Organ Functions I
Organ Functions II
Vocab I
Vocab II
Miscellaneous
100
Connects the pharynx to the stomach.
What is Esophagus?
100
Urine is stored here until it exits the body.
What is the Urinary Bladder?
100
This occurs when too little water is absorbed
What is diarrhea?
100
The throat.
What is the pharynx?
100
The process where food is broken down so it can pass into the bloodstream.
What is digestion?
200
Tube that connects the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
What is a Ureter?
200
Absorption of water happens here.
What is the Large Intestine?
200
Produced by the liver to help with digestion of fats.
What is bile?
200
Microscopic filters found in the kidneys.
What are nephrons?
200
This nutrient is broken down in the mouth.
What are carbohydrates?
300
Absorption of nutrients happens here.
What is the Small Intestine?
300
Creates bile and stores nutrients.
What is the Liver?
300
Type of digestion that uses enzymes to break down food.
What is Chemical Digestion?
300
The wearing down of the mucus lining in the stomach causes these.
What are ulcers?
300
This breaks down proteins into amino acids so they can pass into the bloodstream.
What are enzymes?
400
Produces insulin.
What is the Pancreas?
400
Carries filtered blood away from the kidneys.
What is a vein?
400
This signals the kidneys to absorb more water.
What is an antidiuretic hormone?
400
The soupy liquid formed in the stomach after digestion occurs there.
What is chyme?
400
These structures help increase the surface area of the small intestine.
What are villi?
500
Flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the windpipe.
What is the Epiglottis?
500
Carries unfiltered blood to the kidneys.
What is an artery?
500
These compounds cause the kidneys to create more urine.
What is a diuretic?
500
The muscle contractions that move food through the digestive system.
What is peristalsis?
500
Eating fiber helps feces pass more easily through this organ.
What is the Large Intestine?
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