Plants
The stigma, style, and ovary make up a flower's ? .
What is the pistil?
A disease that is severe but short lasting.
What is an acute disease?
When the rounded head of one bone fits into an indentation on another bone, they form a(n) ? joint.
What is a ball-and-socket joint.
The liquid portion of the blood is ? .
What is plasma?
The iron-containing protein that allows blood cells to transport oxygen is albumin.
What is hemoglobin?
The vascular tissue that carries sugar from a plant's leaves to the roots and stem is ? .
What is the phloem?
A disease that cannot be spread from person to person.
What is a noncommunicable disease?
The long bone of the upper arm is the ? .
What is the humerus?
The body system that transports oxygen and nutrients to cells and carries away waste products is the ? system.
What is the circulatory system?
The hormones insulin and glucagon regulate the level of ? in the blood.
What is glucose?
Nonflowering plants that reproduce by seeds not covered by the walls of an ovary are classified as ? .
What are gymnosperms?
A disease that is caused by gradual loss of organ function.
What is a degenerative disease?
A bulged end of a long bone is a(n) ? .
What is the epiphysis?
The heart muscle receives blood through the ? arteries.
What are the
A chemical messenger that is produced by some white blood cells and that causes inflammation is interferon.
What is histamine?
A plant with parallel veins, flower petals in multiples of three, and a fibrous root system is most likely a ? ..
What is a monocot?
A disease that occurs during development in the mother's womb and is present at birth.
What is congenital disease?
The two broad divisions of the skeletal system are the ? skeleton and appendicular skeleton.
What is the axial skeletal system?
The working units of the kidneys that filter wastes from the blood are ? .
What are the nephrons?
What organ filters blood from the digestive system and manufactures many chemical substances?
What is the liver?
What type of simple dry fruit consists of a pod that splits open upon ripening?
What is a legume?
A disease that occurs when the immune system attacks the body.
What is a autoimmune disease?
What membrane prevents friction between the rib cage and lungs?
What is the pleura?
What is the contracting and pumping phase of the cardiac cycle?
What is the systole cycle?
What are microscopic blood vessels that connect arteries and veins and supply body tissues with blood?
What are capillaries?