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Internet
Challenge #1: The Human Body
Part V
Welcome back to
The Internet Challenge on the Human Body.
Lets
travel to another website.
Type in the URL: http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4245
Name of website: Our First Web Page on
the Human Body &endash; Steve and Eric
Click on "The
Brain."
- What is the average weight of the brain?
______________________
Click "Back" in the
upper left hand corner. Then, click on "The Eye." (Or,
click "Eye" at the bottom of your
screen.)
- The eye is approximately ___________centimeters
long.
- Identify the different parts of the eye: (a) the
white part of your eye is called the _____________; (b)
the colored part is called ______________; (c) the dark
center of your eye is called the
_____________________.
- Why do your pupils get bigger when you're in a
dark room? ____________
Click "Heart" at
the bottom of your screen.
- The size of your heart can be compared to
_______________________.
- Which side of your heart is stronger?
__________________________
Click "Lungs" at
the bottom of your
screen.
- Why is the left lung smaller than the right side
of your lung? __________
Click "Intestines"
at the bottom of your screen.
- What is the main purpose of the intestines?
______________________
Click "Kidneys" at
the bottom of your screen.
- Why should you drink a lot of water if it's hot
outside? _______________
- What is dialysis?
_________________________________________
Click "Liver" at
the bottom of your screen.
- At any given time, the liver contains ___% of all
the blood in your body.
- What is hepatitis?
________________________________________
- What is one way to avoid hepatitis?
____________________________
- Does your body need more or less bile after you
eat a meal containing a lot of fatty and fried foods?
_________________
Click "Mouth" at
the bottom of your screen.
- The first part of the digestive process is called
the __________ digestion.
- What does "mechanical digestion" mean?
________________________
- There are ________ main kinds of teeth and each
has a special purpose in helping to get the food ready
for the ___________.
Click "Stomach" at
the bottom of your screen.
- As food enters the stomach, the muscular walls
____________________.
- Food leaves the stomach as a semi-liquid material
called ______________.
 Click
here to check your answers.
Very good
investigative work.
Last stop of this
Internet Challenge Adventure: The Creative Writing
Section.
Extra Credit. You've
just taken a journey through the human body and learned a
lot of information about each system. Pretend that you're a
heart, lungs, kidneys or the spine. Tell why you're an
important part of the human body. What's your role in the
body? What would happen if your body didn't have you? Write
your thoughts on a separate piece of paper. Your
paragraph(s) should contain 60-90 words in
it.
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Congratulations!
You've completed Internet Challenge #1 on The Human Body.
You did a great job in developing your research proficiency
on the Internet and in improving your reading and writing
skills. Consider yourself an accomplished cyberspace
explorer.
Created
by GCRuane for HISD/DOIT
Copyright, 1999, HISD/DOIT
06/28/99
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