SCIENCE Flashcards
What is the basic unit of mass in the Metric System?
Gram
What is the basic unit of length in the Metric System?
Meter
What is the basic unit of liquid volume in the Metric System?
Liter
The amount of matter in an object is its what?
Mass
The amount of space a liquid takes up is its what?
Volume
What allows certain materials to enter and leave the animal cell?
The cell membrane
What makes energy for cells?
Mitochondria
Where does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplast
Bones are held together by what?
Ligaments
What muscles are found in your internal organs?
Smooth muscles
What attaches muscles and bones?
Tendons
CNS is made up of what ?
Brain and spinal cords
PNS is made up of what
All other nerves
What neurons are found in your 5 senses?
Sensory Neurons
What neurons are attached to your muscles?
Motor
Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the what?
Small intestine
What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart called?
Arteries
What connects arteries and veins?
Capillaries
What are inside of the lungs?
Alveoli
What are atoms?
Atoms are the building blocks of matter.
What are characteristics of liquids?
Fixed volume but does not have definite shape.
What does the circulatory do?
The Circulatory System brings nutrients to the cell, removes waste products from the cell and regulates body temperature