Download vocab cards 5 - Human Body (Std 5)

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inhale
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The Human Body - Standard 5
(Breathing & Digestive Systems)
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oxygen
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exhale
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Odorless, tasteless gas;
essential for life.
breathe
in
Respiratory System
• Breathe in
• Breathe out
• Bronchus
• Carbon Dioxide
• Diaphragm
• Lungs
• Mouth
• Mucus
• Nose
• Trachea
Digestive System
• Anus
• Colon
• Digestive juices
• Enzymes
• Faeces
• Intestines
• Liver
• Mouth
• Oesophagus
• Pancreas
• Rectum
• Salivary glands
• Stomach
• Teeth
• Tongue
• Trachea
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breathe
out
carbon
dioxide
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trachea
nose
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bronchus
(bronchi)
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A heavy, odorless, colorless
gas formed during
respiration.
CO2
2 branches of the trachea
leading to the lungs
windpipe
wind pipe
a pipe for wind
Air is cleaned, warmed and
moistened as it passes
through the _____
lungs
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enzymes
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diaphragm
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oesophagus
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The main muscle of respiration.
A protein that speeds up a chemical
reaction in a living organism.
They can build up or break down
other molecules.
air-filled organ
Contracts - expands the lungs
fair is inhaled.
Relaxes - air is exhaled.
Tube that squeezes food
from the mouth to the
stomach
faeces
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liver
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colon
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salivary
glands
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Large organ that
1. regulates chemical levels in
the blood
2. excretes bile, which helps
break down fats, preparing
them for further digestion and
absorption.
Indigestible food (waste
matter)
Produce saliva - the
beginning the process of
digestion.
The largest part of the large
intestine.
It extracts water and salt
from solid wastes before
they are eliminated from the
body.
pancreas
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large
intestine
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rectum
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villi
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The last part of the
digestive system it takes water (from
what is left of the food
waste) and returns it to
the body.
Produces chemicals and
digests carbohydrates,
fats, and proteins
Structures in small
intestine that give more
surface area to absorb
food
A storehouse for faeces,
until it is released from the
body through the rectum.
tongue
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anus
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digestive
juices
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gall
bladder
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The opening at the
opposite end of the
digestive tract from the
mouth.
The external opening of
the rectum.
A muscle in the mouth
that helps with chewing,
swallowing, tasting, as
well as for speech.
A small organ that stores
bile produced by the
liver.
In response to signals, it
squeezes bile into the
small intestine that aids
in the digestion of fat.
Colorless, acidic fluid
that break down food.
(Saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic
juice, bile, intestinal juice)
Digestive
System
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mucus
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Respiratory
System
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Why do you think your stomach
ʻgrowlsʼ when you are hungry?
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A sticky liquid (lubricant)
produced in the linings of the
nose and other body parts that
serves as a protection against
infectious agents (viruses,
bacteria, etc)
Its job: Breaks food down into
nutrients, absorbs food into the
blood, and eliminates waste
Its tract: a long tube from mouth,
(teeth, tongue, saliva),
oesophogus, stomach, liver/gall
bladder/pancreas, small intestine,
large intestine, anus.
Why is it so important for
medical doctors to be able to
use a microscope?
Its job: The group of organs that
takes oxygen from the air (inhale)
and removes carbon dioxide from
the body (exhale).
Its tract: nose, mouth, trachea,
bronchi, alveoli, lungs
small
intestine
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stomach
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mouth
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The number of
permanent teeth.
Digestion begins here
when food is chewed
Organ where most
digestion occurs
The muscular,
hollow part of the
digestive system
Quiz Question
Explain in what sense it is true that you
are what you eat.
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Quiz Question
Why doesn't the acidic environment of the
stomach cause it to digest itself?
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Quiz Question
Imagine that the lining of your small intestine
were smooth, like the inside of a rubber tube.
Would this design be efficient in performing
the main function of this organ? Why or why
not?
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Quiz Question
What is the primary
purpose of digestion and
why is it necessary to
humans?
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