Cells
What is the basic unit of life?
Cells
What kind of muscle tissue is in the heart?
Cardiac muscle
Arteries carry blood ________ the heart
Away from
What is the central nervous system composed of?
The brain and spinal cord
The body's way of adapting and protecting the body against disease is called...
Immunity
What is the function of the nucleolus?
Make ribosomes
Smooth muscle contracts without you having to consciously thinking about it, therefore smooth muscle movement is...
Involuntary
What is the function of red blood cells?
Carry oxygen throughout the body
What is the bottom/posterior section of the brain called?
Cerebellum
What are lymphocytes?
White blood cells
What are the two major differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus & membrane-bound organelles, prokaryotic do not
What is the function of tendons?
Attach muscle to bone
What type of blood can be donated to someone with type O blood?
Only type O
What is a synapse?
Where neurons connect & communicate
A weak or dormant version of a pathogen used to initiate a primary immune response is called a...
Vaccinations
Process and package proteins and lipids
Which muscle of the upper arm is the flexor in the antagonistic muscle pair?
Bicep
What is the aorta and what is its function?
The largest artery of the body, connected to the heart
Carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system
What does the sympathetic nervous system entail?
"fight or flight" and homeostasis functions
Macrophages
Human muscle tissue use a lot of energy for contraction. What organelle do muscle tissue cells likely have a lot of?
Mitochondria
Where is smooth muscle located in the body?
Digestive tract
Urinary tract
Uterus
What does pulmonary circulation do?
Transports oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs and then oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart
What kind of receptors sense substances ingested through the nose or mouth?
Chemoreceptors
A disease in which the immune system itself is attacked
AIDS