump blood
Blood veins
blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
Circulatory System
The system of blood vessels and heart help circulate blood to every cell in the body; 3 parts are blood, blood vessel & heart
Digestive System
The system where food changes into cell nutrients (or energy)
Respiratory System
The system where breathing transport oxygen to the blood and carries carbon dioxide away from the blood; 2 parts are lungs & system of tubes that
connect the lungs with outside air
Excretory System
The system where waste materials are removed from the blood and converted to urine, the urine collects in the bladder and is leaves the body through urination; kidney and bladder are part of the excretory system
Explain how your body’s cells get the things they need to survive.
Blood transports resources to every cells in the body by being pumped through blood vessels to all the cells.
The blood carries food and gases to the cells and carries away the wastes
Describe the steps in digestion.
- Food is crushed by your teeth and moistened by saliva
- Food is then swallowed and passes into the stomach through the esophagus
- Digestive liquid and acid turn the food into a thick liquid which passes through the small intestine
- The food breaks down into sugars and other nutrients
- They then passes through the intestine walls into the blood for transport to the cells
- The unused parts of the food pass into the large intestine and colon
- Water is removed and waste is turned to solid and is eliminated through the anus
Why is it important for blood to circulate through the lungs?
Breathing in will transports oxygen to the blood.
The red blood cells exchange gas oxygen to every cells in the body through the the capillaries
Then the blood carries the waste gas carbon dioxide away from the cells back to the lungs to be breathed out.r f ad.
How are waste products in the blood removed from the body?
- waste materials are removed from the blood and converted to urine, the urine collects in the bladder and is leaves the body through urination.
- blood carries the waste gas carbon dioxide away from the cells back to the lungs to be exhaled
Where does most digested food enter your blood?
most digested food passes through the intestine walls into the blood for transport to the cells
Why is it important to filter waste materials from blood?
if the waste materials (dead cells, salt, nitrogen compounds) remained to build up, it would be unfit for the cells to continue living and the human body would become sick and not survive
Why is blood pumped through blood vessels all over your body?
red blood cells transports gas oxygen to every cells in the body through the the capillaries