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Nutrition

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  • Which is the function of the red blood cells?
    They carry oxygen to the muscles and joints
  • What do we have to do to keep us healthy?
    For example: Excercise every day, a balanced diet, sleep more than 9 hours, keep us clean and have good relationships
  • Function of the white blood cells
    Fight germs and infections
  • What are vaccines for?
    To prepare the inmune system to fight against illnesses
  • Which organ filter blood to remove waste and extra water?
    The kidneys
  • Name the parts of the circulatory system
    heart, lungs, arteries, veins, atria, ventricles
  • Oxygen passes into the blood in the....
    alveoli
  • What connects the mouth to the stomach?
    The esophagus
  • What are the upper chambers called?
    Atria
  • Antibiotics were discovered by....
    Alexander Fleming
  • In what part of the body does food mix with gastric juices?
    In the stomach
  • Name three blood vessels
    arteries, veins and capillaries
  • Name the 7 parts of the respiratory system
    mouth, nose, trachea, bronchi, lungs, brochioles, alveoli
  • What are the three stages of digestion?
    Digestion, absorption and elimination
  • In what part of the body does food mix with bile from the liver?
    In the small intestine
  • Organ that contracts to pull air into the lungs
    diaphragm
  • Name the 9 parts of the digestive system
    mouth, teeth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, large intestine, rectum, anus
  • How many chambers does your heart have?
    Four chambers
  • Function of the platelets
    Help to heal cuts by forming a scab
  • Name the 5 parts of the excretory system
    urethra, ureters, bladder, kidneys and rectum.
  • Antibiotics are used to cure
    Bacterial infections
  • Where is the urine stored before it is expelled.
    In the bladder
  • True or false: circulation is part of nutrition
    True