STATE OF THE HEART
carries deoxygenated blood in the body
What are veins
The outer layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
Composed of the duodenum, jejunum, & ileum
What is the small intestines?
Voluntary muscles attached to bones; allow for movement in the body
What are skeletal muscles?
Microscopic structures in the kidneys responsible for the production of urine
What are nephrons?
four chambers of the heart
What are right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium & left ventricle?
What is the dermis?
Passageway to the respiratory and GI tracts
What is the pharynx?
Type of bones found in the legs, arms, and fingers
What are long bones?
Carries urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder
What are the ureters?
Transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
What is the pulmonary artery?
Layer of the skin composed of adipose tissue
What is the subcutaneous layer?
Serves a food reservoir; continues mechanical and chemical digestion of foods
What is the stomach?
Connection points for muscle and ligament attachment in the body
What are articulating joints?
Filtration of the blood occurs in this area of the nephron
What is the glomerulus?
Sac which encloses and protects the heart
Glands responsible for the production of sweat
What are the sudoriferous glands?
Responsible for the storage of bile produced from the liver
What is the gall bladder?
Major regions of the axial skeleton
What are the skull, rib cage, & vertebral column?
Urine is expelled from the body through this structure
What is the urethra?
What are the inferior and superior vena cava?
Specialized cells in the skin responsible for the production of melanin
What are melanocytes?
Secretes digestive enzymes responsible for the breakdown of fats, proteins & carbohydrates into the duodenum
What is the pancreas?
Type of muscles responsible for assisting in digestion, circulation and urination
What are smooth muscles?
Three physiological processes that occur in the formation of urine
What is filtration, reabsorption, & secretion?