Primates-Humans
Movement that involves using forelimbs and hindlimbs to walk, climb, and swing.
What is quadrupedalism?
The connection between two neurons.
What is a synapse?
A blood protein produced to fight a specific antigen.
What is an antibody?
The breakdown of food particles by enzymes into smaller molecules, eventually becoming the simple macromolecules that can be absorbed into the blood.
What is chemical digestion?
The key functional unit of the kidney, a tube system where blood is filtered to remove waste, and the fluid is reabsorbed to make sure nothing that should be retained ends up being lost.
What is the nephron?
The ability to comfortable walk, run, or hop upright on two feet.
What is bipedalism?
This system is composed of sensory and motor nerves.
What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
The type of immunity you are born with.
What is innate immunity?
The location where diffusion takes place in the lungs.
What is the alveoli?
Machine created by Willem Kolff that could take over some of the function of the kidneys.
What is the dialysis machine?
This physical feature distinguishes monkeys from apes.
What is a tail? (monkeys have tails, while apes do not)
The two types of cells found in the brain.
What are neurons and glia?
All food and drink pass over this lymphoid tissue along the lining of the digestive system before getting into your blood.
What is M.A.L.T (mucous-associated lymphoid tissue)?
Chyme leaves the stomach and travels to this organ.
What is the small intestine?
The reproductive system is controlled by hormones produced in this gland, which is located in the brain.
What is the pituitary gland?
This gives great depth perception, but limits peripheral vision.
What is binocular vision?
Blood cells tested at crime scenes.
The leukocytes (white blood cells). They are the only blood cells with DNA.
The immunity that results from prior infection and subsequent recovery.
What is acquired immunity (a.k.a. adapted immunity, specific immunity)?
Substance that is made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and aids in lipid digestion.
What is bile?
The point at which a female can no longer make gametes.
What is menopause?
A member of the family Hominidae, which includes the great apes and humans.
What is a Hominid?
Blood flows this direction through the veins.
What is toward the heart?
There are five lymphoid organs. Name three.
tonsils, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, appendix
Nerve that goes from the respiratory center in the brainstem to the diaphragm.
What is the phrenic nerve?
Name three parts of the renal system.
Two kidneys, two ureters, urinary bladder, urethra