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Chemical digestion is the breaking down-------By chemicals to get the nutrients the body needs: |
Food |
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What process involves muscle contractions that move food through your esophagus? |
Persistalsis |
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What is the name of the enzyme found in saliva that begins chemical digestion |
Amylase |
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Air is moistened, filtered, and warmed in which of the following structures? |
Nose |
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What is the name of the muscle that moves up and down to help you breathe? |
Diaphragm |
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What is the waste product eliminated from your body when you exhale? |
Carbon dioxide |
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what is the hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body? |
Heart |
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True/False: The heart has a right and the left side. |
True |
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Most arteries carry blood that brings----------and-------------to all the parts of the body. |
Oxygen and nutrients |
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What do the brain and spinal cord make up? |
Central Nervous system |
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The message that the neuron carries is called------------. |
Nerve impulse |
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What is the function of your Brainstem? |
Controls involuntary actions (breathing, heart beating, digestion) |
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What are the tiny filtering units found in your kidneys that filter your blood? |
Nephrons |
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What are the three types of muscles of the human body? |
Cardiac,Skeletal,Smooth |
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When a muscle is contracted (Flexed) it is---------- |
Shorter and fatter |
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How many bones are in your body? |
206 |
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What type of joint is found in the knees, elbows, and toes? |
Hings |
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What type of joint is found in your shoulder and hip? |
Ball and Socket |
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Which of the following attaches bone to bone? |
Tendon |
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The digestive circulatory, and muscular systems are all directed by the----------. |
Nervous System |
