Jeopardy

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Jeopardy
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Directions Choose your desired category and the
appropriate points. Remember to phrase your
answer in the form of a question. If you need to
go back to see the answer, push P for previous
and N for next. Good Luck!
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Cardio-vascular System
Heart Main Vessels
Respir-atory System
Muscular System
Digestive System
GrabBag
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Running a marathon is an example of this type of
exercise.
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What is aerobic?
100
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Muscle that is an antagonist of the biceps
brachii.
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What are the triceps brachii?
200
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The fundamental unit of muscle contraction.
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What is the sarcomere?
300
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The neurotransmitter that controls muscle
contraction.
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What is acetylcholine?
400
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Where calcium ions are stored while a muscle is
at rest.
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What is the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)?
500
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The organ that absorbs most of the nutrients in
food.
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What is the small intestine?
100
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The substance that emulsifies fats.
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What is bile?
200
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The organ where chemical digestion of proteins
begins.
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What is the stomach?
300
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If this organ is damaged, lipids wont be
digested as well.
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What is the gall bladder?
400
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This organ removes excess glucose and cholesterol
from the bloodstream.
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What is the liver?
500
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Measurement of the electrical signals in the
heart.
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What is EKG (or ECG)?
100
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The blood vessels where nutrients wastes are
exchanged with the surrounding fluid.
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What are capillaries?
200
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This occurs when the smooth muscle in an
arteriole contracts.
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What is vasoconstriction?
300
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The blood pressure that corresponds to when the
ventricles are contracting.
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What is systolic blood pressure?
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Two things that help blood move along on its way
back to the heart.
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What are respiration (breathing), skeletal muscle
contraction, and valves in veins?
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The vessel that returns blood to the heart from
the lower body (legs, abdomen, etc.).
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What is the inferior vena cava?
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The pacemaker of the heart.
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What is the SA node?
200
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This occurs when plaque causes a blockage in a
coronary artery.
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What is a heart attack?
300
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The vessels that deliver blood to the lungs from
the heart.
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What are pulmonary arteries?
400
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The chamber of the heart that pumps blood through
the aortic valve.
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What is the left ventricle?
500
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The structures that hold the trachea open while
breathing.
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What are cartilage rings?
100
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The passageway shared by food and air.
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What is the pharynx?
200
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The two muscles that allow you to inhale.
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What are the diaphragm and intercoastals?
300
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The structures in the lungs where gas exchange
occurs.
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What are alveoli?
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The structure that prevents food from entering
the trachea.
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What is the epiglottis?
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One of the organs in the alimentary canal with no
digestive function.
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What is the pharynx or esophagus?
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The muscle in the shoulder that allows you to
abduct your arm.
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What is the deltoid?
200
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The building blocks of proteins.
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What are amino acids?
300
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
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What are lacteals?
400
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The four sources of ATP used during exercise, in
the order they are used up.
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What are(1) stored ATP(2) creatine
phosphate(3) lactic acid fermentation(4)
cellular respiration?
500