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58 Cards in this Set
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1. What are muscle connectors?
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cartilage, ligaments and tendons
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2. What is a cardiac muscle?
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Heart
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3. Name 2 smooth muscle types.
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stomach/intestines
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4. Name 3 skeletal muscle types.
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biceps, triceps, hamstring, quadriceps, etc
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5. Name 2 hinge types.
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knee/elbow
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6. Name 2 ball and socket joints.
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shoulder/hip
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7. Name 1 pivot joint.
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neck
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8. What is the colon?
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a tube that collects solid waste
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9. What gland helps digest fat and maintain correct sugar levels?
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liver
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10. What smooth muscular organ produces digestive juice and acid?
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stomach
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11. What do the salivary glands produce?
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saliva
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12. What tube leads to the stomach?
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esophagus
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13. What tube leads to the bronchi and lungs?
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trachea
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14. What is the function of the white blood cells?
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fight infection and disease
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15. What is the function of the red blood cells?
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carry oxygen and some wastes
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16. How many chambers are in the heart?
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4
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17. Where does blood go after leaving the heart?
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to the arteries and the rest of the body
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18. What is the function of the heart?
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a muscle that pumps blood to the body
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19. What are the 3 types of blood vessels?
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arteries, capillaries and veins
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20. What is the function of the alveoli?
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pick up oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
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21. What are alveoli?
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tiny air sacs located on the bronchioles
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22. What is the diaphragm?
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a muscle located below the lungs
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23. What is the function of the trachea?
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filter air
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24. What is the function of the respiratory system?
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to deliver oxygen
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25. List 3 ways to keep your respiratory system healthy.
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exercise, eat well, maintain ideal weight, play safe and avoid alcohol and drugs
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26. What gas is expelled (given off)?
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carbon dioxide
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27. What gas is inhaled?
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oxygen
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28. What are the 2 main organs of the respiratory system?
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lungs
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29. What is the Peripheral Nervous System?
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all the nerves that branch of the CNS
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30. What 2 body parts consist in the Central Nervous System?
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brain and spinal cord
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31. What is a neuron?
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a nerve cell
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32. What organ is the body's filter?
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kidney's
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33. How do messages travel in the body?
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electrical impulses
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34. What is the function of the medulla oblongata (brain stem)?
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heart rate, breathing and digestion
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35. What is the function of the cerebellum?
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balance and coordination
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36. What is the function of the cerebrum?
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decision making, senses and memory
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37. What is the function of motor neurons?
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take the messages back to the muscles
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38. What is the function of the sensory neurons?
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take the messages to the spinal cord and then brain
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39. Why should you wash your face?
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to keep the pores clean and prevent acne
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40. What is deodorant?
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a substance that kills bacteria and prevents odor
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41. What is hygiene?
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cleanliness
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42. How often should you shower?
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daily
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43. How many times a day should you brush your teeth?
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at least twice a day
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44. Where does most digestion take place?
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small intestine
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45. Where is cartilage located?
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at the ends of bones, ears and nose
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47. Where do ligaments connect?
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bone to bone
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48. Where do tendons connect?
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bones to muscle
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49. What are the smallest blood vessels?
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capillaries
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50. What does the bladder store?
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urine
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51. What bone protects the brain?
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skull
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52. What is the upper leg bone?
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femur
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53. What is the upper arm bone?
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humerus
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54. What bone is in the forearm on the thumb side?
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radius
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55. What is the shin bone?
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tibia
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56. What muscle is located in the back upper leg?
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hamstring
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57. What muscle is located on the front upper leg?
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quadricep
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58. What muscle is located in the upper front arm?
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bicep
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59. What muscle is located in the back of the upper arm?
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tricep
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