digestive system
How does food move through your digestive tract?
By wavelike muscle contractions
what weakens the immune system?
infections like the flu virus, mono (mononucleosis), and measles
What are the main excretory functions of the large intestine?
The main excretory function of the large intestine is to eliminate solid waste that remains after food is digested and water is extracted from the indigestible matter.
what is the smallest bone in the body
The stapes
True or false:
without reproduction, we die
true
Where does most of the digestive process take place?
the small intestine
what helps the immune system
what is the most common problem in the excretory system?
Bladder problems
bone responsible for holding your respiratory system
ribcage
what do the testes do
produce sperm and deliver totastrone
What does the liver do to help digestion?
makes a digestive juice called bile that helps digest fats and some vitamins
Which of these terms can be defined as the inability of the immune system to effectively mount a response to a pathogen?
immunodeficiency
List organs of the urinary system
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra
26
how are eggs made
The eggs develop from tiny cells inside the ovaries, going through various stages of development – known as oogenesis – until they are released once a month during ovulation
What can harm the intestinal lining?
High sugar diets
True or false: The adaptive immune system is responsible for generating long-lasting immunity through vaccination.
True
How is the formation of urine regulated?
Endocrine hormones, including antidiuretic hormone from the posterior pituitary gland, parathyroid hormone from the parathyroid glands, and aldosterone from the adrenal glands regulate urine formation.
the most important bone
the femur
most important reproductive organs