Tissues
Chemistry of Life
Muscles
Nervous System
Endocrine/Blood
100

This is the primary tissue type that forms the outer layer of the skin and lines body cavities?

Epithelial tissue

100

This type of bond is created when atoms transfer electrons to each other?
 

Ionic bond

100

This type of muscle contraction occurs when muscle tension increases without a change in length?
 

Isometric contraction

100

This part of the brainstem is involved in controlling heart rate and blood vessel diameter
 

Medulla 

100

This gland is known for influencing a wide range of body processes and is often referred to as the "master gland"

Pituitary

200

Tissue type that is involved in connecting and supporting various structures throughout the body?

Connective tissue

200

This term describes a positively charged ion

Cation

200

This muscle is primarily responsible for enlarging the thoracic cavity to aid in breathing?
 

Diaphragm

200


This division of the Autonomic Nervous System causes the fight or flight response



Sympathetic Nervous System

200

This gland secretes a hormone that regulates calcium levels in the blood
 

Parathyroid

300

This type of connective tissue provides structural support to organs like the spleen and lymph nodes?

Reticular tissue

300

This substance that releases hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water is called  

Acid

300

This type of joint allows for the greatest range of motion, such as in the shoulder and hip

Ball-and-socket joint

300

Beta receptors are targeted by a class of drugs known as beta blockers, which prevent norepinephrine and epinephrine from binding to these receptors. What is the broader category of receptors that beta receptors belong to?  
 

Adrenergic receptors

300

This is the process where a hormone is fed back to the pituitary, telling it to stop further release of that hormone

Negative feedback
400

The name of the hair-like structures on the surface of certain cells that aid in movement and absorption?

Cilia

400

This process involves the movement of substances across cell membranes without the expenditure of cellular energy?
 

Passive transport

400

The name of the connective tissues that attach muscles to bones and are so strong they rarely break

Tendons

400

 This division of the Autonomic Nervous System stimulates the bladder wall to contract and the internal sphincter to relax to cause urination

Parasympathetic

400

This substance allows RBCs to transport oxygen

Hemoglobin
500

This type of connective tissue is characterized by its ability to store and transport substances throughout the body?

Blood

500

This is the sausage-shaped organelle that functions as the "powerhouse" of the cell
 

Mitochondria
500

The most powerful muscle in the body 

Gluteus maximus

500

This area of the brain is crucial for coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining balance

Cerebellum

500

The universal donor for ABO blood typing

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