Skeletal System
Circulatory I
Circulatory II
Blood
Integumentary
100

How many bones are in the human body?

206

100

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

heart

100

__________ is a series of pressure waves within an artery caused by the contractions of the left ventricle

pulse

100

What is blood?

A liquid medium of connective tissue that distributes nutrients and gases throughout the body and fights disease.

100

What does the main organ of the integumentary system?

skin

200

What are the two skeletons in your body?

axial & appendicular


200

What 2 systems makeup the circulatory system?

Cardiovascular + Lymphatic

200

What is the upper chamber of the heart

What is the lower chamber?

atrium

ventricle

200

Plasma is ____% water

90

200

What is the largest organ in the human body?

skin

300

Surface of long bone that contains a network of blood vessels, which supply nutrients, and nerves, which signal pain

periosteum

300

What is the wall that separates the right and left side of the heart?

septum

300

_________ are flaps of tissue that open in only one direction

valves

300

What is another name for red blood cells?

erythrocytes

300

What is the pigment that determines your hair & skin color?

Melanin

400

narrow channel in the center of each cylinder in which Blood vessels run through to create a network that carries nourishment to the living bone tissue.

Haversian canal

400

Which side of the heart pumps to the lungs

right

400

____________ is the force that blood exerts against the inside walls of a blood vessel

blood pressure

400

Name 2 different types of white blood cells we have studied?

lymphocytes

phagocytes

400

What is the outer-layer of skin called?

Inner?

Epidermis

dermis

500

What are the 5 types of movable joints? Name examples!

hinge, ball & socket, saddle, gliding, pivot

Examples:

saddle = thumb

ball & socket = shoulder & hip

hinge = elbow & knee

gliding = foot

pivot = neck

500

Name all 3 circulation and what they do

Systemic: pumps blood to everything BUT the lungs

Pulmonary: pumps blood to the lungs

Lymphatic: Immune system helps fight disease

500

Who discovered the circulation of the heart & name one old incorrect theory

William Harvey

Incorrect Theory

1) that your heart pumps new blood every time

2) that your blood evaporates through your skin

500

What do red & white blood cells do & what is the difference?

Red: delivers oxygen and nutrients

white: fights illness

500

What type of tissue is in the epidermis?

epithelial

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