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these are used for chewing food
teeth
hole through which faeces pass out of the body
anus
fingerlike projections of small intestine
villi
Hydrochloric ____ is made in the stomach
acid
fluid in mouth
saliva
organ at back of mouth where both food and air may pass
Trachea
bladder that stores bile
gall bladder
jelly-like substance in the middle of long bones
marrow
scientific name for skull
cranium
scientific name for breastbone
sternum
medical name for kneecap
patella
attaches bone to bone
ligament
scientific name for upper leg bone
femur
attaches muscle to bone
tendon
medical name for collarbone
clavical
voicebox
larynx
The nose cavity is the _____ cavity.
Nasal
Carbon _______ Gas.
Dioxide
The brain ____ controls breathing.
stem
breathing in
inhalation
large tube to each lung
Bronchus
Gas needed for respiration
Oxygen
breathing out
exhalation
air sac
alveolous
wind pipe
trachea
liquid part of blood
plasma
blood vessel that transports blood back to the heart
vein
blood pump
heart
smallest blood vessel
capillary
blood vessel that transports blood away from the heart
artery
type of blood cell that clots blood
Platelet
type of blood cell that fights infection
white
Name 4 tissues.
Bone, muscle, blood, and nerve
Name 3 systems.
Digestive system, respiratory system, reproductive system
Name 5 organs.
Heart, eye, lung, brain, and skin.
Name 3 organisms.
Human, dog, and worm
What combines to form tissues? organs? systems? Organisms?
Cells, tissues, organs, and systems.
What 2 organs are used for breathing?
lungs
How many lungs does a healthy person have?
2
Name the gas needed by humans.
Oxygen
Name the 3 products that the lungs remove.
Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and heat.
process used to make energy in living organisms
Respiration
plant process using sunlight to make sugar
Photosynthesis
green pigment in plants
Chlorophyll
Only plant cells have a cell ____.
wall
jellylike substance inside cells.
cytoplasm
smallest building block of living organisms
cell
group of organs with the same function.
System
type of sugar made in photosynthesis
Glucose
Both plant and animal cells have a cell ________.
membrane
group of tissues with a similiar function.
Organ
part of the plant where photosynthesis takes place
leaf
control center of a cell
nucleus
organelle containing chlorophyll.
chloroplasts
______ __ ___ ___ ____ is not a function of the immune system.
Production of red blood cells.
An _______ is any foreign substance that does not normally occur in the body.
antigen
Once you have chicken pox, it is unlikely that you will have this disease again because of _____ _ ____.
Memory B Cells
_____ ________ results from acquiring antibodies from someone else.
Passive Immunity
structures that carry out functions for an individual cell
organelle
The most obvious structure within the cell is the _______. It stores _______ ________. The nucleus is surrounded by a two-layered ___ ____. _____ act as pathways through which materials can flow between the nucleus and the rest of the cell.
nucleus, genetic information, nuclear membrane, pores
_______ are not surrounded by membranes. Ribosomes are formed from _____ and ______ material packed together within the nucleus.
Ribosomes, proteins, genetic
The ________ _____ is a system of membranes and sacs that act like a highway along which molecules can move from one part of the cell to another. They make large amounts of ______. They also maintain ____ _____ or break down ____ ________ in liver cells.
Endoplasmic reticulum, proteins, muscle cells, and toxic substances
this organelle is also a system of membranes; modifies and refines the protein
Golgi Appartis
the sites of chemical reactants that transfer energy
Mitochondria
these organelles act like the cell's digestive system
lysosomes
Lysosomes are common in cells of ____ and _____ but rare in _____ cells.
Animal, Fungi, Plant
controls how substances pass into and out of cells
Cell Membrane
Makes the cell rigid and protects it from harm.
Cell Wall
fluid filled organelle that stores enzymes and wastes
Vacuole
surrounded by 2 membranes and contain genetic material
Plastids
Complete metamorphisis includes 4 basic stages: ___, _____ or ___________, ____, and _____. Early forms of the insect look quite different from the adult form.
Egg, Larva or Caterpillar, Pupa, and Adult
a nymph hatches from an egg and gradually grows into an adult
Incomplete Metamorphosis
Seed plants go through a cycle of growth and developement. Plants alternate between 2 stages. During the ________ stage, the plant produces spores that are released to grow into new plants. During the ____ stage, the plant produces sex cells that can join with other sex cells to produce fertilized eggs. A fertilized egg may grow into a new ______.
Sporophyte, Gametophyte, Sprorphyte
In a chemical equation, the substances written to the left of the arrows are ______.The substances to the right of the arrow are ________.
reactants, products.
During cellular respiration, organisms produce ____ ______ and _____.
carbon dioxide and water
Both plants and animals use the energy stored in food to ___ ______ ______ ____. They release this energy through a process known as ______ ______.
run activities within cells
cellular respiration
The ______ _____ is responsible for transporting materials to and from the cells of the body.
circulatory system
What makes up blood?
Water, plasma, cells, and cell parts.
The nutrients that are passed between cells and blood are exchanged by the ______ _______.
Digestive system
A long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Esophagus
The human skeletal system is made up of ___ bones.
206
when a person is lacking vitamin C
Scurvy
connot be transmitted from 1 person to another.
Noncommunicable Disease