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| Four types of joints in the skeletal system |
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fixed - skull
hinge - knee
ball and socket - shoulder
pivot - neck |
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| Three muscle types and where they are found |
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skeletal (voluntary)- arm, leg - attached to bones
smooth (involuntary) - stomach
cardiac - heart |
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| Path (in order) that the air you breath takes through the respiratory system |
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nose - cleans and warms
trachea - takes to lungs (carries the air - connects mouth and lungs)
bronchi - takes from trachea to lungs
lungs - air sacs - exchange Oxygen for Carbon Dioxide |
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| Parts (4) of the urinary system and each part's job |
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kidney - filters blood
ureters - carry liquid waste to bladder
bladder - storage
urethra - carries waastes out of body |
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| nervous system - what does it do |
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| gathers, relays, and interprets information |
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| 3 main parts of the circulatory system |
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| heart,blood, blood vessels |
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| 3 parts of the nervous system |
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| brain, spinal cord, nerves |
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| transports nutrients through the body |
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| controls memory and stores information |
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| controls balance and coordination |
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| controls breathing and heartbeat |
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| relay messages from the nerves to the muscles |
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| 4 blood components and functions |
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red blood cells - carry oxygen
white blood cells - fight diseases
platelets - clot the blood
plasma - liquid in the blood |
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| 3 parts of brain and functions |
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cerebrum - controls memory and stores information cerebelleum - controls balance and coordination
brain stem - controls breathing and heartbeat |
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| automatic nervous reaction |
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| 2 collection chambers of the heart |
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| 2 pumping chambers of the heart |
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| the tiny nerve endings that receive a stimulus |
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| the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
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| the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart |
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| flaps between two chambers of the heart |
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| responsible for getting oxygen in and carbon dioxide out |
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| gives support, aids in movement, protects organs |
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| aids in inhaling and exhaling |
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| a protective covering of the bone |
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| hard part of the bone, which protects |
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| cushion just inside the hard bone |
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| fills the cavity of the bone and makes blood cells |
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| 4 parts of skeletal system and their jobs |
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membranes - protective covering of the bone
compact - hard part of the bone, which protects
spongy - cushion just inside the hard bone
marrow - fills the cavity of the bone and makes blood cells |
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| protects the ends of bones |
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| muscles you can not control |
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| breaks down food into nutrients for the body to use |
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| protects the body by keeping germs from entering |
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| largest organ of the body |
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| begins the digestive system |
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| carries food to the stomach |
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| outer layer of skin - dead cells |
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| second, thicker layer of living cells |
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| third layer, made of spongy, fatty material |
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| 3 skin layers and descriptions |
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epidermis - outer layer of skin - dead cells
dermis - second, thicker layer of living cells
subcutaneous - third layer, made of spongy, fatty material |
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| digestive juices are mixed with food and chemicals |
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| digestive juices from the pancreas and liver enter here and food finishes its breakdown into materials cells can use |
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| wastes are found here and then leave the body |
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| gives skin color and protects you from UV rays of the sun |
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| keeps your body temperature down |
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| removes liquid wastes from the body |
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| chemical substance that changes the way the body works |
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| in the throat - produces thyroxin |
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| in the throat - produces many hormones |
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pituitary - beneath brain
thyroid - in throat (produces thyroxin)
para-thyroid - in throat (produces many hormones) pancreas - near stomach
adrenal gland - on top of the kidney
testes - in the groin
ovaries - in the lower abdomen |
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produced by pituitary gland
function is for growth |
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produced by pancreas
function is to regulate blood-sugar levels |
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produced by adrenal gland
function is to provide extra strength |
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| explain parts of digestive system and the digestive process |
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mouth: chews and saliva
esophagus: pushes food to stomach
stomach: chews, churns, and mixes juices
small intestine: finishes process, mixes juices
large intestine: carries waste |
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| Name the 3 parts of the brain. Tell what each part controls in our body. |
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cerebrum: stores and interprets information
cerebellum: balance and coordination
brain stem: automatic functions, such as breathing and heartbeat |
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| 6 endocrine glands: location, gland, product, function |
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throat, thyroid, thyroxin, controls metabolism
near stomach, pancreas, insulin blood sugar levels
beneath brain, pituitary, growth and other hormones, growth
top of kidney, adrenal, adrenaline, increase strength
groin, testes, testosterone, male sex
lower abdomen, ovaries, estrogen and progesterone, female sex |
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