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Name the five functions of the skeletal system.
Provides support, allows movement, protects vital organs, produces blood cells, stores minerals and fats.
This organ is known as the "engine" of the body, and is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
Known as the control center of the body, this organ is responsible for directing complex tasks in the body, as well as housing important information such as memory, personality, motor skills, etc.
What is the brain?
This organ of the digestive system is responsible for digesting food by crushing it through contractions and via acidic fluid inside of it.
What is the stomach?
The immune system was designed to protect the body from bacteria, viruses, fungal cells, and other __________.
What are pathogens?
What is oxygen?
This hormone is secreted for only 2 hours during a set period of time in your body. During this period, you begin to feel more tired, prompting you to sleep. If you do not go to sleep during this window, the hormone is no longer being made, making sleep far more difficult.
What is melatonin?
This organ is responsible for holding onto urine before it is ready to leave the body.
What is the bladder?
Most of a baby's skeleton is made up of this substance.
What is cartilage?
These types of vessels are responsible for taking oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.
What are arteries?
This cell is responsible for sending and receiving electrical messages in the brain.
What is a neuron?
This tube like organ connects the stomach and the mouth.
What is the esophagus?
This cell comes in a variety of types and sizes. It's main job is to locate and destroy pathogens in the body.
What are white blood cells?
This organ is the main muscle of the respiratory system, responsible for creating negative pressure in the lungs to draw in air and then contracting to release the pressure.
What is the diaphragm?
This hormone's creation is stimulated by sunlight. Known as the "motivation" hormone, it is responsible for directing attention and maintaining stable energy levels throughout the day. At the end of the day, it breaks down naturally into melatonin.
What is serotonin?
These bean shaped organs are responsible for filtering waste products from the blood and returning healthy blood to the body.
What are kidneys?
Bone marrow inside the bones is responsible for making these cells which are responsible for transporting oxygen and other nutrients in the body.
What are red blood cells?
These types of blood vessels take blood towards the heart.
What are veins?
This state of the body is the main function of the nervous system. It is a word deriving from the Greek words for "Similar" and "Holding still."
What is homeostasis?
The esophageal muscles use these contractions to take food down to the stomach.
What is peristalsis?
Diseases such as the flu and the common cold are typically spread via this.
What is direct or indirect contact with an infected person?
These tiny air sacks at the end of the bronchi are surrounded by capillaries. In these sacks, gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What are alveoli?
These two hormones are known for jumpstarting the process of puberty in adolescence. While both are found within the human body, people with XY chromosomes have more of one of the two hormones, and vice versa with people having XX chromosomes. The two hormones are also responsible for bone health, and mental health.
What is testosterone and estrogen?
These substance is the main waste product filtered out of the body, and is what gives urine it's name.
What is urea?
These muscles are not controlled by your conscious mind, and are controlled primarily by automatic brain signals.
What are involuntary muscles?
This recessive blood type is known as the "Universal Donor."
What is O type blood?
This area of the body is responsible for automatic body functions, such as breathing or regulating heartbeat. Located at the base of the brain, it is the main connection between the brain and the spinal cord.
What is the brain stem?
This organ is a part of the large intestine, and houses a great amount of latent bacteria responsible for helping to break down complex food left over from the process of digestion. It occasionally becomes infected by it's own bacteria, leading to a rapidly devolving and deadly disease.
What is the appendix?
This body system consists of a series of organs and vessels is home to the network of white blood cells that patrol the body.
What is the lymphatic system?
This chemical you inhale via cigarettes and vapes is a strong stimulant and is highly addictive.
What is nicotine?
This hormone, secreted from the pancreas during the process of digestion, is responsible for breaking down large sugar molecules into simpler carbohydrates for the body. The disease known as diabetes occurs whenever the pancreas is unable to make enough of this vital hormone.
What is insulin?
This organ is responsible for passing urine out of the body.
What is the urethra?
This muscle type solely makes up the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
A person who is heterozygous for type B blood would have this genotype.
What is Bo?
Phineas Gage famously has this area of his brain damaged by a railroad spike while working with explosives. While the severe injury did not kill him, it did permanently alter his personality and ability to regulate his emotions.
What is the frontal cortex?
This fluid with a similar ph. to water is the first stage of the chemical digestive process. It's job is to break down complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars.
What is saliva?
This type of cancer causes a reduction in the number of healthy white blood cells, weakening the immune system.
What is Leukemia?
The small flap of skin that protects the trachea from foreign substances when you swallow closes automatically whenever it indicates negative pressure in the mouth due to the act of swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
This hormone is otherwise known as the "love" hormone. Secreted during activities of human bonding such as spending time with a loved one, it's main job is to foster feelings of care and devotion to either a romantic partner, family member, or dear friend.
What is oxytocin?
This organ, the largest of the body, is responsible for secreting wastes via sweat and oil glands. It's color changes in response to a chemical known as melanin.
What is skin?