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Guts and Bolts
Guts and bolts test revision
Term | Definition |
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capillary | smallest blood vessel |
oxygenated blood | oxygen rich blood |
asexual reproduction | self pollination |
sexual reproduction | when plants need another plant to reproduce |
pollinators | birds, bees and bats |
major organs of the respiratory system | nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs |
major organs of the digestive system | mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine |
major organs of the excretory system | kidneys and bladder |
the excretory system | removes waste from the body |
major organs in the circulatory system | heart, blood vessels, blood |
the circulatory system | transports oxygen, waste and nutrients in blood around the body |
path of blood in the body | oxygen diffuses out to cells and wastes diffuse into capillaries, some wastes removed by kidney, blood goes back to heart in veins |
de-oxygenated blood | blood low in oxygen |
pollination | The transfer of pollen from male to female structures in plants |
arteries | carry blood away from the heart |
veins | carry blood back to the heart |
female parts of a plant | stigma, style and ovary |
heart | pumps blood |
male parts of a plant | stamen, anther and filament |
kidneys | filters blood and produced urine |
stomach | churns the food and breaks it down with acid |
chemical digestion | breaking down food with enzymes |
mechanical digestion | physical breakdown of food |
small intestine | where most nutrient absorption occurs |
large intestine | where water is absorbed and faeces is formed |
red blood cells | carries oxygen and wastes |
white blood cells | fights infection |
plasma | mostly water and clots blood |
3 components of the skeleton | bones, joints and ligaments |