Human body
Body mechanisms
Biology terms
BPK Misc.
General Science
100

This organ pumps blood through your body

Heart

100

This system carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body

The circulatory system

100

DNA stands for

Deoxyribonucleic acid

100

The “K” in BPK stands for this

Kinesiology

100

This scientist proposed the theory of natural selection

Charles Darwin

200

Your femur is in this part of the body

Leg/thigh

200

Hiccups are involuntary spasms of this muscle.

Diaphragm

200

This is the name for a cell with a nucleus

Eukaryotic

200

This piece of equipment is often used to measure heart activity

ECG/electrocardiogram

200

This is the most common element in the universe.

Hydrogen

300

This organ is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine

Kidneys.

300

Insulin helps regulate the level of this molecule in the blood

Glucose

300

This is the term for maintaining a stable internal environment

Homeostasis

300

This is the system that regulates hormone production in our bodies

Endocrine system

300

This is the value of a mole in chemistry

6.022 x 10^23

400

This is where bile is stored

Gallbladder

400

Your blood is made up of red cells, white cells, plasma and this.

Platelets.

400

This is the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle relaxes

Diastole

400

This type of muscle is found in the walls of the stomach and intestines.

Smooth muscle
400

This scientist created alternating current (AC) and is the namesake of a large car company

Nikola Tesla


500

These tiny structures in the small intestine increase surface area for nutrient absorption

Villi

500

This process describes how oxygen moves from the alveoli into the blood

Diffusion

500

The basic functional unit of the kidney is called this

Nephron

500

Adult humans have this many bones in their bodies

206

500

This scientist is the reason we discovered that we circle the Sun, not the other way around

Nicolaus Copernicus

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