Foundations of Anatomy & Body Systems
This mineral provides bones with strength and rigidity.
What is calcium
These cells transmit electrical signals throughout the nervous system
What are neurons
A blood pH below 7.35 is known as this condition.
What is acidosis
This digestive organ produces bile, which helps emulsify fats during digestion.
What is the liver
This hormone lowers blood glucose levels.
What is insulin?
his connective tissue attaches muscle to bone.
What are tendons
This type of muscle is voluntary and attached to bones.
What is skeletal muscle
This chamber pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation.
What is the left ventricle?
This organ is the primary site of nutrient absorption.
What is the small intestine?
This hormone increases water reabsorption by the kidneys.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
This directional term means “closer to the midline of the body.
What is medial
This part of the brain coordinates balance, posture, and movement.
What is the cerebellum?
These blood cells transport oxygen using haemoglobin.
What are erythrocytes (red blood cells)
These structures increase surface area for absorption of nutrients.
What are Villi
These white blood cells produce antibodies.
What are B lymphocytes?
This body plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
What is the transverse (horizontal) plane?
These structures in the retina detect light and allow vision.
What are photoreceptors
These tiny air sacs are the site of gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
This is the functional unit of the kidney responsible for urine formation.
What is the nephron?
This system uses the nervous, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and urinary systems together to maintain a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis
This process allows bones to grow, repair, and remodel throughout life.
What is ossification
During strenuous exercise, this body system responds first to increased carbon dioxide levels by increasing the rate and depth of breathing.
What is the respiratory system
This blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
What is the pulmonary artery?
This electrolyte is the major extracellular cation and plays a role in fluid balance.
What is Sodium (Na)
This is the body's preferred mechanism for maintaining homeostasis by reversing changes away from a normal set point.
What is negative feedback