Respiratory System
What are the two major parts of physiological respiration?
External and Internal Respiration
The gastrointestinal tract is also known as?
The GI tract or the digestive tract.
What are the tubes called that carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
Name the three types of muscle tissue.
Visceral, cardiac, and skeletal
Neurons send signals to other cells through thin fibers called
Axons
When the ___________ contracts, it flattens and the lungs expand, drawing air into the lungs. When it relaxes, air flows out, allowing the lungs to deflate.
Diaphragm
What are the four parts of the digestive system?
The GI tract, liver, pancreas, & gallbladder.
What tubes return blood back to the heart?
Veins
Bones contain more ______ than any other organ.
Calcium
What type of neurons react to physical stimuli such as light, sound and touch and send feedback to the central nervous system about the body's surrounding environment?
Sensory Neurons
What are the air sac at the end of the bronchioles called?
Alveoli
What does the excretory system in humans mainly consists of?
The kidneys and bladder.
The heart has specialized cardiac muscle tissue that make it act like a ______.
Pump
Muscles are the only tissue that has the ability to ______ therefore it can move other body parts.
Contract
The human nervous system has two parts, name them.
Central Nervous System and the Peripheral nervous system
The windpipe is also known as the?
Trachea
After you swallow food, ________ pushes down the food from your esophagus to your stomach.
Peristalsis
Name one of the three circuits of the circulatory system.
Pulmonary, systemic, and coronary circuits
The cardiac and visceral muscles are primarily responsible for transporting substances like _____ or ______ to one part of the body to another.
Blood or food
Name the three classes of neurons.
Sensory, Motor, and Inter Neurons
Name the parts between the Nasal Cavity and the Primary Bronchus.
_________, _________, and ________
Pharynx, Larynx, and Trachea
While we consume food and drink to nourish the body and provide energy, the excretory system ensures that ___________ is maintained.
homeostasis
The heart is divided into four chambers, what are the chambers called?
Atrium and ventricle
The atria receive the blood and the ventricle pumps the blood.
The human skeleton is broken up into two divisions, name the divisions.
The axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton
What is the Medulla oblongata also known as?
The brain stem