Circulatory System
This blood vessel carries blood away from the heart.
What is an artery?
This organ filters the blood gets rid of wastes from the body.
What is the kidney?
This is the definition of digestion.
What is "to break down food"?
This is the official name of our nerve cells.
What is a neuron?
The largest organ in your body is part of the integumentary system. What organ is this?
What is the skin?
This blood cell carries oxygen in your blood vessels.
What is a red blood cell?
What is carbon dioxide?
This tube that connects the mouth and the stomach does not have a role in digesting food.
What is the esophagus?
This chemical messenger travels through the blood to reach its target cell, but can affect the whole body.
What is a hormone?
The ligaments hold these body structures together.
What is a capillary?
What is the bladder?
What is stomach acid?
This body system sends signals more slowly, but the signals are able to reach the whole body.
What is the endocrine system?
The pigment in our skin called that gives our skin color and protects us from UV radiation.
What is melanin?
This process in the lungs brings oxygen into the body and gets rid of carbon dioxide. It occurs in the alveoli.
What is (pulmonary) gas exchange?
This structure in your lungs is shaped like a bunch of grapes. It brings oxygen into your blood.
What is the alveoli?
Water is absorbed in this part of the large intestine.
What is the colon?
This body part connects the brain to the rest of the body.
What is the spinal cord?
The bones help maintain homeostasis of this nutrient.
What is calcium?
This disease occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow to part of the brain.
What is a stroke?
The kidney helps maintain homeostasis of this important thing in your body.
What is water?
This is the structure in the small intestine that absorbs nutrients.
The nervous system sends this type of signal.
What is a nerve impulse? (Or electrical signal)
What type of muscle tissue is responsible for moving things (like blood, food or urine) through the body?
What is smooth muscle tissue?