Diseases
Functions
Organs
Functions of Organs
Location of Organs
100
Which disease affecting the immune system causes a person to have a reduced ability to fight infections?
AIDS
100
Which system is responsible for breaking down food into nutrients for energy and growth?
Digestive System
100
Along with hair and nails, the function of the _______ is to protect the body as the largest organ in the integumentary system.
Skin
100
Which organ contracts and relaxes to aid in breathing?
Diaphragm
100
The alveoli cover most of the outside of the lungs. What is another name for the alveoli?
Air Sacs
200
Crohn’s disease is one that causes abdominal pain, bloody stool, and reduced appetite. Which system does this disease affect?
Digestive System
200
Which system is responsible for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide gases within the body?
Respiratory System
200
The spinal cord is responsible for relaying messages to and from the brain. Which system is the spinal cord a part of?
Nervous System
200
The epiglottis closes off the _________ when a person swallows.
trachea
200
Where in the heart would you find an atrium? (use bottom, top, left, or right as descriptive words)
Top Right and Top Left
300
Rickets is a disease that causes a crooked spine and bowed legs. Which system does this disease affect?
Skeletal System
300
Which system is responsible for regulating chemicals (hormones) within the body?
Endocrine System
300
The alveoli are air sacs that exchange gases within the body. Which system are the alveoli a part of?
Respiratory System
300
What is the function of the urethra?
Expel or release urine from the body
300
Where in the heart would you find a ventricle? (use bottom, top, left, or right as descriptive words)
Bottom Right and Bottom Left
400
Which disease affecting the circulatory system causes a person to have high blood pressure?
Hypertension
400
Name two functions of the urinary system.
• Filter Blood • Release liquid waste from the body
400
Which system is the aorta associated with?
Circulatory System
400
What is the function of the alveoli as a part of the respiratory system?
The exchange of gases within the body (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
400
The bladder’s function is to store urine. It is found between the __(1)__ (which carry the urine from the kidney’s) and the __(2)_(which expels the urine).
1. Ureters 2. Urethra
500
Shingles is a disease that causes itchy blisters, scabs, and a rash over the skin. Which system does this disease affect?
Integumentary System
500
Name three functions of the nervous system.
• Maintains homeostasis • Sensory information • Directs body’s functions
500
Although red blood cells are a major part of the circulatory system, we associated __(1)__ __(2)__ __(3)___ as a part of the immune system because they help to fight off infections.
1. White 2. Blood 3. Cells
500
The function of the aorta is to carry blood from the __(1)__ to the __(2)__.
1. Heart 2. Body
500
Blood flows through the following four parts of the heart. Put them in order from the part blood first enters to the part that blood exits last. • Right atrium • Left atrium • Right ventricle • Left ventricle
Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
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