Body Systems-Science
What is the main function of the urinary system?
To get rid of waste and filter the blood.
The tube that carries air to and from the lungs is?
Trachea
What is Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
A disease that causes muscle weakness
What prevents food or liquid from entering your trachea?
A flap of tissue called epiglottis.
When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen and remove?
Carbon dioxide
What human body system breaks down food and absorbs nutrients?
Digestive system
Where in your body can you find nerve cells?
Everywhere
What word best describes the function of the nephrons?
Filtering
How do the circulatory system and respiratory system interact?
They both work together to give oxygen to the cells.
What might happen if your bladder lacked sphincter muscles?
Incontinence
If you wanted to see red blood cells being created, where would you look?
Inside the bones
If an area of your body is particularly sensitive, what can you conclude about this area?
It has a lot of nerves there?
What is sickle cell anemia?
It is a disease that causes red blood cells to change shape.
What can you conclude about the erythrocyte that is bright red in color?
It is a red blood cell.
In what way is blood the body's liquid messenger?
It is liquid and it carries waste and nutrients through the body.
What does you bladder have in common with a balloon?
It is very flexible and can carry a lot of waste
When you inhale what does your diaphragm do?
It pulls down
Howe does a red blood cell attach oxygen to itself?
It uses hemoglobin
What is the difference between pulmonary circulation differ from coronary circulation?
Pulmonary is lungs and coronary is heart
Through which type of circulation does blood flow to your hands and feet?
Systemic
What part of your brain controls your balance?
The cerebellum
To which part of a car is the heart most similar?
The engine because it is what powers the car.
What might happen if your body lacked neurotransmitters?
The mind and body would not work together.
What two body systems work together to produce movement?
The skeletal and the muscle system and effects movement
How do some white blood cells compare to red blood cells?
White blood cells attack bacteria and red blood cells carry nutrients though the body.
What part of the circulatory system is responsible both for disposing of cellular waste and providing cellular fuel?
blood vessels
Every living cell in your body does ___________ respiration?
cellular
Before the kidneys filter it out, where does urea exist?
in the lungs
The ___________is a tube- like passageway for both food and oxygen.
pharynx
What is any change inside or outside the body that brings about a response?
stimulus