Body Systems
What system is responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body?
What is the circulatory system?
Which macronutrient is the body’s main source of energy?
What are carbohydrates?
What does “informed consent” mean?
What is patients must understand and agree to a procedure before it happens?
What is the basic unit of life?
What is the cell?
What is the normal human body temperature in Celsius?
What is 37°C?
Which organ controls involuntary actions like breathing and heart rate?
What is the brainstem?
What vitamin is produced when your skin is exposed to sunlight?
What is vitamin D?
What ethical principle means “do no harm”?
What is nonmaleficence?
Which cell organelle is known as the “powerhouse” of the cell?
What is the mitochondrion?
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
What is the cerebellum?
Name the type of joint that allows rotation, like in your neck.
What is a pivot joint?
How do proteins help in the growth and repair of the body?
What is they provide amino acids that build and repair tissues?
A patient refuses treatment for personal beliefs. What ethical principle protects their choice?
What is autonomy?
What type of cell division produces gametes?
What is meiosis?
What is hypertension?
What is high blood pressure?
How does the endocrine system differ from the nervous system in controlling body functions?
What is the endocrine system uses hormones and acts slower; the nervous system uses electrical impulses and acts faster?
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
What is Saturated fats are solid at room temperature; unsaturated fats are liquid?
A doctor must choose between saving one patient or several others. What ethical concept is involved?
What is utilitarianism?
What is the function of ribosomes?
What is they synthesize proteins?
Explain how a vaccine helps prevent disease.
What is it exposes the immune system to a harmless form of a pathogen, training it to recognize and fight the real one?
Explain how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to maintain homeostasis.
What is the respiratory system brings in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; the circulatory system transports these gases to and from cells?
Explain how the digestive and circulatory systems work together to provide nutrients to cells.
What is the digestive system breaks food into nutrients absorbed into the bloodstream, which the circulatory system transports to cells?
Discuss a situation where patient confidentiality could legally be broken.
What is when a patient poses a threat to themselves or others?
Explain how mutations can lead to genetic disorders.
What is mutations change DNA sequences, which can alter proteins and disrupt normal function?
Describe how the immune system distinguishes between self and non-self cells.
What is it uses antigens on cell surfaces to recognize foreign invaders and avoid attacking the body’s own cells?