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What is asthma?

Inflammation of the bronchi and bronchioles

How does the inflammatory response affect the body?

Raises temp to kill antigens

What is pneumonia?

Fluid in the alveoli

Unoxygenated blood coming from the body towards the heart travels through what type of blood vessel?

Veins

What is the proper name of your upper arm bone?

Humerus

What is the proper name of your jaw bone?

Mandible

What is the proper name of the chest plate?

Sternum

Tendons connect ___________ to bones.

Muscles

What is scoliosis?

Curvature of the spine

What waste product does the skin excrete?

Salt

Lymph nodes in your neck are apart of what body system?

Immune System

Amylase is a part of chemical digestion and breaks down carbohydrates. What type of molecule is Amylase?

Enzyme

The respiratory system takes in oxygen and carries it to cells to perform what process that creates ATP (energy)?

Cellular Respiration

What is the hollow ball of cells called after 5 days of fertilization?

Blastocyst

What are the 2 main layers of the skin?

Epidermis and Dermis

HIV attacks what type of cell in the body?

White Blood Cells

If you have the hiccups, you have muscles contractions in what muscle?

Diaphragm

What is the function of platelets?

To clot blood (to form scabs)

What is the proper term for the kneecap?

Patella

What is believed to have been the function of the appendix?

To breakdown raw food and bacteria

What does the suffix "itis" mean?

Inflammation

What is mechanical digestion?

Physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces

What is the name of the round muscles that are in the top of the stomach, the bottom of the bladder, and the top of the anus?

Sphincters

How many rounds of cell division does a cell go through to complete the process of meiosis?

2

Is a body cell of a dog has 44 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would the daughter cell have after undergoing mitosis?

44

If a body cell of a penguin has 18 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would the daughter cell have undergoing meiosis?

9

What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac

What is melanin?

A protein that gives your skin color and protects your skin from UV radiation.

HIV attacks what types of cell in the Immune System?

White Blood Cell

What is the function of the bone marrow?

Stem cells can create new blood cells.

What is the function of the tonsils and adenoids?

To trap bacteria.

What are the proteins that remember a previous sickness and tell the body how to fight it?

Antibodies

Name 2 of the 4 1st defense of your Immune System?

Skin, Mucus, Saliva, Stomach Acid,

What are the air sacs at the end of the bronchiole that exchange gases?

Alveoli

What is the proper term for the vocal chords?

Larynx

What is Sickle Cell Anemia?

The blood cells are the wrong shape so they can't carry oxygen properly and they can cause clots.

What are capillaries?

Link arteries and veins

What carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?

Arteries

What is the function of Red Blood Cells?

To carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.

What is the proper name for the wrist bones?

Carpals

What is the proper name for your fingers and toes?

Phalanges

What is the proper name for your collarbone?

Clavicle

What is osteoporosis?

Brittle bones that break easily.

Name 3 of the 5 functions of your skeletal system?

Structure/Support, Protection, Movement, Makes blood, Storage of minerals

Ureters are tubes that connect _____________ to the bladder.

Kidneys

What is the function of the kidneys?

To filter blood

What is the function of the Large Intestine?

Absorbs excess water from undigested food.

What is the function of the caecum (small pouch at beginning of large intestine)?

Helps break down vegetables

What is chemical digestion?

Enzymes in saliva start to breakdown food into smaller pieces.

What is the flap that covers the trachea and keeps food from going into the respiratory system?

Epiglottis