Digestive System
Which organ mainly absorbs nutrients from food?
Small intestine
What organ pumps blood throughout the body?
Heart
How many bones are there in the ADULT human body?
206
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
What is the female reproductive organ that produces eggs?
Ovaries
What substance created by the liver helps to digest fat?
Bile
What blood vessels carry blood AWAY from the heart?
Arteries
What is the longest bone in the body?
Femur
What pigment gives skin its color?
melanin
What male organ produces sperm?
Testes
What finger-like projections help to increase the surface area of the S. intestine?
Villi
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
Left ventricle
What tissue connects bone to bone?
Ligament
Which layer of skin contains blood vessels and nerves?
Dermis
What tube carries an egg from the ovary to the uterus?
Fallopian tube
What is the muscular movement that pushes food through the digestive tract?
Peristalsis?
Which blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart?
Pulmonary veins
What type of join is found in the shoulder?
Ball & Socket
What glands produce sweat?
Sudoriferous glands
What is the inner lining of the uterus that is meant for the implantation of fertilized ovum that sheds if the ovum is not fertilized?
endometrium
What digestive enzyme in saliva begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates?
salivary amylase
Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?
Mitral (bicuspid) valve
What bone protects the spinal cord and is made up of 33 vertebrae?
Vertebral column (spine)
What protein provides strength and waterproofing to the epidermis?
Keratin
What structure connects the developing fetus to the mother for nutrient and waste exchange? (hint: some people eat it)
Placenta