Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes
The bone that forms the back of the head.
What is the occipital bone?
This is the process by which cells produce energy using oxygen.
What is cellular respiration?
This muscular organ churns food and mixes it with gastric juices.
What is the stomach?
This is the main control center of the nervous system.
What is the brain?
This muscular organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
The joint connecting the upper arm to the shoulder blade.
What is the shoulder joint?
The maintenance of a stable internal environment is called this.
What is homeostasis?
The majority of nutrient absorption happens in this part of the digestive tract.
What is the small intestine?
These cells transmit electrical signals throughout the body.
What are neurons?
These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are the arteries?
The kneecap is known by this anatomical term.
What is patella?
This feedback mechanism enhances a physiological process.
What is positive feedback?
This large organ produces bile to help break down fats.
What is the liver?
This part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This type of circulation delivers oxygenated blood throughout the body and delivers deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
What is systemic circulation?
These bones are connected to both the phalanges and the tarsals.
What are the metatarsals?
This organ is responsible for regulating blood sugar by producing insulin.
What is the pancreas?
This enzyme-rich organ sits behind the stomach and aids in digestion and blood sugar regulation.
What is the pancreas?
This insulating layer speeds up signal transmissions in axons.
What is the myelin sheath?
This upper chamber of the heart receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs.
What is the left atrium?
This muscle group extends the leg at the knee.
What are the quadriceps?
This system controls involuntary bodily functions like heart rate and digestion.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This valve controls the release of food from the stomach into the small intestine.
What is the pyloric sphincter?
This neurotransmitter is associated with movement and reward, and is often absent in people with Parkinson's disease.
What is dopamine?
This node, known as the heart's pacemaker, electrically initiates the heartbeat.
What is the sinoatrial(SA) node?