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Brain cell

brain

Oxygen

A human brain is made up of billions of cells.

Every cell in the brain needs oxygen to stay alive and function.

  1. How does a cell in the brain get oxygen?

A

It makes its own oxygen.

B

It takes oxygen from the air.

C

It takes oxygen from the lungs.

D

It takes oxygen from the blood.

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Brain cell

brain

Oxygen

A human brain is made up of billions of cells.

Every cell in the brain needs oxygen to stay alive and function.

  1. How would you explain your answer to question 1?

A

The lungs absorb oxygen from air we breathe in.

B

The circulatory system carries oxygen from air in the lungs to all cells in the body.

C

Oxygen is made by cellular respiration.

D

Oxygen from air diffuses through the body to all of its cells.

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Brain cell

brain

Food

A human brain is made up of billions of cells.

Every cell in the brain needs glucose from food to stay alive and function.

  1. How does a cell in the brain get glucose?

A

It takes glucose from food in the mouth.

B

It takes glucose from the stomach and intestines.

C

It takes glucose from the blood.

D

It makes its own glucose.

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Brain cell

brain

Oxygen

A human brain is made up of billions of cells.

Every cell in the brain needs oxygen to stay alive and function.

  1. How would you explain your answer to question 1?

A

Glucose is made by cellular respiration.

B

The digestive system absorbs glucose from digested food.

C

The circulatory system carries glucose from digested food to all cells in the body.

D

Glucose from digested food diffuses through the body to all of its cells.