General Flashcards
What do you remember about the kidneys?
Kidney Summary
The kidneys filter waste from the blood.
The kidneys make urine
Through what blood vessel does blood enter the kidney?
The renal artery
Through what blood vessel does blood exit the kidney?
The Renal Vein
What organ is the word RENAL related to?
The Kidneys
What are the three main components of urine?
Urea
Salts
Water
What do you remember about the Kidneys?
Name two Excretory Organs
KIDNEYS
Urine
(Urea, Salts, Water)
SKIN
Sweat
(Urea, Salts, Water)
Where does UREA come from?
UREA is produced by the LIVER when you eat too much protein
Where does BILE come from?
BILE is made by the LIVER when it breaks down FATS
How do the Biceps and Triceps work?
What do you know about Tendons vs Ligaments?
Do you know how the male reprodutive system works?
Do you know how female reproduction works?
What is the law of the lever?
When a lever is balanced by any number of forces, the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anti-clockwise moments
Is this a clockwise or anti-clockwise moment?
It’s anti-clockwise
What organ is the word pulmonary related to?
The lungs
Can you remember a few things on the ph scale?
How about:
blood
milk
lemons
What’s a quick way to see if something is a metal or non-metal?
See if it conducts electricity
But there is one non-metal that IS a good conductor of electricity.
It’s an exception
GRAPHITE
Do you know the main properties of metals vs non-metals?
Do you remember any alloys?
Which metals are mixed?
STEEL
iron & carbon
BRASS
copper & zinc
BRONZE
copper & tin
