7th Gr. Science Unit 9 Flash Cards

Question	Answer
The white blood cells fight	infection
Expiration means to breathe	out
The throat structure not used in breathing is the	larynx
The heart and the lungs work together to carry oxygen to every	cell
The liquid part of the blood is called	plasma
The moving and squeezing action of the intestines is called	peristalsis
Villi are located in the	small intestine
What are the 3 types of blood cells?	red blood cells white blood cells platelets
bladder	excretory
larynx	respiratory
platelets	circulatory
pituitary	endocrine
small intestine	digestive
villi	digestive
hemoglobin	circulatory
kidney	exctretory
lungs	respiratory
thyroid	endocrine
adrenal	endocrine
arterioles	circulatory
stomach	digestive
skin	excretory
True/False? The pituitary gland controls the thyroid gland	true
True/False? The thyroid gland controls metabolism	true
True/False? Food goes down the trachea	false
True/False? The kidneys prevent your body from losing too much water	true
chemical supervisor of the body	pituitary gland
inner part of the kidney	medulla
main function of the bladder	storage
regular squeezing movements	peristalsis
absorbs nutrients in the intestines	villi
fourth stage of digestion	large intestine
smallest blood cell	platelet
take blood from the heart	arteries
brings blood to the heart	vein
function of the nose	smell
throat structure not used for breathing	larynx
branches of the windpipe	bronchi

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