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  • What are the parts of the respiratory system?
    Nose and mouth, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli.
  • Name the parts of the excretory system.
    Kidneyes, ureters, bladder and urethra.
  • What do platelets do?
    They stop bleeding and form a scab.
  • What is the muscular organ that pumps blood around the body?
    The heart.
  • What is the function of the digestive system?
    Transform the food into nutrients and pass them to the blood.
  • What is nutrition?
    Nutrition is the process of transforming food into energy.
  • What do white blood cells do?
    They defend our bod from germs and infections.
  • What is the difference between arteries and veins?
    Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back into the heart.
  • What is the function of the respiratory system?
    Take oxygen from the air and deliver it to the blood.
  • What happens in the alveoli?
    There is an exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  • Name the three types of blood cells.
    Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
  • Name 8 organs that make up the digestive system
    Mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus.
  • What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
    Two atria and two ventricles.
  • What is the function of the excretory system?
    Remove waste substances from the body.
  • What are tiny blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins?
    Capillaries.
  • What do kidneys do?
    They filter the blood.
  • Which part of the heart has oxygenated blood?
    The right part.
  • What do red blood cells do?
    They transport oxygen.
  • What fourbody systems are in nutrition?
    Digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system and excretory system.
  • What is the function of the circulatory system?
    Transport oxygen and nutrients in the blood to the cells.
  • What is plasma?
    It is the liquid that transports blood cells.
  • Name the three types of blood vessels.
    Arteries, veins and capillaries.