Musculoskeletal System
This type of joint allows for the greatest range of motion.
What is a ball and socket?
Which structure is responsible for regulating balance and coordination?
What is the cerebellum?
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
What is the left ventricle?
Gas exchange occurs in the:
What is alveoli?
What two organs produce and store bile?
What is liver and gallbladder?
What type of bone is the patella?
What is sesamoid?
The functional unit of the nervous system is the:
What is neuron?
The valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle is the:
What is the mitral (bicuspid valve)?
Referred to as the "master gland" that regulates essential bodily functions including growth, metabolism, reproduction, and stress response.
What is the pituitary gland?
Most nutrient absorption occurs in the:
What is the small intestine?
This is primarialy responsiblle for the production of blood cells.
What is bone marrow?
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the “fight or flight” response?
What is sympathetic NS?
Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart?
What is superior/inferior vena cava?
The hormone responsible for the body’s stress response is:
What is cortisol?
The main function of the large intestine is to:
What is absorb water?
Which cells are primarily responsible for fighting bacterial infections?
What are neutrophils?
This part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating body temperature, hunger, and thirst.
What is the hypothalamus
Hemoglobin’s primary function is to transport:
What is oxygen?
The structure that prevents food from entering the trachea is the:
What is the epiglottis?
The functional unit of the kidney is the:
What is the nephron?
Gland that functions as a light-transducer and melatonin producer to regulate circadian rhythm.
What is the pineal gland?
Smallest of the four brain lobes, responsible for visual processing and depth perception.
What is the occipital lobe?
List the order of blood flow through the heart.
What is RA --> RV --> LA --> LV
This muscle is primarily responsible for inhalation.
What is a diaphragm?
This hormone increases water reabsorption in the kidneys.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?