Week 4

Question 1

What are the levels of organization in the body?

Answer 1

The levels of organization in the human body consists of cells,tissues,organs and organ systems.

Question 2

What is homeostasis?

Answer 2

Homeostasis is the process by which an organisms internal environment is kept stable.

Question 3

What is the function of the skeleton?

Answer 3

To provide support and determines the shape of your body,protect organs,produce blood cells,store minerals.

Question 4

How does the skeletal system help you move?

Answer 4

Your bones are held together by different types of joints that help you move in different ways.

Question 5

What are the 26 little bones in your backbone called?

Answer 5

Vertebrae

Question 6

What are the different types of muscles?

Answer 6

There are 3 different types of muscles;skeletal muscle,smooth muscle,and cardiac muscle

Question 7

What is a tendon?

Answer 7

A tendon is what attaches a muscle to a bone.

Question 8

What is a cardiac muscle?

Answer 8

heart;striated,is an involuntary muscle,does not tire.

Question 9

What is a smooth muscle?

Answer 9

part of internal organs and blood vessels,not striated,involuntary muscle,moves slowly/

Question 10

What is the function of skin?

Answer 10

The skin protects you from infections,water loss,injury,regulates body temperature,eliminates wastes.

Question 11

What is the epidermis?

Answer 11

The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin,the epidermis does not have nerves or blood vessels.

Question 12

What is the dermis?

Answer 12

The dermis is the inner layer of the skin.

Question 13

What is the dermis structure?

Answer 13

The dermis contains nerves and blood vessels.The dermis also contains pores,oil glands,sweat glands,hairs,and follicles.

Question 14

What are pores?

Answer 14

pores contain the sweat glands.

Question 15

What is a follicle?

Answer 15

The structure where hair grows from.

Question 16

How do you keep your skin healthy?

Answer 16

Keeping your skin clean and dry,Eating healthy,and limiting your exposure to the sun.

Question 17

What is digestion?

Answer 17

The process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules.

Question 18

What is mechanical digestion?

Answer 18

Where foods are physically broken down into smaller pieces.

Question 19

What is chemical digestion?

Answer 19

Chemicals in the body break down foods into smaller building blocks.

Question 20

What is the epiglottis?

Answer 20

A flap that covers the trachea so the food does not gown down the “wrong pipe”.It goes goes down the esophogus.

Question 21

What is mucus?

Answer 21

a thick slimy layer helping food go down the esophogus.

Question 22

What are enzymes?

Answer 22

Enzymes helps speed up chemical reactions in the body.

Question 23

What is the stomachs function?

Answer 23

To hold food.

Question 24

What is villi/microvilli?

Answer 24

increases surface area for rapid nutrient absorption.

Question 25

What is the liver function?

Answer 25

breaks down medicine and alchohol(poison)liver also produces a liquid called bile.

Question 26

What is bile?

Answer 26

Bile is like soap;it breaks down fat.

Question 27

What is the pancreas?

Answer 27

The pancreas produces enzymes that breaks down fat,protein,and complex carbs.

Question 28

What does the large intestine do?

Answer 28

It absorbs water,removes it from food to keeping it your body.Also produces vitamin K.

Question 29

What is the Anus?

Answer 29

Where the waste comes out of.

Question 30

What happens to water in materials when it passes to the large intestine?

Answer 30

It is absorbed into the blood stream.