Muscular/Skeletal
Digestive/Reproductive
Excretory/Integumentary
Nervous/Immune
Circulatory/Respiratory
100
Red blood cells are made in the ____________
Bone Marrow
100
After swallowing food, the food moves down the esophagus to the stomach due to a process of smooth muscle contractions known as __________
Peristalsis
100
Skin is a ____________ defense system
Non-specific
100
Cells in the immune system that remember viruses and bacteria so that you can defend against these invaders in the future are called ____________
Memory Cells
100
Generally, veins carry _____________ blood back to the heart and arteries carry __________ blood away from the heart and back to the body.
deoxygenated / oxygenated
200
____________ hold bones together in a joint. _________ hold muscles to bones.
Ligaments / Tendons
200
You get most of your nutrition from the food you eat after it moves into the _____________
Small Intestine
200
The outer layer of skin is called __________
Epidermis
200
AcH (acetylcholine) is a type of ____________
Neurotransmitter
200
Red blood cells transport __________ to the body and get their red color from ____________, an iron-containing protein.
oxygen / hemoglobin
300
Actin & Myosin are proteins that help the muscles ________
Contract
300
The mitochondria are found at the _________ of the sperm, and the nucleus is found at the _________ of the sperm.
Midpiece / Head
300
Name the chemical that determines skin color.
Melanin
300
The central nervous system includes the ________ and _________
Brain and Spinal Cord
300
The small air sacs at the end of the lungs are called ______
alveoli
400
(1)___________ muscles are voluntary. (2)___________ muscles are involuntary. (3)__________ muscle is only found in the heart and is involuntary.
(1) Skeletal (2) Smooth (3) Cardiac
400
The ____________ is an organ within the mother that provides respiration, nourishment, and excretion for a fetus.
Placenta
400
The ___________ acts as a filter and produces urine as a waste product.
Kidneys
400
The two sub-systems of the peripheral nervous system are ________ and ________
Somatic and Autonomic
400
The muscle that controls respiration in the lungs is called the _____________
Diaphragm
500
Bones are a network of living cells surrounded by a tough layer of connective tissue called __________
Periosteum
500
During ovulation the egg leaves the (1)________, enters the (2)____________, and finally to the (3)_________, where it implants to be ready for fertilization. If no fertilization occurs, the (4)__________ begins to be shed off in a process called (5)__________.
(1) Ovary (2) Fallopian Tube (3) Uterus (4) Corpus Luteum (5) Menstruation
500
If your kidneys fail (or any organ in your body for that matter) the balance in your body is thrown off. This balance is referred to as ____________.
Homeostasis
500
Antibiotics are effective against _________ infections and have no effect on __________ infections.
Bacterial / Viral
500
The vocal cords are found in the ___________
Larynx
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