Skeletal
Bones, cartilage, and ligaments
What is the skeletal system composed/made of?
Oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide
What are substances that the cardiovascular system transports?
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart vs blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
What is arteries vs veins?
The nervous system is composed of:
What is the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that run throughout your body?
The largest part of the brain
What is the cerebrum?
Calcium
What is a vital mineral that makes up part of our bones?
The heart pumping the lowest amount of blood you need
What is resting heart rate?
Blood vessels that are one cell thick and where materials are exchanged between blood and body cells
What are capillaries?
Nerves that send impulses to a muscle or gland, which makes it react in response
What is a motor neuron?
Ways that the spinal cord is protected
What is:
1. The vertebral column surrounds and protects the spinal cord
2. Layers of connective tissue (that also surround the brain) surround the spinal cord
3. Fluid (called cerebrospinal fluid) also surrounds the spinal cord
Cells that are found in the bone marrow and can become other cells
What are stem cells?
Force from the heart ventricles' contractions that pushes against the walls of blood vessels
What is blood pressure?
The inside space of a blood vessel
What is a lumen?
Chemicals that are released into the synapse
What are neurotransmitters?
The lobe in the brain that is responsible for visual perception (like color, motion, etc)
What is the occipital lobe?
Dense, fibrous, and flexible connective tissue that supports weight, absorbs shock, and protects bones
What is cartilage?
High blood pressure
What is hypertension?
The chamber of the heart that re-oxygenated blood first enters after leaving the lung
What is the left atrium?
The two main divisions of the nervous system
What is the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?
The lobe of the brain that is responsible for receiving and processing sensory input (like temperature, touch, pressure, etc)
What is the parietal lobe?
Connective tissues that hold bones together, and connective tissues that hold muscles to bones
What is the difference between ligaments and tendons?
The device used to measure blood pressure
What is a sphygmomanometer?
The valve in which deoxygenated blood leaves the right ventricle and into the pulmonary artery
What is the pulmonary valve?
The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary actions
What is the somatic nervous system?
The part of the brain that is a main part of emotional processing (e.g. any emotions, fear, and motivation)
What is the amygdala?