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Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?
breaking down fats |
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absorbing nutrients |
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breaking down proteins |
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breaking down starches |
Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
ligaments |
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tendons |
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cartilage |
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vertebra |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
What part of the brain is responsible for for balance, movement, and muscle coordination?
cerebrum |
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medulla |
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cerebellum |
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brainstem |
The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?
cold |
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occluded |
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stationary |
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warm |
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.
The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
ventricles |
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aorta |
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valves |
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atria |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.