Science Review Flashcards
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- What do you call when matter changes from liquid to solid?
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freezing
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. Changing matter from gas to liquid.
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condensation
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Changing matter from solid to gas
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sublimation
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Changing matter from solid to liquid
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melting (fusion)
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It is the smallest part of the property of a substance.
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molecule
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The study of the patterns of the movement of gases is called what?
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aerodynamics
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It is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
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atomic number
8
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What is the most abundant noble gas?
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argon
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. It is the substance that capable of destroying bacteria.
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antibiotic
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A BTU is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree on what temperature scale?
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Fahrenheit
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What is measured by the SI units Bar?
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pressure
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What is measure by the SI units Curie?
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Activity of radionuclide
13
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What is measured by barn?
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Area
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What is measured by calories?
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Energy
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This gem stone is the softest of all precious stones. What is this green stone that is composed of mineral beryl?
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Emerald
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The atomic number of a chemical element refers to the number of what found in a nucleus of an atom?
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Protons
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What is the chemical symbol of lead?
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Pb
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What is the common name of sodium chloride?
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table salt
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What common compound that has a symbol of H2O?
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water
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What compound is CO2?
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carbon dioxide
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What gas is used as a disinfectant in drinking water?
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Chlorine
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What is the fermented juice of apples better known as?
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cider
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What kind of waste is capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by natural processes?
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biodegradable
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It is the action or process of making land, water, air dirty and not safe or suitable to use.
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pollution
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It is collecting, processing and manufacturing materials instead of throwing them away.
Recycling
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It is a waste material that are recycled as fertilizer
compost
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It is the ability of a material to absorb water
Porosity
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The ability or capability of a material to dissolve another material.
solubility
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The dissolved substance in a solution.
solute
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The dissolving substance in a solution
solvent
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It is a system that enables human being to reproduce another human.
Reproductive system
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It is a process that makes possible the continuance of life on Earth.
reproduction
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A male reproductive organ where it produces sperms and the hormone testosterone.
testes
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A tube that circle the bladder and the excretory duct of testes.
vas deferens
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It is a sac-like pouch that supports the testes in place.
scrotum
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It is a sac that serves as the receptacle of the urine.
bladder
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. A gland that produces sperms with a fluid that enables them to move.
seminal vesicle
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It is the mixture of the sperm and fluid.
semen
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The tube that carries urine out from the body and also serves as an opening of the sperm.
urethra
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The male reproductive organ
penis
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It is a single cell with a head and a tail.
sperm
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It is found at the top of each testis and where the sperms are stored.
epididymis
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It provide fluids that lubricate the duct system and nourish the sperm.
prostate gland
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What human stage on time of development when a person become physically able to reproduce.
Puberty
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It is a sex glands located in the pelvis, they produce the ova and the sex cells of the female.
ovary
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Where does fertilization takes place?
fallopian tube
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What do you call when an egg or ovum from an ovary is released about once a month?
ovulation
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It is the finger-like extension of the fallopian tube that drive the fertilized egg to the uterus.
fimbriae
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It is a hollow, avocado-shaped muscular organ with thick walls where a fertilized egg develops.
uterus
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It is called the birth canal because when a baby is to be born, it is where it passes.
vagina
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It is the neck of the uterus.
cervix
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It is the union of the sperm and egg cell.
fertilization
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What do you call the fertilized egg?
zygote
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What do you call the period of time when the zygote undergoes development for nine months in the uterus and until the birth of the baby?
pregnancy
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It refers to an unborn child during the first two months of pregnancy.
embryo
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. What do you call the protective membrane that surrounds the embryo?
amniotic sac
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It is a clear fluid filled in the amniotic sac that protects the embryo against harm and keeps the embryo moist.
amniotic cord
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What cord connects the embryo to the placenta?
umbilical cord
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Nutrients and oxygen pass from the mother to the embryo through the __________.
placenta
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In what week of the pregnancy when the embryo develops tiny arm and legs with fingers and toes?
6th-7th weeks
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What do you call the embryo after the two months of pregnancy and the body organ are now present?
fetus
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It is a series of changes during which an egg matures and the uterus is prepared for possible pregnancy
menstrual cycle
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It happens when the uterine lining begins to break down and the blood with some uterine tissue and unfertilized egg make their way out through the vagina.
menstruation flow
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How many hours a sperm can survived?
24-48 hours
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It refers to the lining of the uterus that becomes thicker in preparation for implantation of the fertilized egg.
endometrium
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It is the female gonad where the egg is produced.
ovary
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How many chromosomes are in the nucleus of a human sperm?
23 chromosomes
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Sex determination of a child is done by whose chromosome?
Father
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It is the male gametes.
Testicles
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A walnut sized glands located between the bladder and the penis, it secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm.
prostate
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The female gametes is ___.
ovaries
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The system that helps a person breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
respiratory system
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Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide happens in human body?
alveoli
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It is the opening in our nose where air enters.
nostrils
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It is where the air gets moistened and warmed as it enters in the nostrils.
Nasal Cavity
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It is a tiny hair-like structure that traps the air against impurities.
cilia
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A tube-like passage for both food and air that found between the nasal cavity and esophagus.
pharynx
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It is a flap of tissue found at the end of the pharynx that closes over the larynx when we swallow.
epiglottis
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It is where the vocal chords attached that produce sounds when we speak.
larynx
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An organ below the larynx which is a 12cm long tube and made up of C-shaped rings of cartilage.
trachea
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Branch of trachea that carry air into the lungs.
bronchi
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It is a cluster of tiny thin-walled sacs found at the end of each bronchioles.
alveoli
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Substance that produced by the lining of the nasal cavity
mucus
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Tiny hair-like structure that trap the bacteria in the trachea
mucous membrane and cilia
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The flow of air to the lungs
nostrils-nasal cavity-pharynx-trachea-bronchus- bronchiole- alveoli
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What do you call the division of the lungs?
lobes
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It is a thin membrane that surrounds the lungs.
pleura
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Bones that protect the lungs
rib cage
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How many pairs of rib cage that protect the lungs?
12 pairs
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A dome-shaped muscle that works with the lungs to allow breathing in and breathing out.
diaphragm
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What is the first apparatus used for breathing underwater?
diving bell
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What is the first safe underwater breathing device?
aqualung
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A disease in which the alveoli in the lungs lose their ability to expand and contract.
emphysema
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A disease in which too much mucus is produce in the bronchial tubes.
chronic bronchitis
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It is an ailment caused by a virus on which there is swelling of the mucus membrane of the respiratory passages.
colds
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Swelling of the lungs that caused by a virus and bacteria
Pneumonia
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A communicable disease caused by the bacteria a mycobacterium tuberculosis.
pulmonary tuberculosis
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How many receptors in your nose?
atleast 10 million
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What is behind your nose and connects with the back of the throat?
Nasal Cavity
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What moves back and forth to move the mucus out of the sinuses and the back of the nose?
Cilia
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This icky stuff, also known as boogers, helps capture dust, germs and small particles.
Mucus
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These are sensitive to odor molecules and help the brain recognize smells?
receptors
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It is made out of thin pieces of bone that separates the nasal passages.
Septum
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What do you call the two holes in the nose?
Nostrils
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What part of the human anatomy that known as “voice box”?
larynx
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Where in the human body do alveoli found?
lungs
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It is a system of excretory organs that rids blood of wastes, excess water and excess salt.
Urinary System
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Two bean-shaped organs that filter blood to produce waste liquid called urine.
kidneys
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Where does blood enters going to the kidney?
renal artery
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Where does blood pass as it leaves the kidney?
renal vein
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It is a tiny filtering unit of the kidney that rids blood of waste liquid called urine.
nephron
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It holds the urine until it leaves the body.
bladder
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It carries urine to the outside of the body.
urethra
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It connects the kidney to the urinary bladder.
ureters
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It helps a defective kidney filter the blood.
dialysis
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. What is the main excretory organ?
kidney
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Where does the filtration of blood in the kidney take place?
Bowman’s capsule
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It is a waste product excreted through the urinary system.
Urine
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Cystitis is the infection of
Urinary bladder
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What tube connects the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
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The process of breaking up and dissolving the food so that it ca be taken into the blood to be used by the body.
digestion
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Where does digestion begin?
mouth
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It is a digestive juice which is secreted by the three pairs of salivary glands that empty into the mouth.
saliva
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It is the front teeth with sharp edges for biting and cutting the food.
Incisors
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It is the pointed teeth which grip and tear the food.
Canines
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The teeth that crushed and grind the food
Premolars
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It is the flat teeth used for chewing the food.
Molars
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It is a is a long muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the throat to the stomach.
Esophagus
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A rhythmically movement that contracts to move the food through the digestive system.
Peristalsis
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It is a large J-shaped organ at the end of the esophagus, on the left side of the body
Stomach
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It is a muscle found at the end of the stomach that closes and opens to allow the flow of from the esophagus to the stomach.
Sphincter muscle
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It is the long coiled connected from the stomach.
Small intestine
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There are three parts of the Small Intestine:
* Duodenum – the upper 20 cm. connected to the stomach
* Jejunum – is about 2.5 meters long.
* Ileum – is the longest half coiled through the abdominal cavity
* The last 20 or 30 centimeters of the colon are called rectum.
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The softened food is rolled into a ball called the _____________ and is pushed by the tongue into the throat.
bolus
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How long is an adult’s small intestine?
22 feet
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Where does bile made/ production of bile?
Liver
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Your food can spend up to this long in the small intestine.
4 hours
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The large intestine measures about ___.
5 feet long
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What are the last four teeth a person will get?
Wisdom teeth
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What kind of teeth do babies have?
Primary
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What makes up the roots of your teeth and attaches to your jawbone?
Cementum
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What innermost part of the tooth does the dentin protect?
pulp
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What hard, tough and shiny substances cover the crown?
Enamel
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What is the part of the tooth you can see above the gum?
crown
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What tiny hairs send messages to the brain that help identify tastes?
Microvilli
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How many taste buds does a man has when he was born?
10 thousand
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The back section of the tongue that is part of the immune system.
Lingual tonsil
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This is the thin membrane that connects your tongue to the bottom of your mouth.
Frenulum
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What substance in the mouth that helps break down food?
Saliva
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_____ contains taste buds.
Papillae
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It is the bumps on the top of the tongue.
Papillae
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What organ in the digestive system that is responsible for Vitamin B and K absorption?
Large intestine
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Where do excess fat soluble vitamins typically accumulated?
Liver
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What enzyme contains in saliva which acts on starches and changes them into sugar?
ptyalin
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What is the strong muscle that helps the teeth in digestion?
tongue
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How many permanent teeth does an adult have?
32
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It is the passageway of food from the pharynx.
esophagus
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It is the passage of air in the pharynx.
windpipe
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It is a squeezing movement of muscles which help the food moves from the esophagus towards the stomach.
peristalsis
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What lined in the walls of the small intestines that separate the food nutrients ready to be absorbed by the walls from the foods that is not yet ready.
villi
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It is the undigested food that becomes a soft solid.
feces
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The lowest end of the large intestine and when feces pass out of the body.
Rectum
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What is the largest gland in the body that produces a bile.
liver
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It breaks the fats into tiny droplets.
bile
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Where does bile stored?
gall bladder
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The organ that produces juice that digest sugars, starches, proteins, fats and insulin
Pancreas
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It is produced by the pancreas that helps control the use of sugar by the body.
Insulin
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What is the hardest material in the body?
enamel
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Layer of the teeth that is harder than the bone but softer than the enamel.
dentin
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What is the center of the tooth that contains the nerves and blood vessels?
soft pulp
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What chemical helps to make the teeth harder?
fluoride
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It is a yellow or brownish material formed from saliva and food that sticks below the gums and becomes hard.
tartar
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What kind of doctor you need to consult when your teeth are poorly aligned, badly spaced or prodding?
orthodontist
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The liver secrets bile which flows through ducts and into what pear shaped muscular sac?
gall bladder
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How many incisor teeth are there in a full set of adult teeth?
8
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In the normal adult human, how many bicuspids are there?
8
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The organ that controls the level of glucose in our bodies.
pancreas
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What canal is travelled in digestion?
alimentary canal
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Where do digestion most occur?
small intestine
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How many teeth should a human adult have, including wisdom tooth?
32
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It makes insulin to help digest and use glucose.
pancreas
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. It refers to the secretion of substance or hormones in the bloodstream.
Endocrine
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It is the bone that protects the brain.
cranium/skull
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What is the smallest bone in the body?
Stirrup
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It is the part where bones meet.
joints
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How many bones that an adult has?
206
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What do you call the bones in your spine?
Vertebrae
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Where does the patella located?
knee
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What’s in the center of the bone?
Bone marrow
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What age does your bone stop growing?
25 yrs. Old
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How many bones are in the spine?
33
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What bone protect the lungs, heart and liver?
rib cage
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Which part of the ear takes soundwaves and turns them into vibration?
middle ear
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What tiny bone is attached to the eardrum?
Malleus
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What is the most delicate bones in your body called?
Ossicles
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It separates the outer ear from the middle ear?
ear drum
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What part of the ear that is responsible for the popping sensation you feel when you’re flying in an airplane?
Eustachian tube
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Which part of the ear do people pierce to wear earrings?
Auricle or Pinna
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What name is given to the 33 bones that make up a person’s spine or spinal cord.
vertebrae
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What is the longest bone in the human body?
Femur
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Where is the largest bone in the body found?
legs
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A bone is joined to a muscle by what structure?
tendon
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What is the common name for the scapula?
shoulder blade
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What is protected by the cranium?
brain
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An injury to a ligament caused by excessive stretching.
Sprain
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It is a break in the bone.
fracture
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It is a strong muscle contraction that is very painful.
cramp
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The system that controls everything you do.
Nervous System
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Which part of the body that is the control center of the nervous system?
brain
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A typical brain weighs how much?
3 pounds (1.4 kg)
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What is the biggest part of the brain?
cerebrum
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Which part of the brain helps keep your balance so you don’t fall?
cerebellum
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Which part of the brain keeps you breathing?
brainstem ( medulla oblongata and spons)
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It is a microscopic cell that creates connections or pathways.
neurons
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Your emotions are believed to come from ______.
Amygdala
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It is the part of the brain acts like switchboard that allows the communication from the brain to the other parts of the nervous system.
Midbrain
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What makes up 80% of the human brain?
water
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It is the organ which receives, processes and stores information from inside and outside the body. It decides what to do with the received information and sends signals to the body to react, decide or move.
brain
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It is the seat of human intelligence.
brain
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The brain of an adult human weighs about ______.
2.5 to 3 pounds
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It is the largest part of the brain.
cerebrum
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What part of the brain controls muscle coordination and balance?
cerebellum
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It receives, stores and recalls all the information the body picks up. Cognitive processes such as thinking, memorizing and decision making occur in the outer gray part of the cerebrum, what do you call this part?
cerebral cortex
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It orders and processes split second actions and reactions. It is called “little brain” because it brings all of the muscle actions together.
cerebellum
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The hind part of the brain that holds the medulla oblongata and the pons.
brain stem
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Found in the brain stem that transmits signals between the spinal cord and the brain.
medulla oblongata
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Part of the brain that controls autonomic or involuntary functions such as heartbeat and breathing.
Medulla Oblongata
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It is partly made up of tracts that connect the spinal cord with higher brain levels. It also contains cell groups that transfer information from the cerebrum to the cerebellum.
Pons
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The wrinkled folds of the brain are called
gyri or convolutions
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Heartbeat is controlled by the ________.
Medulla Oblongata
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It is the downward extension of the brain.
spinal cord
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This are bundles of fibers (axons) from neurons and which are held together by connective tissue.
nerves
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It is the basic unit of the nervous system.
neurons
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Fibers of nerve cells that pick up information from the receptors. (Receptors are parts of the body, either nerves or sense organs, that can pick up stimuli from the environment or from within the body).
dendrites
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What contains the nucleus of the cell as well as other structures that help keep the cell alive?
cell body
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Where do information received by the dendrites go after?
cell body
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What is the gap or space between axon and dendrites called?
synapse
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_________ is an infection of the fluid of a person’s spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain.
Meningitis
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Buboy was 2 years old when he started having seizures. Without warning, he would just fall to the ground and his body would start convulsing. Afterwards he would lose consciousness and wake up after several minutes. What chronic disorder of the function of the cerebrum is this?
epilepsy
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. It is a degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that often characterized as the lapses of memory?
Alzheimer’s disease
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Muhammad Ali was a world-famous boxer. After he retired, he developed constant trembling of his hands. He also experiences tremors in his legs which make him walk and move very slowly. What is this progressive disorder in which the chemicals that facilitate electrical transmission between neurons are defected?
Parkinson’s disease
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What chemical substance do synapse released?
neurotransmitter
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Anything that the receptors of the sense organ collect from the environment called what?
stimuli
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What neurons gather information from the sense organs and send impulses to the spinal cord and brain for processing?
sensory neurons
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What neurons carry impulses from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles?
motor neurons
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What part of the midbrain that regulates body functions such as thirst, hungers, sleep patterns and emotions?
hypothalamus
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What is the main endocrine gland that is located at the base of the brain?
Pituitary gland
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What part of the neuron carries messages to the cell body?
dendrites
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What part of the neuron carries messages away from the cell body?
axon
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Sensory messages are taken to the brain by _________.
nerves and hormones
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A large ductless gland in the neck that makes hormones to regulate growth and development through the rate of metabolism.
Thyroid Gland
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The glands that control the calcium in our bodies?
Parathyroid gland
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Located on top of each kidney, produce hormone that you can’t live without including sex hormones and cortisol
Adrenal
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What do you call the natural oil in the skin?
Sebum
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Each hair on your body grows out of a tiny tube in the skin called ____.
Follicle
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What gives the skin color?
Melanin
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What is the outermost layer of the skin?
Epidermis
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What is the body’s largest organ?
skin
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When a nail curves down into the skin as it grows, causing pain and infection, it is called
Ingrown nail
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What it is called when a loose strip of dead skin hangs from the edge of your fingernails?
Hangnail
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Where does the nail meet the skin?
cuticle
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Nail start growing from the ___.
Nail root
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On your nail, what is the pale half-circle part above the cuticle?
Lunula
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What does the nails made out of?
Keratin
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Why do you get goosebumps when you’re cold?
Pilomotor reflex
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What is the deepest layer of the skin?
subcutaneous fatty tissue
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It refers to the moisture produce by sweat glands.
perspiration
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It is the inflammation of the sebaceous glands due to increase oil production in the skin.
acne
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What is the thickest layer of the skin?
dermis
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What layer of the skin that produce sebum the natural oil that lubricates the skin?
dermis
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What disorder when a man’s skin has very little melanin that cause the skin looks very white and have blonde hair.
Albinism
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It is the part of the nails that connects the skin?
cuticle
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What is the meaning of the scientific suffix –derm?
skin
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It is the movement of the blood as it distributes food and oxygen to the cells of the body and remove waste material form them
circulation
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It is the fluid component that circulates throughout the body, carries nutrients to the cells and delivers oxygen in the tissue.
blood
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A tube-like structure where blood travels.
blood vessels
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What organ pumps blood to the different parts of the body.
heart
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The system that considered as the main transport of the body.
circulatory system
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How big is human’s heart?
human fist
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It is a very thin but very strong sac that enclosed the heart.
pericardium or pericardial sac
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It is the chamber of the heart with thicker walls because it pumps blood to the different part of the body.
ventricles
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What chamber of the heart receives oxygen-rich oxygen from the lungs?
left auricle
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What is the alternating relaxation and contraction of the heart?
cardiac cycle
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What is the muscular wall that completely separates the left and right chambers of the heart?
septum
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It is the specialized region of the heart that makes sure that the heart never skips a beat?
pacemaker
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What circulatory circuit that transport blood between the heart and the lungs?
pulmonary circuit
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The circulatory circuit that transport or carries blood between the heart and the rest of the body and back to the heart.
systemic circuit
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How many liters of blood that an average healthy person has?
4.5 to 6 liters
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It is a protein-rich fluid and that consists of plasma, RBC, WBC and platelets?
Blood
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It is 55% of the blood volume, 90% water and 10% solute.
plasma
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The most abundant cells in the blood that contains hemoglobin.
Red Blood cells
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What is the other name of red blood cells?
Erythrocytes
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It gives red color of the blood.
hemoglobin
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Where does hemoglobin produced?
red marrow or flat bones
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It is the composition of blood that also known as leukocytes.
White blood cells
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They are the soldiers of the body because they fight infections.
White blood cells
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It is a yellowish liquid consisting of dead WBC, bacteria and other foreign materials in the blood.
pus
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The smallest elements in the blood that play an important role in blood clotting.
platelet
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The protein that platelets release when there is cut or damage in the blood vessels.
fibrin
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It is a jelly-like red mass fibrin.
clot
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Who first discovered blood circulation?
Dr. William Harvey
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The passageways of blood
blood vessels
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
arteries
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Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
veins
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Blood vessels that allow the exchange of nutrients, gases and wastes in the cells of the body.
capillaries
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Which vitamin is primarily responsible for blood clotting?
Vitamin K
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It is the exerted force as the blood flows inside the walls of the blood vessels
blood pressure
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Instrument that measured blood pressure quickly and easily.
sphygmomanometer
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It is the introduction of blood of a blood donor to the blood stream of a recipient.
blood transfusion
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Who performed the first human to human blood transfusion?
Jean-Baptiste Denis
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It is a specialized protein secretes by lymphocytes that help protect the body against foreign bodies.
antibodies
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It is a sudden rise in blood pressure.
hypertension
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A disease occur when there is an increase in white blood cell.
leukemia
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It occurs when a blood clot or fat get lodged in blood vessels.
heart attack
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It happens when a blood clot blocks an artery in the brain and reduces the blood supply.
stroke
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It is a condition caused by fat or cholesterol deposit in the aerial wall.
Atherosclerosis
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It is a protein in the blood, primarily carries oxygen throughout the body.
hemoglobin
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What bacteria caused rheumatic fever.
streptococcus bacteria
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What is the largest artery where oxygen-rich blood from the heart flows?
Aorta
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A hereditary blood disorder wherein blood clots very slowly affecting only males but transmitted in genes of females.
Hemophilia
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What blood cells that defend our bodies against illnesses?
white blood cells
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How many coronary arteries has a human heart?
2
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What is the name of the main artery that carries blood from the heart?
Aorta
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Where are red blood cells made?
bone marrow
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When a physician puts a stethoscope to your chest, two sounds are heard. What sounds represents the opening and closing of the valves?
lub-dub, lub-dub
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Why do blood cells do not shrink in blood?
Because blood is isotonic
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Blood vessels that allows the exchange of nutrients, gases and waste in the cells of the body.
capillaries
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It is the inflammation of the lungs.
Pneumonia
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Part of the eyes which focuses on the retina.
lens
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What is the colored part around the pupil of the eye?
iris
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What is the strongest muscle in the body?
tongue
330
It makes up most of your blood and help carry oxygen and food to the cells in your body. It helps your body get rid of wastes through urine and sweat.
water
331
What food nutrient is our body’s main source of energy?
carbohydrates
332
They are very important for building strong bones.
calcium
333
It is a degenerative brain disorder that causes a gradual and irreversible decline in memory and eventually, the ability to care for oneself.
Alzheimer’s disease
334
It is a dietary-deficiency disease resulting from inadequate intake of niacin.
Pellagra
335
An irregularity in the rhythm of the heartbeat is referred to as what?
arrhytmia
336
It is a water-soluble vitamin found in fruits and leafy vegetables and is also called as ascorbic acid.
Vitamin C
337
A prolonged deficiency of Vitamin C in the diet causes what disease?
Scurvy
338
It is an ailment that can develop from low red blood cells count or deficiency in hemoglobin.
Anemia
339
What is the protein food found in milk?
Casein
340
What is the cheapest source of Vitamin D?
sunlight
341
What is the scientific name of guava?
Psidium guajava
342
The package of simple ready-to-cook foods designed as a supplement to the usual diet of the child is called what?
Nutri-Pak
343
What severe form of child malnutrition is caused by inadequate intake of protein?
Kwashiorkor
344
It refers to the food that a person usually consumes.
diet
345
This vitamin is extracted from liver which is essential for red blood cell formation.
Vitamin B12/Cyanocobalamin
346
It is a relapse or recurrence of an illness or disease.
palindromia
347
It is the scientific regulation of diet in treating disease.
Dietotherapy
348
Any substance that nourishes a person to enable him to live and grow.
food
349
It is a condition characterized by sleepiness, indifference, and lack of energy.
lethargy
350
____________ is a metabolism of fat.
Lipometabolism
351
is caused by lack of calories or inadequate amount of food.
Marasmus
352
It is a type of cancer of the blood characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called “blasts“.
leukemia
353
The slowness of heart rate is referred to as what?
Bradycardia
354
The first secretion from the mother’s breast is rich in antibodies and minerals. This is produced after giving birth and before the production of true milk. It provides newborns with immunity to infections.
colostrum
355
These are the “building blocks” of protein which is an integral part of all body tissues especially muscle.
Amino Acids
356
It is the enlargement of the thyroid gland appearing as a swelling of the front of the neck.
Goiter
357
It helps prevent goiter.
Iodine
358
This refers to the ease with which nutrients, particularly minerals, can be absorbed from the digestive tract and utilized by the body.
Bio-availability
359
___________ is a term to describe minerals that are attached to other molecules such as proteins or carbohydrates and used to improve the bio-availability of minerals.
chelates
360
These are the building blocks of fats and oils.
fatty acids
361
It refers to the study of measurement of the physical characteristics of the body such as height and weight.
Anthropometry
362
It is the pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries.
Blood pressure
363
_________ is the rate of energy used for metabolism when the body is at complete rest.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
364
It is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating, sometimes followed by vomiting or purging.
Bulimia
365
What is the natural stimulant found in coffee, tea, and chocolate?
caffeine
366
It is the unit of heat and the measurement of energy.
calorie
367
___________ is a monosaccharide, sometimes known as blood sugar.
glucose
368
It is the main carbohydrate in milk.
lactose
369
__________ is a chronic disease characterized by excessively high body fat in relation to lean body tissue.
Obesity
370
These refers to the substances obtained from food and used in the body to provide energy and structural materials and to regulate growth, maintenance and repair of the body’s tissue.
nutrients
371
It is an excess of body weight that includes fat, bone, and muscle.
overweight
372
What is the general term for the people who exclude meat, poultry, fish, or other animal-derived foods from their diets?
Vegetarian
373
It is the breaking down of foodstuffs in the body into a form that can be absorbed and used or excreted.
Digestion
374
It is the state of being healthy and fit, gaining all nutrients.
Wellness
375
It is a lack of adequate fluids in the body.
dehydration
376
It is a deficiency in blood where iron level intake is too low.
Anemia
377
He is a Polish-American chemist considered as the “Father of Vitamin Therapy” and was the first to coin the term “vitamin” as vital factors in the diet.
Casimir Funk
378
It is a malignant growth of cells.
cancer
379
He is referred to as the “Father of Medicine”.
Hippocrates
380
What do you call the animals with backbone?
vertebrates
381
Animals without backbone is called
invertebrates
382
Warm blooded animals with fur and mammary glands.
mammals
383
Vertebrates that have dry scaly skin, covered with scales or plates, lay eggs and can live both land and water.
Example: turtles, crocodiles
reptiles
384
Vertebrates that has moist skin and can live both land and water.
Examples: frog
amphibians
385
_________ are animals that live in water when they are young and when become old, their lungs are now developed and they can now live in land?
Answer: amphibians
Amphibians
386
What is the largest bird?
Ostrich
387
Invertebrates that are marine animals that full of pores or holes.
Porifera
388
Invertebrates that describe as animals with hollow-bodied or soft bodied.
Cnidaria
389
Invertebrates that describes as animals with soft-bodied shelled animals.
Examples: snail, slugs, squid, octopus, clamps
mollusks
390
Invertebrates that are spiny-skinned sea animals.
Example: starfish, sea urchins
Echinoderms
391
It is the way or biological process by which insects develop after birth or hatching, usually accompanied by change of habitat or behavior.
Metamorphosis
392
It refers to the total number of animals in a particular habitat or community.
Population
393
It is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism.
habitat
394
It is the protective coloration that allows some animals to blend with their surroundings.
Camouflage
395
The imitation of animals of the shape, smell, tastes, colors and sounds of other animals to protect them against enemies.
Mimicry
396
It is the structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.
Adaptation
397
The process in which the pollens are transferred from the anther to the stigma in a flower.
Pollination
398
In a food chain, plants are the _______.
producer
399
An environment where both living and non-living things exist and interact with one another?
ecosystem
400
It is the transfer of energy from plants to animals and eventually to decomposers when they die.
food chain
401
What is the process when tissues are breakdown to its simplest form?
decomposition
402
They are microorganisms that change complex substances.
decomposers
403
It is the relationship between a prey and a predator.
Predation
404
Relationships among living organism where they obtain their foods by living together.
Symbiosis
405
A kind of hunter-prey relationship between a parasite and a host.
(Example: Tapeworm in human’s stomach, tapeworm-parasite; human’s stomach-host)
Parasitism
406
A relationship where an organism benefits from another without harming it.
commensalism
407
What part of the plant that receives the pollen from the male parts of the flower?
stigma
408
Female parts of a flower that produce ovules that become seeds
Carpels
409
12. What is produce by the male parts of the flower?
Pollen
410
13. It is a plant that bears cones.
coniferous plant
411
14. The interrelationship between species from the Greek word that means “to live together”
Answer: symbiosis
412
15. This type of relationship is characterized by an organism sapping nutrients from the body of a living host.
Answer: parasitism
413
17. One of the partners’ benefits while the other neither helped or harmed.
Answer: commensalism
413
16. In this relationship, both organisms benefit from the relationship.
Answer: mutualism
414
18. A botanist calls a ripe ovule before germination what reproductive item?
Answer: seed
415
19. Plant hormone produced in growing tips of plant stems
Answer: auxin
416
The process where plants make their own food.
photosynthesis
417
