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Internet Challenge #1: The Human Body

 

Part IV

Welcome back to The Internet Challenge on the Human Body. Let's learn about The Circulatory System and The Urinary System in Part IV of this Challenge.

Let's travel back to the same website ("The Human Body") - Type in the URL: http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5777/

Scroll down the page to "Meet Your Tour Guides." Click on "Our Human Body." Under "Control," click on "Circulatory." Read the text. Answer the questions.

  1. What are the main parts of the circulatory system? ______________,

    ____________, __________________ and ___________________

  2. What's the largest artery in the body? _______________________
  3. The blood leaving the aorta is full of _______________________.

    Good answers!

    Click "Veins and Arteries." Read the text. See if you can answer these questions.

  4. Arteries are _________, ______________ tubes that carry blood ____________ from the heart.
  5. What makes our blood the color red? _______________________
  6. Veins carry our blood to which organ?_______________________
  7. Why do veins have thinner walls than arteries? _________________
  8. A lizard is warm blooded which means that its inside body temperature is the same as the outside air temperature. True or false?

    :-) (Computer smiley face!)

    Click "Next." Let's read about our "Heart." Answer the questions listed below.

  9. Your heart is your strongest muscle. True or false?
  10. The right and left sides of your heart work together as a _________.
  11. The right side pumps blood back to your ______________ where it picks up a fresh supply of ____________________.
  12. The left side pumps the oxygen-soaked blood from the lungs to ________________.

    On a separate piece of paper, draw a picture of how blood is circulated through the body.

  13. Your body's blood is circulated throughout your heart more than __________ times a day.
  14. The heart is about the same size as your ______________.
  15. Do you think a baby's heart is the same size as a football player's heart? Yes or no?

    :-) :-)

    Click "Next." Read about "What is Blood?" Answer the questions listed below.

  16. Is blood thicker than water? Yes or no?
  17. What kind of taste does blood have? _____________________
  18. How many pints of blood are circulated through an adult? _________
  19. In one drop of blood, there are _________________ white blood cells, ___________ platelets and _________________ red blood cells.

    Excellent answers. We've completed our journey through The Circulatory System. Let's continue our travels to The Urinary System.

    Click "Next" (at the bottom of the page). "The Urinary System-Getting Rid of Waste" will appear on your screen.

  20. The kidneys are a _____________ for our blood.
  21. Our body has __________ kidneys and they're located ___________.
  22. Where does our blood go after it leaves our heart? ______________
  23. Why does our blood go the kidneys? _________________________
  24. Once our blood is cleaned by the kidneys, where does it go? ________
  25. How many gallons of fluid pass through our kidneys each day? _______
  26. Each kidney has about 1000 nephrons that act as ________________.

    Congratulations!
      

    Click "Next." Read about the "Bladder." Answer these questions.

  27. How much urine can the bladder hold before it needs to be emptied? ___
  28. Approximately how much water is in urine? ___________%
  29. Kidney failure can be fatal if it is not treated quickly. True or false?

    Way to go!

    **End of Part IV of The Internet Challenge &endash; The Human Body, The Circulatory and Urinary Systems**

    Click "Follow Me Back to the Welcome Page." Scroll down the page. Click on "Glossary." Find the word that matches each definition. (choices: vertebrae, mandible, acids, biceps, pancreas, trachea, inhale)

  30. _____________- is the large muscle in front of the upper arm that flexes the forearm.
  31. _____________- is the tube that joins the bronchi to the lungs.
  32. _____________- is a substance that helps break down food for the digestive process.
  33. _____________- is a long, irregularly shaped gland that produces enzymes and hormones that aid in digestion.
  34. _____________- is the lower bone in your jaw.
  35. _____________- is any of the bones forming the spinal column.
  36. _______- is the process of filling the lungs with fresh, oxygen rich air.

Click here to check your answers.

Impressive detective work. Keep it up!

Write a sentence for each word listed below.

Cartilage -

Exhale -

Ribs -

Good sentences! Way to go!

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