Close Quarters
The structure in the lower neck, just below the pharynx
What is the trachea?
A digestive system with very little significance that can be removed
What is the appendix?
The hormone that regulates blood sugar levels
What is insulin?
The system that filters blood and creates urine as a by-product
What is the urinary system?
The stoppage of bleeding
What is hemostasis?
The organ that sits underneath the liver
What is the gallbladder?
The largest organ, mainly used for protection
What is the skin?
The hormone used to treat severe allergic reactions
What is epinephrine?
The system that breaks down food into smaller molecules for the body to absorb and use
What is the digestive system?
The blood vessels with the smallest diameter
What are capillaries?
The first part of the small intestine, connecting to the stomach
What is the duodenum?
Where the majority of nutrient absorption occurs
What is the small intestine?
The hormone that stimulates the gallbladder to contract and release bile
What is cholecystokinin?
The system that carries fluids throughout the body via blood, blood vessels, and the heart
What is the circulatory system?
The blood type lacking both a and b antigens
What is type O?
The heart valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
Veins that transport deoxygenated blood back to the heart
What are the vena cavas?
The hormone that regulates water and electrolyte balance by controlling the kidney’s water release
What is antidiuretic hormone?
The system facilitating gas exchange between the body and the environment
What is the respiratory system?
Unwanted blood clotting
What is thrombosis?
The u-shaped part of the nephron in the kidneys
What is the loop of Henle?
The initial site of blood filtration in the kidneys, made up of a network of capillaries
What is the glomerulus?
The hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in response to low partial pressure of oxygen in the blood
What is erythropoietin?
Part of the immune system that maintains fluid balance, absorbs fats, and fights infections
What is the lymphatic system?
The process of breaking down blood clots after they’ve formed
What is fibrinolysis?