Organ systems

Question 1

What is part of the respiratory system?

Answer 1

Mouth, bronchus, bronchide, alveoli, diaphragm, heart, trachea, lungs, ribs, intercostal muscle.

Question 2

What happens in the alveoli?

Answer 2

Gas exchange

Question 3

What does the diaphragm do?

Answer 3

It moves up and down to bring air in and out.

Question 4

What does the intercostal muscle do?

Answer 4

It allows the ribs to expand.

Question 5

What do the ribs do?

Answer 5

Protect the lungs.

Question 6

What is the trachea?

Answer 6

A wind pipe in the neck.

Question 7

What is diffusion?

Answer 7

When particles move from a high concentration to a low concentration via a concentration gradient.

Question 8

What is a tissue?

Answer 8

One type of cell that all work together to carry out a particular function.

Question 9

What is an organ?

Answer 9

A group of tissues carrying out a joint function.

Question 10

What is an organ system?

Answer 10

A group of organs that carry out a function.

Question 11

What is part of the digestive system?

Answer 11

Mouth, salivary gland, liver, gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas.

Question 12

What does the mouth do?

Answer 12

It mechanically breaks down food.

Question 13

What does the salivary gland do?

Answer 13

Produces amylase.

Question 14

What does the liver do?

Answer 14

Produce bile.

Question 15

What does the gall bladder do?

Answer 15

Stores bile.

Question 16

What does the small intestine do?

Answer 16

Absorbs nutrients.

Question 17

What does the stomach do?

Answer 17

It churns food, has HCl that kills bacteria and has an environment for protease to work.

Question 18

What does the pancreas do?

Answer 18

It makes enzymes.

Question 19

What does lipase break down and into what?

Answer 19

Lipase breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

Question 20

Where is lipase made?

Answer 20

In the pancreas and small intestine.

Question 21

Where does lipase work?

Answer 21

Small intestine

Question 22

What does protease break down and into what?

Answer 22

Protease breaks down proteins into amino acids.

Question 23

Where is protease made?

Answer 23

The small intestine, stomach and pancreas.

Question 24

Where does protease work?

Answer 24

In the stomach and small intestine.

Question 25

What does amylase break down and into what?

Answer 25

Amylase breaks down starch into sugars.

Question 26

Where is amylase made in?

Answer 26

Salivary glands, pancreas and small intestine.