Digestive System
This is the breakdown of food, and can be mechanical of chemical.
What is digestion?
This is the balloon-like organ where urine is stored before excretion.
What is the bladder?
This is the term for a series of events in response to a wound, which includes swelling and the release of histamine.
What is inflammation?
This is part of the innate immune system and is generally considered to be the first barrier preventing infection.
What is the skin?
This hormone is produced in response to high blood sugar and encourages glucose absorption.
What is insulin?
This long, muscular tube connects the pharynx to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
This is the short tube that connects the bladder to the external environment.
What is the urethra?
These immune cells stay in your body after an infection.
What are memory B cells?
This sticky compound is produced in places like the nose and lungs, to trap and remove pathogens.
What is mucus?
This hormone is produced in response to low blood sugar and encourages the release of stored glucose.
What is glucagon?
Sometimes also called the colon, this is where water will be absorbed from undigested food.
What is the large intestine?
This is the term for any compound that increases urine production.
What is a diuretic?
These immune cells protect the body by engulfing and digesting germs.
What are macrophages/neutrophils?
When activated, these cells will seek and destroy cells showing signs of infection.
What are killer T-cells?
This gland is found on top of the kidneys, which gives a name to one of its main hormones: epinephrine.
What are the adrenal glands?
This mixture of partially digested food.
What is chyme?
This toxic substance is produced as a consequence of protein metabolism.
What is ammonia?
Describe the difference between innate and adaptive immune responses.
Answers will vary.
These proteins are secreted by B cells and bind to and deactivate specific antigens.
What are antibodies?
This female reproductive organ is also responsible for producing estrogen.
What are the ovaries?
These finger-like extensions of the small intestine increase the surface are for nutrient absorption.
What are villi?
Where is the sight of filtration in the kidneys?
What is the nephron?
Give three differences between the Lymphatic and Cardiovascular Systems.
This medical technique protects the body by eliciting a primary immune response without exposing the body to any real harm.
What is vaccination?
This is the term for a type of regulatory cycle where the end product encourages more of the cycle to occur.
What is positive feedback?