Skeletal & Muscular Systems
This system provides framework, support, and protection for soft organs.
Skeletal System
This system transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste throughout the body.
Circulatory System
This system takes in oxygen and expels carbon dioxide.
Respiratory System
This system removes metabolic waste, especially excess fluid and urea, from the blood.
Urinary System
What are the specialized structures that filter lymph fluid and house white blood cells, such as the ones located in the armpit (axillary) and neck (cervical) regions?
Lymph Nodes
This system moves the body and helps stabilize joints.
Muscular System
This system controls and coordinates all body activities by sending electrical and chemical signals.
Nervous System
Digestive System
This system fights off foreign invaders, pathogens, and keeps body fluid levels balanced.
Lymphatic System
After food leaves the stomach, it enters the ________ where the majority of nutrient absorption takes place.
Small Intestines
True or False
The rectus abdominis is the the muscle group often referred to as the "abs" and is critical for posture.
True
What organ is responsible for pumping blood through the arteries and veins of the body?
The primary role of the trachea is to?
Serve as a passage for air to the lungs.
This system provides the primary defense against the outside world through protection, temperature regulation, and sensation.
The tube that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder is called the ____________.
Ureter
What bone is the longest and strongest bone in the human body, located in the thigh?
Femur
The central control center of the nervous system, responsible for thought, memory, and coordinating movement, is the?
Brain
True or False
The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that contracts and flattens to cause inhalation in the respiratory system.
True
The skin, hair, and nails are all components of which system?
Integumentary System
The large muscle group that makes up the back of the upper arm, opposite the bicep, is the _________.
Tricep
Which muscle is primarily located in the shoulder and is responsible for lifting the arm?
Deltoid
What is the primary substance carried by the red blood cells throughout the circulatory system?
Oxygen
The large opening at the beginning of the Digestive System where mechanical and chemical digestion first occur is the ___________.
Mouth (or Oral Cavity)
True or False
The primary function of the bladder is to filter waste products out of the blood.
False
The kidneys filter the blood; the bladder stores the urine.
The bone of the foream on the thumb side (lateral side) is the _____________.
Radius