Reproductive System
This is the primary function of the reproductive system.
What is to produce offspring and ensure the survival of genetic material.
This endocrine gland is often called the "master gland."
What is the pituitary gland?
This term refers to a body part closer to the head.
What is superior?
This is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
What is the cell?
This is the meaning of the prefix "hypo-".
What is below or deficient?
This male reproductive organ produces sperm and testosterone.
What is the Testes
What hormone regulates blood sugar levels and is produced by the pancreas?
What is insulin?
The position of lying face up is called ___.
What is supine?
This body system protects organs and provides structure.
What is the skeletal system?
This is the suffix in the word "gastrectomy".
What is -ectomy?
This is the term for the female organ where a fertilized egg implants and develops into a fetus.
What is the uterus?
This gland is responsible for producing adrenaline in response to stress.
What is the adrenal gland?
This term describes a body part farther from the point of attachment to the trunk.
What is distal?
This is the name of the connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone?
What is a tendon?
The term "hepatitis" refers to inflammation of this organ.
What is the liver?
Name the structure that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra.
What is the vas deferens?
Name the hormone that regulates calcium levels in the blood and bones.
What is parathyroid hormone (PTH)?
This plane divides the body into left and right halves.
What is the sagittal plane?
This type of joint is found in the shoulder and hip.
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
This is the meaning of the term "bradycardia".
What is slow heart rate?
This is the term for the release of an egg from the ovary during the menstrual cycle.
What is ovulation?
This is the term for a disorder caused by insufficient insulin production or resistance to insulin?
What is diabetes mellitus?
This term describes a structure closer to the midline of the body?
What is medial?
This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
This is the medical term for surgical repair of a joint.
What is arthroplasty?