Fields and Careers
Lymphatic System
Circulatory System
Digestive System
Respiratory System
100

Focuses on female reproductive health, pregnancy, and childbirth.

OB-GYN

100

What acts as a filter for lymph?

Lymph nodes

100
These two things transport blood through the body.
What are veins and arteries?
100
This is the first way that food is broken down into smaller pieces in the digestive system.
What is chewing?
100

Where cellular respiration happens in cells.

Mitochondria

200

Provides direct patient care, administers medication, and coordinates care.

RN

200

It filters blood, stores red blood cells, destroys old blood cells, and produces lymphocytes.

Spleen

200

They are responsible for blood clotting and forming scabs.

Platelets

200

Most digestion and nutrient absorption occur in the...

small intestine

200

Where does gas exchange take place?

Alveoli

300

Operates imaging equipment for diagnostic purposes.

Radiologic/MRI Technologist

300

This is the soft, spongy tissue in the center of certain bones, like your hip bone, backbones and breastbone. It has the vital job of making white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets.

Bone marrow

300
The heart has this many compartments.
What is 4?
300
This is the name of the tube in the digestive system that goes from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
300
This is the name of the tube in the respiratory system that goes from the mouth to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
400

Helps patients regain skills for daily living and working.

Occupational Therapist

400

Is cancer of the lymph nodes that occurs when lymphocytes grow and multiply uncontrollably.

Lymphoma

400
This is the name of the artery that blood gets pumped through as soon as it leaves the heart.
What is the aorta?
400

The thick liquid mixture of food and gastric juices that leaves the stomach to enter the small intestine.

Chyme

400
This flap keeps food from entering your respiratory system when you swallow.
What is the epiglottis?
500

Doctors specialized in diagnosing and treating cancer.

Oncologist

500

What does an enlarged lymph node indicate?

It often indicates infection, inflammation, or the presence of tumor cells (metastasis).

500
This is the name of the vein which blood passes through right before it re-enters the heart.
What is the vena cava?
500

What causes heartburn?

Heartburn happens when stomach acid moves up into the esophagus.

500

What is the role of the diaphragm? 

The diaphragm is a muscle that contracts to pull air into the lungs (inhalation) and relaxes to push out (exhalation).

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