Check What You Know #1 | Word Power #1 | Word Power #2 | Check What You Know #2 | Investigation Review |
---|---|---|---|---|
What organ works in the liver, is shaped like a pear, and contains a word part that names another organ?
Gallbladder
|
What system moves air in and out of the human body?
Respiratory
|
What is the long, coiled organ where most digestion takes place?
Small Intestine
|
When you exhale, you release_____.
Carbon Dioxide
|
What increases to meet your body's increased need for oxygen when you exercise?
Breathing Rate
|
What maneuver moves food stuck in the throat?
Heimlich
|
What types of chemicals help break down food?
Enzymes
|
What is a watery liquid that moistens the mouth and food?
Saliva
|
The teeth used mainly for grinding are ______.
Molars
|
In what part of the lungs does gas exchange occur?
Air Sacs
|
What organ is very different in length than its name suggest?
Small Intestine
|
What is the scientific term for the windpipe?
Trachea
|
What is the air passage connecting the throat to the lungs?
Trachea
|
A tough, but bendable, body material is ______.
Cartilage
|
What kind of air contains more carbon dioxide than oxygen?
Exhaled Air
|
What comes in four types and grows in two sets in one lifetime?
Teeth
|
What helps you produce speech sounds?
Larynx
|
What is the muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?
Esophagus
|
WHen you inhale, the diaphragm moves ______.
Down
|
Names the four types of teeth.
Incisors, Canine, premolars, and molars.
|
What substance lines your throat and helps the food slide down?
Mucus
|
What are the thin-walled chambers in the lungs through which oxygen moves into the blood?
Air Sacs
|
What is the looplike structures through which dissolved nutrients pass into the blood?
Villi
|
What tighten and get shorter when you inhale, but relax and get longer when you exhale?
Rib Muscles
|
What happens in the digestive system?
Food is broken down into a form that body cells can use.
|