Human Biology Topics
- Alimentary Canal
- A long tube in the body through which food passes along so that it can be digested.
- Aorta
- A blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart.
- Artery
- A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. All arteries, except for the pulmonary artery, contain oxygen.
- Balanced Diet
- The right amount of food and food types to meet a bodies needs.
- Blood
- A liquid that circulates inside the bodies of animals.
- Blood Cells
- Any cells contained in the blood.
- Blood Group
- A human is born with one of four main types of blood.
- Blood Pressure
- The pressure of blood in the main arteries in an animal.
- Blood Vessel
- A tube that carries blood around the body of an animal.
- Bone
- Primarily based on phosphate and carbonate.
- Brain
- An organ in the body which makes decisions and controls muscles in the body.
- Breathing
- Movements which pump air in and out of the body.
- Capillary
- A blood vessel with very thin walls.
- Carbohydrate
- A class of organic compounds including sugars and starches.
- Cholesterol
- A substance which can cause blocks in blood vessels.
- Circulatory System
- A system which carries substances around the body.
- Colon
- The main part of the large intestine. It absorbs water from food.
- Contraceptive
- Something that prevents pregnancy.
- Dietary Fibre
- This helps food to pass through the alimentary canal.
- Embryo
- A young animal growing inside it′s mother or growing inside an egg.
- Fallopian Tube
- A tube in female mammals which carries the egg cell from the ovary to the uterus.
- Fat
- A solid substance that is used by animals as a store of food energy.
- Femur
- The thigh bone in humans.
- Fertilisation
- The joining of the male and female gametes.
- Foetus
- A young animal growing inside it′s mother, a foetus will have the same overall shape and parts of it′s parents.
- Gamete
- A reproductive cell, in humans the male cell is a sperm the female cell is the ovum.
- Gland
- An organ in an organism which makes a particular substance.
- Heart
- A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, a human heart is about the size of a fist.
- Human Biology Books
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- Human Biology Calculations
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- Human Biology Conversions
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- Human Skeleton
- Serves as a scaffold which supports organs, anchors muscles, and protects organs such as the brain, lungs and heart.
- Inferior Vena Cava
- A blood vessel carrying blood to the heart.
- Left Atrium
- The left upper chamber of the heart.
- Left Ventricle
- The left lower chamber of the heart
- Mitral Valve
- The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.
- Ovum
- An unfertilized gamete, the female sex cell.
- Pulmonary Artery
- The blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
- Pulmonary Valve
- The flaps in the heart between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
- Pulmonary Vein
- The blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- Right Atrium
- The right upper chamber of the heart.
- Right Ventricle
- The right lower chamber of the heart.
- Septum
- The muscular wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
- Smell
- Human can detect around 10000 different smells.
- Superior Vena Cava
- A large vein that carries oxygen-poor blood to the right atrium from the upper parts of the body.
- Taste
- Four basic tastes are sour, sweet, salt and bitter.
- Tricuspid Valve
- The flaps between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
- Umbilical Tube
- A tube that connects a growing embryo to the placenta.
- Unit of Blood
- Unit of volume for human blood and its components.
- Urine
- Liquid waste that leaves the body, compostition 96% water, 2% urea, 2% salts.
- Uterus
- The hollow organ where babies grow (the womb).
- Ventricle
- A chamber in the lower part of the heart.
Subjects: Biology