Identify the System
This system includes the pancreas, the small intestines, and the liver
Digestive system
These are the two long tubes which connect the Kidneys to the Bladder.
Ureters
Fill in the blank:
Capillaries are the location where oxygen is delivered to the tissues, and the waste gas __________ is taken away.
carbon dioxide
Al is suffering from diabetes. He is unable to produce enough insulin. As a result, the level of __________ in his blood is too high.
sugar/glucose
proteins
The purpose of this system is to protect dangerous pathogens and chemicals from entering the body.
The Integumentary system
The basic cell of the nervous system is known as
The neuron
The stomach contains stomach acid as well as ________ such as pepsin, which break down proteins into tiny pieces.
Enzymes
A small child comes into the office and his parents say that he often has trouble breathing when he exercises, and the child has a lot of allergies. You notice a lot of wheezing when you listen to his lungs. What common medication can likely help to help him breathe better?
Albuterol - this child probably has asthma
This is the name of the thin flat sheet like muscle attached to the bottom of the rib cage which helps you breathe in.
Diaphragm
The skin is a part of this system, which also includes the kidneys and bladder.
The excretory system
Name the longest bone in the human body. Hint: the bone connects the knee to the hips.
Femur
The bladder is the place where _________ is stored after it is produced by the kidneys.
Urine
An old lady comes into the emergency rooms and complains of terrible headaches and chest pains. After examination, the doctor declares that she has out of control hypertension. What does this mean?
She has very high blood pressure
A ball and socket joint
A 45 year old patient comes to the office and complains of several months of worsening shortness of breath. You find out he has a 30 pack year history of smoking. Which body system is primarily being destroyed in this patient?
Respiratory system
This is the name of strong connective tissue which connects the muscles to the bones
Tendons
The Central Nervous System consists of the Brain and the ______________.
Spinal cord
An athlete is playing soccer and trips and falls on the grass. He is injured and complains of a lot of knee pain. An imaging study shows that the connective tissue between two bones has been torn. What exactly was torn?
A ligament
Starch in crackers and potatoes is broken down by the enzyme ___________ in the mouth.
Amylase
A 60 year old man comes to the office because of sudden chest pain. A study of the arteries of the heart reveals lots of plaque that is filling up the arteries. Which system of the body are the doctors examining during this study?
the Cardiovascular system
This is the large artery which carries blood out of the heart to the entire body.
Aorta
____________ are the chemicals which are produced by the endocrine system and sent all over the body in the blood.
Hormones
An athlete has injured a muscle when he forgot to stretch. Which of the 3 types of muscles did the athlete injure?
Skeletal muscles [other two types are cardiac and smooth muscles]
Using a straw to breathe out, instead of breathing out normally, helps us to simulate which respiratory illness often caused by smoking? [think of the lab]
COPD [also will accept emphysema and chronic bronchitis]