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Digestive System-is made up of groups of organs that work Large intestine – Where undigested food stays and is eliminated
together to digest food so the body can use it. through the anus.
Teeth –cut the food into small pieces, the tongue helps the food Defecation or bowel Movement – The process of elimination of
move into small pieces, and the tongue helps the food move in the solid waste by the body.
mouth while chewing.
Rule of the teeth in digestion:
Tongue – Helps push the food into the esophagus when
- Start of digestion process
swallowing.
- Adult has 32 permanent teeth: eight incisors, four canines,
Saliva – it is the one that softens and moistens the food when
eight premolars, and 12 molars.
chewing.
- Food rich in calcium and vitamins C and D are good for your
Amylase - Enzymes that contain saliva that digest starch.
teeth.
Esophagus – is a long straight muscular tube that connects the
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
mouth to the stomach.
Respiratory System – The body system that helps you breathe.
Peristalsis – the squeezing movement of muscles.
When you breathe, you inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
Stomach – muscular baglike organ at the end of the esophagus.
Nose- Where breathing starts. About 20 times a minute you take in
Stomach – It secretes acid and enzymes to digest food and mixes it
air through the nose.
with gastric juices through peristalsis until it becomes a thick, soupy
mixture. Nostrils- the two openings of the nose.
Chyme – This is a thick, soupy mixture of partly digested food. Nasal Cavities – A pair of cavities separated by septum.
Small intestine – is a narrow-folded tube about 2.5 cm wide and Cilia – Filter and trap dust and dirt in the air and the mucus warm
7m long. and moisten the air that you breathe in.
Liver – releases bile which is stored in the gall bladder. Pharynx – is a tube about 13 cm long, found at the back of the
throat.
Bile – helps digest fats.
2 Tubes of Pharynx
- Esophagus – leading to the stomach. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Trachea – leading to the lungs. Circulatory or Cardiovascular System – considered as the main
transport system of the body. Like a network Highways that
Voice Box – contains vocal cords.
connects all the organ.
Larynx – is a boxlike structure.
MAJOR PARTS: HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, AND BLOOD
The air passing over vocal cords may cause them to vibrate, thus
Apex- the lowest part of the heart
producing SOUNDS.
Heart – a specialized muscular organ located on the left side of the
Trachea or windpipe – trap the dirt and dust and sweep them away
chest.
from the lungs by coughing or sneezing.
Pericardium – a thin but very strong sac in the air that we breathe.
Bronchi or bronchial tubes – short tubes that direct air into the
right and left lungs. Atria – the receiving chambers
Bronchioles – each bronchial tube branches into smaller tubes. Ventricles – the pumping chambers
Alveoli – The bronchioles lead into tiny air sacs. The main function of the heart is to pump blood to the lungs and
the body cells.
Capillaries – Tiny blood vessels that surround the alveolus.
Heart pumps approximately 5 liters of blood per minute.
Lungs – are the major organ of the Respiratory System.
The heart beats between 60 – 100 times per minute.
THE RIGHT LUNGS ARE DIVIDED INTO 3 PARTS CALLED LOBES.
The sound the heartbeat represents as lubb-dubb-pause-lubb-dubb
THE SMALLER LEFT LUNG IS DIVIDED INTO 2 LOBES.
Stethoscope - the heartbeat can be heard using this instrument.
Pleura – a thin membrane that surrounds the lungs.
Blood Vessels – are like roadways of the body where blood passes
Rib Cage – It is the one that protects the lungs.
through.
There are 12 pairs of rib cage protecting the lungs.
Arteries – carry blood away from the heart to the body cells.
The lungs have a spongelike quality and pinkish color.
Aorta – biggest artery.
Diaphragm – a dome-shaped muscle that works with your lungs to
Arteriors – smaller artery.
allow you to breathe in and breathe out.
Capillaries – have very thin walls that allow the food nutrients and
Diaphragm – separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
oxygen molecules to easily pass through.
Diaphragm – It is the main muscle for breathing.
Blood – protein-rich fluid circulating in the body.
Blood plasma – 55% of the blood. It also delivers the nutrients to Urine – The unwanted substances such as excess water, salt, urea
the cells. uric acid, and other chemicals.
Red Blood Cells RBCs- are tiny biconcave disks. Blood Pressure – it exerts force inside walls of the blood vessels.
Erythrocytes - most abundant cells in the blood. Sphygmomanometer – measures the blood pressure.
Hemoglobin – An iron-containing protein contains in blood vessels. Diastolic Pressure – is the low pressure of the heart that occurs
when it is relaxed.
120 days – life span of red blood cells.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
White blood Cells WBCs – or Leukocytes – are generally larger or
lesser than red blood cells. Nervous System – is the control system of the whole body.
Platelets or Thrombocytes – are the smallest element in the blood Two divisions: CNS or Central Nervous System and PNS Peripheral
that plays an important role in blood clotting. Nervous System.
Fibrin – Clotting protein. CNS or Central Nervous System – is made up of brain and spinal
cords which process all incoming and outgoing messages in the
Clot – jelly-like red mass.
body.
Blood circulation- the movements of blood as it distributes food PNS or Peripheral Nervous System – consist of cranial nerves and
and oxygen to the body cells and removes waste materials. spinal nerves.
Pulmonary Circulation – the pathway of blood from the heart to the Cranial nerves – are 12 pairs of nerves. these nerves are associated
lungs and back to the heart. with motor and sensory functions.
Systematic Circulation – The pathway of the blood from the heart of Spinal Nerves – are 31 pairs of nerves. This supply communication
the others parts of the body and back to the heart. links between the central nervous system and the neck, trunks,
Pulmonary arteries – are the only arteries in the body that carry arms, and legs.
oxygen-poor blood. Neuron –nerve cells that serve as the functional unit of the nervous
Blood picks up oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide. system.
Pulmonary veins- are the only veins that carry oxygen-rich blood. Cell Body – is the enlarged portion that contains the nucleus.
Oxygen - burns the food nutrients in the cells and energy is Dendrites – Receive information from the other cells.
produced. Axon – Conducts nerve signals away from the body.
Coronary Circulation – It is responsible for the transport of Food
Synapse – the gap between axon and dendrite.
nutrients and oxygen to the muscle tissues of the heart.
Neurotransmitter – allows nerve impulses to transfer to the next Hormones – chemical substances produced by the body that
cells. influence and regulate body activities.
Receptors – carry sensation from the outer part of the body to the Pituitary glands- is the main endocrine gland that is located at the
central nervous system. base of the brain.
Stimulus- anything that receptors of the sense organs collect from Reflex action – a quick response that you cannot control.
the environment.
Impulse – the electrical messages that pass through the neurons.