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Circulatory system

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  • Which of the following types of tissue form a protective barrier between the body and the outside environment?
    Epithelial tissue
  • which type of neurons take information from the CNS to muscles and glands so they can react in the correct way
    Motor neurons
  • Which type of muscle can be attached to bone?
    skeletal muscle
  • Name the chambers of the heart
    Left and right atrium- left and right ventricles
  • Which body system is made up of bones and muscles?
    Musculoskeletal System
  • The scientific study of the structure of living things, is it anatomy or physiology?
    Anatomy
  • An example of homeostasis. If a person’s body temperature is too high, what happens?
    The skin sweats to cool the body.
  • During inhalation, the diaphragm moves ....., the intercostal muscles contract and the ribs move .......... and out.
    During inhalation, the diaphragm moves down, the intercostal muscles contract and the ribs move up and out.
  • The brain and the spinal cord are part of the peripheral nervous system
    False- Central
  • What does thermoregulation mean?
    The process of keeping normal body temperature
  • In which body system you can find alveoli? Explain what happens in the alveoli?
    respiratory system- (tiny air sacs) where the lung and blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
  • What are the two main parts of the nervous systen
    Central- peripheral
  • Which blood vessel contains thick and muscular Walls to deal with the high blood pressure from the heart?
    Artery
  • What is the function of the nervous system?
    • The nervous system controls the body’s actions and responds to sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of the body.
  • The respiratory system is made up of the _______________.
    Airway, lungs, and muscles of respiration
  • Which body system is responsible for taking messages from the Sensory receptors and sending these messages to the brain .
    Peripheral nervous system
  • What are the two types of circulation?
    Systemic circulation- pulmonary circulation
  • Which system of the body is responsible for controlling the body’s movement, mental activity and homeostasis?
    Nervous system
  • The cranium bone is found in which part of the body?
    Head
  • Explain the difference between motor and sensory neurons
    Sensory neurons – take in sensory information about what you hear, see, taste, touch and smell. Motor neurones – take information from the CNS to muscles