SCIENCE 4 REVIEWER FOR THE SECOND PERIODIC EXAM

TERMS TO REVIEW

COLD- BLOODED ANIMALS - These are animals whose body temperature

goes with the temperature of
their environment.

STOMACH - It is an elastic large muscular pear-shaped

bag with a multi-chambered organ
located crosswise in the abdominal cavity
beneath the diaphragm.

ADAPTATION - It is the ability of the animals to adjust

to certain environmental condition.

HABITAT - It is the place where animals live.

WARM – BLOODED ANIMALS -They have a body temperature that remains

almost constant even if the
temperature changes.

HEART - It is a hollow muscular organ located in the

chest cavity between the lungs.

LIVER - Its primary function is to take away toxins out

of the blood.

GALL BLADDER - It acts as reservoir for holding bile on its way

from liver to the intestines.

LUNGS - Their main function is to combine oxygen with

the blood and to eliminate carbon dioxide.

KIDNEYS - Its major function is to sustain the body’s

chemical balance by getting out waste products
and excess fluid in the form of urine.

PANCREAS - It produces enzymes that break our food down

small enough to be absorbed into our body
and produces the hormones insulin and glucagon.
URINARY BLADDER - Its main function is to collect urine excreted by
the kidneys before disposal by the process
called urination.

AORTA – major artery of the body

SMALL INTESTINE – it is where final digestion takes place

VENTRICLES – the pumping chambers of the heart.

*Match each disease description with the body organ that is

affected. Page ( 122-123)
Ex.Diarrhea – it is a loose liquid bowel movement
Look for the meaning of the ff. ( Alzheimers , Stroke
,Kidney stone,UTI, Colitis, Constipation , Bone Tumor,
Osteoporosis,liver Cancer, Hypertension )

*Read Care for the Major Organs of the Human Body page
124-125. Put a check on the ff.

Ex. 1.Always cover your nose if there is a smoke.

2. Proper hygiene is not important.