Musculoskeletal
The number of bones in an adult human skeleton.
What is 206?
The functional unit of the kidney
What is a nephron?
What are the arteries, veins and capillaries?
The number of lobes in the right lung
What is 3?
The fundamental units of the brain and nervous system responsible for transmitting information
What are neurons?
The bones of the forearm
What are the ulna and radius?
The part of the nephron that is a network of capillaries involved in the initial filtration of blood
What is the glomerulus?
The blood vessels that transport blood from the lungs to the heart
What are the pulmonary veins?
The condition where fluid builds up in the pleura of the lungs
What is a pleural effusion?
The space between neurons in which neurotransmitters are secreted
What is a synapse?
The scientific term for the kneecap
What is the patella?
The scientific term for crystalization of calcium in the kidney
What is nephrolithiasis?
The valve found between the right atrium and the right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
The protein found on red blood cells that binds to oxygen from the lungs and releases it to the tissues
What is hemoglobin?
Neurotransmitter plays in the central role in memory, concentration and movement
What is acetylcholine?
The number of pairs of ribs
What is 12?
The outer layer of the kidney that protects it from damage (it was peeled away as a first step in dissection).
What is the capsule?
The phase of the cardiac cycle that involves the ventricles contracting and pumping blood out of the heart
What is systole?
These tiny hair-like structures line the respiratory tract and help trap and move particles out of the airways
What are cilia?
This structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain and facilitates communication between them
What is the corpus callosum?
This connective tissue connects bones to muscle
What is a tendon?
The biochemical pathway (which involves ACE) found in the kidney that regulates blood pressure
What is RAAS?
The structure that is known as the heart's pacemaker
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
This condition is characterized by the autoimmune-regulated inflammation and narrowing of the airways, often leading to difficulty in breathing
What is asthma?
This neurotransmitter is associated with mood regulation and is often linked to depression when levels are low
Serotonin