Systems of the Body
This condition of the lungs can be caused by a bacteria or a virus
What is pneumonia?
Upper chambers of the heart
What are atria?
This occurs when a person does not have enough red blood cells
What is anemia?
The process by which food is broken down
What is digestion?
The blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
Loss of bone tissue that most commonly occurs in older women
What is osteoporosis?
The muscular wall the separates the heart into left and right sides
What is the septum?
The scientific name for high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
The body's resistance to specific foreign intruders
What is immunity?
Blood cells are produced here
What is red bone marrow?
This system defends the body from invasion by pathogens
What is the immune system?
The membrane around the heart
What is the pericardium?
This infection of the bladder is caused by a bacteria
What is cystitis?
This toxin or foreign substance causes the body to produce an immune response
What is an antigen?
This example of an immunodeficiency disorder can cause you to sneeze
What are allergies?
These two systems work together to move and protect the body
What are the muscular system and the skeletal system?
The heart beats regularly because it has its own one of these
What is a pacemaker?
This occurs when a bone is pushed out of a joint
What is a dislocation?
The name for the chemicals secreted by the glands of the endocrine system
What are hormones?
These microscopic units in the kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood
What are nephrons?
The transportation system of the body
What is the circulatory system?
The structures that separate the atria and the ventricles
What are the tricuspid and mitral valves?
One symptom of this brain disorder is seizures
What is epilepsy?
The muscles of the stomach and esophagus use this wave-like movement to move food through the digestive system
What is peristalsis?
These two muscles are used in breathing
What are the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles?