Terms
The outer layer of skin.
What is epidermis?
This protects the cell from invaders.
What is the cell membrane?
The special kind of cell that lines your mouth, nose, and throat.
What is mucous membrane?
Made up of the brain and spinal cord.
What is the Central Nervous system?
Drugs that destroy or stop the growth of bacteria.
What are antibiotics?
A break or crack in the bone.
What is fracture.
The control center of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
The sugar controller of the Endocrine system.
What is the pancreas? (Islets of Langerhans)
This part of the brain controls thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
What is the Cerebrum?
A depressant made from fermented grain or fruit juices.
What is alcohol?
Tiny air sacs in the lungs.
What are alveoli?
These are formed from cells.
What are tissues?
The body’s ability to fight off disease.
What is immunity?
The “wires” of your communication system.
What are nerves?
The best known and most widely used antibacterial drug.
What is penicillin?
Made up of organs performing similar tasks.
What are systems.
Tiny organs that perform chemical reactions and functions in the cells.
What are organelles?
The “master gland” of the endocrine system.
What is the pituitary gland?
Send messages to your brain which allow you to smell.
What are olfactory receptors?
Drugs that relieve pain without causing numbness.
What are analgesics?
Muscles that are weak or underdeveloped.
What is atrophic?
Your body is made up of tiny living units called this.
What are cells?
“Fight or flight” these organs sit atop the kidneys.
What are adrenal glands?
These carry messages from the inner ear to the brain.
What are auditory nerves?
A drug found in tobacco that stimulates the heart and nervous system.
What is nicotine?