System Functions
Concentrates and removes liquid waste
urinary system
Which hormone controls the fight or flight response
adrenaline
What structure connects the bones to the muscles?
The tissues used by the body to conduct impulses
nerve tissue
What connects the kidneys to the bladder
ureters
a group of cells that are designed to work together as a unit is a(n)
tissue
Provides movement to the body
muscular system
What is the primary pigment that causes skin color
melanin
Muscles that work without conscious thought are called what?
Involuntary
Which structure controls simple reflexes?
spinal cord
What is the structure that acts as lungs, intestines, and kidneys for a baby growing in its mother’s stomach?
Placenta
Which cell carries oxygen through the blood
red blood cells
supports body and protects vital organs
skeletal system
True or False: B cells are white blood cells that mature in the thymus
true
Which type of tissue connects parts of the body together?
connective tissue
What is the chief organ or the nervous system?
brain
Blood enters the heart through the upper chambers which are called _____.
atria
What is the dome shaped breathing muscle
diaphragm
transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and carries wastes from cells
cardiovascular system
What is the largest lymphatic organ
spleen
The joint that give the shoulders and hips their wide range of motion.
ball-and socket
The _____ controls balance and muscle coordination.
cerebellum
____ is the fertilization of an egg by sperm.
Conception
what is the scientific name for windpipe
trachea
covers and protects the body
integumentary system
What is considered the "master gland"
pituitary gland
The main divisions of skeleton are the _____ and ______ skeleton.
axial and appendicular
The brain and the spinal cord are part of the _____ nervous system?
Central
The largest vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called ____
arteries
What is the smallest living part of the body
cell