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What are the organs in the digestive system? (10)

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Esophagus 
Stomach
Liver
Gall Bladder
Small Intestine
Pancreas
Large Intestine 
Rectum
Anus
Appendix
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What are the organs in the excretory system? (5)

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Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Liver
Urethra
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What are the structures in the muscular/skeletal system. (6)

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Muscle 
Cartilage 
Tendons
Bone
Ligaments
Joints
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What are the organs in the circulatory system? (5)

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Lungs
Heart
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
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What are the organs in the respiratory system? (7)

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Nose 
Pharynx 
Larynx
Trachea 
Bronchi
Lungs
Diaphragm
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What is the function of the respiratory system?

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To take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide as we breathe.

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What is the function of the circulatory system?

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To pump oxygenated blood to the body

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What is the function of the excretory system?

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Discharge waste such as urine

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What is the function of the digestive system?

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Breaking down food to get energy

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What is the function of the nervous system?

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To respond and react to stimuli

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What is the function of the muscular/skeletal system?

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Supports the body, allows motion, protects organs

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What is the function of the lungs in the circulatory system?

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Oxygenate the blood from the heart

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What is the function of the heart in the circulatory system?

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Pump blood to the lungs, back to the heart, then to the entire body

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What is the function of the arteries in the circulatory system?

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Carry oxygenated blood to the whole body

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What is the function of the veins in the circulatory system?

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Carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart

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What is the function of the capillaries in the circulatory system?

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Put oxygen in the muscles

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What is function of the nose in the respiratory system?

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Prevents dust particles from entering the air flow

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What is the function of the pharynx in the respiratory system?

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Prevents entry of food into the windpipe.

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What is the function of the larynx in the respiratory system?

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It’s the voice box

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What is the function of the trachea in the respiratory system?

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To transport air a person breathes to the lungs

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What is the function of the bronchi in the respiratory system?

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The main passageway to the lungs

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What is the function of the lungs in the respiratory system?

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To help oxygen from the air we breathe enter the red blood cells

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What is the function of the diaphragm in the respiratory system?

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The primary muscle used in the process in inhalation

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What is the function of the esophagus in the digestive system?

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Squeezes food down to the stomach

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What is the function of the stomach in the digestive system?
Stores and digests food
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What is the function of the liver in the digestive system?
Produces bile and breaks down fats
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What is the function of the small intestine in the digestive system?
Absorbs nutrients through villi and microvilli
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What is the function of the pancreas in the digestive system?
Secrets enzymes to small intestine
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What is the function of the large intestine in the digestive system?
Digests, absorbs water, turns leftover food to feces and sends it to the rectum
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What is the function of the rectum in the digestive system?
Collects feces
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What is the function of the anus in the digestive system?
Releases feces
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What is the function of the kidney in the excretory system?
Produces urine and filters blood getting rid of unwanted urine, water, and other salts
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What is the function of the ureter in the excretory system?
Long tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder
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What is the function of the bladder in the excretory system?
Stores Liquid until it is full then pushes the urine out through the urethra
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What is the function of the urethra in the excretory system?
Carry liquid waste out of the body
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What is the function of muscles in the muscular/skeletal system?
A band or bundle of tissue that contracts, which which allows the movement of body parts
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What is the function of cartilage in the muscular/skeletal system?
A connective tissue that provides support and allows some flexibility of movement
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What is function of tendons in the muscular/skeletal system?
Joins muscle to the bone
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What is the function of bones in the muscular/skeletal system?
Structural framework for tendons to attach to provide support for soft tissue
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What is the function of ligaments in the muscular/skeletal system?
Tissue that connects bone to bone and provides joint stability
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What is the function of joints in the muscular/skeletal system?
Place where two or more bones meet and is responsible for movement
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What are the specialized cells in the respiratory system?
The alveoli are hollow sacs surrounded by the capillaries where the gas exchanges happen
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What are the tissues in the respiratory system?
The epithelial tissue surrounds and protects the organs in the system.
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What are the specialized cells in the circulatory system (3)
Arteries carry oxygenated blood through the body Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart Capillaries put oxygen into the muscles
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What are the tissues in the circulatory system?
The muscle tissue surrounds the heart to make it pump blood
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What are the specialized cells in the excretory system? (4)
Pore cells Duct cells Canal cells Glod cells
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What are the tissues in the excretory system?
Muscle Tissues help the bladder contract to release urine
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What is the specialized cell in the digestive system?
Villi and microvilli increase absorption in the small intestine
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What is the specialized cell and tissue in the nervous system?
The nervous tissue is made up of neurones whose job is to send and receive messages
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What are the specialized cells in the muscular/skeletal system?
Cardiac Muscle Cell - Muscle that works around the heart Skeletal Muscle Cell - Muscle that works around the nervous system Smooth Muscle Cells - Located in blood vessels and hollow organs
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What are the tissues in the muscular/skeletal system?
Connective tissue supports and connects different parts of the body (ex. cartilage and tendons)
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The breakdown of larger particles into smaller particles by substances called enzymes is....?
Chemical Digestion
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Bile is produced by the...
Liver
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The heart structure that's function is to receive blood from the body is the...?
Right artiem
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The part of the heart that revives oxygen rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle is the...?
Left atrium
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What is the specialized cell in the Respiratory System?
Alveoli are hollow sacs surrounded by capillaries where gas exchanges happen.
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What are the tissues in the respiratory system?
The Epithelial Tissue covers and protects the organs.
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What are the three specialized cells in the circulatory system?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood to the body Veins carry de-oxygenated blood back to the heart Capillaries put oxygen in the muscles
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What are the tissues in the circulatory system?
Cardiac and Muscle Tissue surrounds the heart and makes it pump blood.
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What are the tissues in the excretory system?
The Muscle Tissue contacts around the bladder to squeeze out the urine

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