Skeletal & Muscular
What is a sarcomere?
Functional unit of a muscle fiber
What carries blood to the heart?
Veins.
What are the functional units of the kidneys?
Nephrons.
What part of a neuron receives signals from other parts of the neuron?
Dendrites.
Which hormone secreted in a daily rhythm influences sleep/wake cycles?
Melatonin.
What type of bone is the clavicle?
Long bone
Where does air go after it leaves the trachea (when inhaling)?
Primary bronchi.
What are the three parts of the small intestine?
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum.
Which part of the nervous system controls "rest and digest"?
Sympathetic Nervous System.
How do hormones travel through the body?
What are osteons?
Cylindrical units of bone that are the basic structural and functional units of compact bone.
What are the 3 parts of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx.
True or False: food material passed through the pancreas just before reaching the stomach.
False.
What are the the small bumps on the tongue that are able to taste?
Papillae.
Which hormone promotes uterine contractions and is responsible for milk production in the mammary glands?
Oxytocin
Where is the muscle "rectus femoris"?
In the thigh.
What is the organ that regulates blood pressure?
What are the muscles that must relax in order for you to release urine from your urinary bladder and urinate?
Sphincters.
What is the liquid filled snail shell like organ called that filters sound to the ear?
ACTH controls the secretion of which hormone?
Cortisol
What are the four characteristics of muscle movements?
Contractility, excitability, extensibility, and elasticity.
What is the chemical that the kidney's secrete when blood pressure is low?
Renin
What are the tiny finger-shaped structures covering the small intestine's inner part?
Villi.
What do Pacinian's and Messiner's Corpuscles detect?
Deep pressure and vibration and .light touch and low frequency vibrations
Which two hormones are produced by the posterior pituitary gland?
Oxytocin and antiduretic hormone (ADH)