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Title: Body Systems Jeopardy
Description: Use after or during unit on body systems
Number of Cards: 28
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Author: toddandrobin13
Created: 2002-02-26
Tags: science
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    • Question
    • Answer
    • Side 3
    • $100
      Name one blood type
    • A, B, AB, or O
    • $400
      Smooth muscles can be found where in the body?
    • digestive system, stomach
    • $300
      this gland is at the base of the brain and is sometimes called the "master gland"
    • pituitary gland
    • $200
      This is the point at which bones meet
    • Joints
    • $400
      What is hemophelia
    • a disorder that doesn't allow your blood to clot properly
    • $500
      What is another name for the large intestine
    • Colon
    • $500
      Your vocal cords are contained in what part of the respiratory system
    • the larynx
    • $500
      what are the joints called that allow bones to slide over one another
    • Gliding joints
    • $100
      What does the pancreas do
    • -produces three digestive enzymes one of which is insulin
    • $300
      What is the name of the upper leg bone
    • femur
    • $400
      What does PNS stand for?
    • Peripheral Nervous system
    • $400
      what is the male reproductive gland that controls development of secondary sex characteristics during adolescence.
    • Testes
    • $300
      Name one disorder of the endocrine system
    • diabetes
      goiter
      growth extremes
    • $400
      What does CNS stand for
    • Central Nervous system
    • $100
      this 3lb. organ controls all actions emotions thoughts and memory
    • Brain
    • Name three kinds of muscles.
    • 1. Smooth
      2. Skeletal
      3. Cardiac
    • $200
      These types of cells are carried in the blood and help fight disease
    • white blood cells
    • $300
      Where does digestion begin
    • In your mouth
    • $200
      What is the organ that produces insulin
    • Pancreas
    • $500
      This is the female reproductive gland that controls secondary sex characteristics during adolescence
    • ovaries
    • $200
      Name two kinds of joints
    • hinge
      gliding
      pivot
      ball and socket
    • $400
      A monthly process by which a mature egg and the lining of the uterus are discharged from the female body is called this
    • Mustruation
    • $300
      This part of the brain controls vital body actions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure and digestion.
    • The Brain Stem
    • $200
      These are passages through which air enters the lungs
    • the bronchi
    • $300
      This is the strong flexible tissure that provides cushioning at your joints
    • cartilage
    • $100
      Name two ways to protect the nervous system
    • wear a helmet when bike riding etc. or wear a seat belt
    • $500
      the backbone is made of 24 separate bones called
    • vertabrae
    • $100
      What is the disease of weak brittle bones
    • Osteoporosis