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Flashcards by Gloria Escribano Serrano, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Gloria Escribano Serrano
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| Question | Answer |
| There are three Vital Functions: 1-N_________ 2-I__________ 3-R__________ | 1- Nutrition 2-Interaction 3-Reproduction |
| Human Nutrition takes place in four phases: -Obtaing nutrients, obtaing oxygen, distributing substances and expelling waste. | TRUE |
| The digestive system | Responsible for transforming food into the nutrients that we need. |
| In what three ways does our body expel waste? | Through our pores and urine, while breathing (as carbon dioxide) |
| The teeth ______ food which then mixes with digestive juices in the digestive tract. | Grind |
| Which part of the digestive system is? | Liver |
| How are nutrients absorbed into the blood? | Through the intestine walls |
| Anus, mouth and pancreas are parts ot the digestive system. | TRUE |
| What two parts form the respiratory system? | Airways and lungs |
| Name the three parts of the windpipe | Pharynx, larynx and trachea. |
| Bronchi | Two tubes that come from the trachea, then go to the lungs |
| Bronchioles | Small tubes connected to the bronchi. |
| Air enters our lungs when we_______ | inhale |
| When we______ we relax our respiratory muscles and expel carbon dioxide. | exhale |
| Circulatory system | System that circulates blood and other substances in the body. |
| The three types of blood vessels are: 1-A_____ 2-V_____ 3-C______ | 1- Arteries 2- Veins 3- Capillaries |
| Heart | A hollow organ with four cavities surrounded by muscular walls. |
| When the heart beats, it does two things: It____________ and it__________. | Expands and contracts |
| The blood vessels distribute the blood around the __________. | body |
| The________ carry the blood to the organs. | arteries |
| The blood flows through the capillaries to the _______. | organs |
| In which part of the body does the blood pick up oxygen and leave carbon dioxide? | In the alveoli |
| Excretory system | Formed by the kidneys and the urinary tract |
| Bladder | A storage bag, where urine is kept |
| Name the three parts of the body that release waste. | Lungs (carbon dioxide) Excretory system ( water, salts, urea and uric acid) Sweat glands (produce sweat) |
| The ureters connect the kidneys to a storage bag called the__________. | bladder |
| The bladder is connected to the ___________. | urethra |
| The Kidneys produce________ with the waste substances and water. | urine |
| Sweat is released from the sweat glands through the pores. | TRUE |
| What is the purpose of pores? | To release sweat |
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