HeadFaceNeck Arteries
Endocrine Sys.
Digestive Sys.
Excretory Sys.
Miscellaneous
100
Also known as external maxillary artery, supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth and nose.
What is facial artery?
100
Group of specialized glands that affect the growth, development, sexual activities, and health of the entire body.
What is endocrine system?
100
Known as gastrointestinal system, responsible for changing food into nutrients and waste.
What is digestive system?
100
Excretes urine.
What is kidneys?
100
Spongy tissues composed of microscopic cells take in air that is exchanged for carbon dioxide during breathing cycle.
What is lungs?
200
Main source of blood supply to the head, face and neck.
What is common carotid arteries?
200
Insulin, adrenaline, and estrogen stimulate functional activity or secretion in other parts of the body.
What is hormones?
200
The average adult has about 25 feet of them.
What are intestines?
200
Eliminates decomposed and undigested food.
What is large intestine?
200
Produces hormones (estrogen and testosterone) and can change the skin as we age.
What is reproductive system?
300
Supplies blood to the forehead and upper eyelids
What is frontal artery?
300
Controls insulin and glucagon production.
What is pancreas?
300
Moving food along the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
300
Includes kidneys, liver, skin, intestines, lungs; responsible for purifying the body by eliminating waste matter.
What is excretory system?
300
Colorless, watery fluid derived from blood plasma as a result of filtration through the capillary walls into the tissue spaces.
What is lymph?
400
Supplies blood to brain, eye sockets, eyelids, forehead, nose and internal ear.
What is internal carotid artery?
400
Sweat and oil glands of the skin; duct glands.
What is exocrine glands?
400
Food is penetrated into the circulatory system for transportation to the tissues and cells.
What is absorption?
400
Discharges bile.
What is liver?
400
Supplies blood to lower leg and top of foot.
What is anterior tibial artery?
500
Supplies blood to the upper eyelids and forehead
What is supraorbital artery?
500
Ductless glands release hormones.
What is endocrine glands?
500
Chemicals that change food into a form capable of being used by the body.
What is digestive enzymes?
500
Eliminates perspiration.
What is skin?
500
Protects the body from disease by developing immunities, to destroy disease causing microorganisms and to drain tissue spaces of excess interstitial fluid in the blood.
What is lymphatic system?