Circulatory System
A vital organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
What is the Heart?
A liquid in the mouth that helps break down food.
An organ whose primary function is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
What is the lungs?
Stores urine.
What is the bladder?
"Stations" in the lymphatic system that allow filtration of pathogens using lymphocytes.
What is lymph nodes?
Carries blood to the heart.
What are veins?
What is chemical and mechanical digestion
Part of the respiratory system known as the "voice box."
What is the larynx?
The heaviest internal organ.
Cells that have memory in lymphnodes.
The components of the blood.
What are red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma?
The first part of the small intestine and connects to the stomach.
What is the duodenum?
Allows air to pass in and out of the lungs. Also known as the windpipe.
What is trachea?
Purposes of the Liver.
What is detoxifies
or
store nutrients
or
filters blood
The function(s) of the lymphatic system.
or
provides a system to protect from pathogens?
or
provides absorption and transport of products of fat digestion?
A blood disorder where a person doesn't have enough red blood cells.
Lowers blood glucose levels.
What is insulin?
Small sac-like structures at the end of the bronchioles.
What are alveoli?
Carries urine from the liver to the bladder.
what is the ureter?
Components in Lymphatic system.
What is lacteals, lymph vessels, and lymph nodes?
Special blood pressure sensors in the aortic arch.
What are baroreceptors?
Bile's role in the digestive system.
What is bile emulsifies fat?
Prevents food or water from entering the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
The loop in nephrons responsible for reabsorbing water and sodium chloride.
Lymphocytes in lymph nodes that are responsible for producing antibodies.
What are B cells?