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Body Systems TEST 1
7th grade Body Systems TEST 1 Review
Term | Definition |
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Cerebellum | The part of the brain that controls voluntary muscles |
Exhale | To breath out posionous gas |
Larynx | The voice box |
Trachea | The windpipe |
Pulmonary Arteries | The only arteries to carry oxygen poor blue blood |
Pituitary | The gland with hormones that affect growth and blood pressure |
Valves | Doors in the heart that keep blood flowing in one direction |
Capillaries | The blood vessels where all gas exchange is done in the body |
Cerebrum | The largest part of our brain |
Veins | Blood vessels that carry blood being pulled back towards the heart |
Central Nervous System | The Brain and spinal cord together |
Coronary Circulation | The system that carries blood to and from the heart muscle |
Carotid | The artery that carries blood to the brain |
Atrium | Blood enters the heart in these two heart chambers |
Stimulus | Any change inside or outside the body that brings about a response |
Estrogen | The hormone that makes Wonderwoman different from Superman |
Alveoli | Tiny air sacs inside the lungs |
Bronchi | The air tubes that enter the lungs from the Trachea |
Negative | The feedback loop that tells your glands to stop producing its hormones |
Epiglottis | The tissue that covers the Trachea when you swallow |
Diaphragm | The muscle that controls breathing |
Dendrites | Receives neuron messages and sends them to the cell body |
Arteries | Blood vessels that carry blood being pushed away from the heart |
Pancreas | Where insulin comes from |
Axon | Carries messages away from the neuron cell body |
Adrenaline | The hormone that supercharges your heart when you are scared |
Reflex | Involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus |
Vena Cava | Largest vein in the body |
Carbon Dioxide | The poisonous gas produced by muscle activity |
Synapse | The small space between neurons |