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Fats

________ break down using insulin into fatty acids and glycerol.

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Egestion

________ is when undigested food leaves your body as faeces.

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oviduct

The ________ carries the ovum from the ovary to the uterus and this is where the sperm meets the ovum, and the ovum is fertilized here.

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trachea

You have a(n) ________, which is the pipe connecting to the nose and the mouth and where oxygen goes.

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Starch

________ is too big to be absorbed so it has to be digested, and it is digested into sugars (glucose)

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amniotic fluid

The baby is surrounded by ________ which provides protection and cushioning for the baby.

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carbon dioxide

In your lungs, oxygen from the air diffuses into your blood, and at the same time, ________ and water, which are waste products of respiration, are breathed out into the air.

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cervix

The ________ is a part separating the uterus and the vagina.

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scrotum

The ________ is a sack of skin that holds the testes, and the testes make sperm continuously after puberty.

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Proteins

________ get digested into amino acids, which are ordered differently depending on what cell they are going to or going to be created as.

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Calcium

________ is important for making up bones and your teeth, and iron is important for making red blood cells.

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Veins

________ have valves which stop the blood going the wrong direction and causing complications.

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Circulation

________ is the transport of blood (which carries glucose and oxygen) around the body.

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gas exchange

Capillaries are tiny tubes which are extremely thin, making them really productive for ________ as they can go in and out really easily.

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puberty

After ________ starts for a woman, every month (or 28 days) an egg or ovum is released from the ovary.

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vagina

The sperm is designed to swim from the ________ to the oviduct.

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DNA

The egg and the sperm contain 50 % of the ________ needed to make a human, and together they make 100 % of a human.

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Arteries

________ do not have them as the blood flow is strong enough to make the blood constantly flow correctly.

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uterus

The ________ is sometimes called the womb.

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Kwashiorkor

________ is a disease that is caused by a lack of proteins.

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Diffusion

________ is the movement of substances from high to low concentrations.

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sperm

The ________ is small and has no food storage.

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Digestion

________ is the breaking down of large, insoluble food molecules into small, soluble ones by the body for absorption.

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sugary carbohydrates

There are some nutrients you can absorb without digesting them, as they are small enough, such as vitamins, minerals and ________.

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urethra

The ________ is where both sperm and pee come out from.

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Valves

________ open when blood is flowing in the right direction, and the ________ shut if the blood tries to flow in the opposite direction.

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Aerobic respiration

________ is a chemical reaction that happens in your cells.

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placenta

The ________ has a large surface area.

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Fertilization

________ happens in the oviduct which is where the sperm meets the egg.

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male sex cell

The ________ is called sperm.

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Capillaries

________ also have a wall that is one cell thick, which makes gas exchange very easy as gasses can pass by really easily.

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Oxygen

________ diffuses from the lungs, which has a high concentration, to your blood, which has a low concentration.

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Alveoli

________ are spongy and have a large surface area.

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digestive journey

The ________ begins in the mouth and goes down the oesophagus (gullet) where muscles push the food down.

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female sex cell

The ________ is called ovum, or egg.

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sperm duct

The ________ is a pipe connected to the testes and the urethra.

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cervix

The ________ is the opening, or the ‘ neck, of the uterus and it is on top of the vagina.

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vagina

The ________ connects the cervix to the outside of the body and the sperm is deposited here during sex.

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uterus

The ________ is where the foetus is made and held.

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oviduct

The ________ is where the sperm and the ovum meet.

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Proteins

________ are especially important when we are growing as they make new cells.

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Fats

________ are very similar to carbohydrates; however, they are less healthy and having too many fats can cause obesity.

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carbon dioxide

In addition, phenol red is a(n) ________ indicator, going from red /orange to yellow.

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vagina

The ________ meets the penis and that is where the sperm is inserted.

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carbon dioxide

There are two liquids that change colour when in contact with ________; limewater (which goes from clear to milky white) and hydrogen carbonate indicator (which goes from orange to yellow)

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Each side is also divided into two parts

the atrium (at the top) and the ventricle (at the bottom)

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