Cranial Nerves
This cranial nerve is responsible for smell.
What is the olfactory nerve?
This organ produces bile but does not store it.
What is the liver?
These are chemical messengers.
What are hormones?
The functional unit of the kidney.
What is a nephron?
This structure produces sperm.
What are the testes?
Another name for white blood cells.
What are leukocytes?
This fluid, derived from interstitial fluid, circulates through lymphatic vessels and plays a key role in immune surveillance.
What is lymph?
This nerve controls facial expressions.
What is the facial nerve?
This type of digestion uses enzymes to break food into smaller molecules.
What is chemical digestion?
The “master gland.”
What is the pituitary gland?
These carry urine from kidneys to bladder.
What are the ureters?
Number of chromosomes in a body cell.
What is 46?
The spleen primarily does this.
What is filter blood?
This viral illness, often called the “kissing disease,” is most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.
What is mononucleosis?
This nerve controls the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
What is the abducens nerve?
This organ releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine and also secretes hormones that regulate blood glucose levels.
What is the pancreas?
These pancreatic cells raise blood glucose levels by releasing glucagon.
What are alpha cells?
The urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder and this structure.
What is the urethra?
Where fertilization occurs.
What is the fallopian tube?
These immune cells recognize and destroy virus-infected cells and cancer cells without engulfing them.
What are natural killer cells?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This benign tumor of the adrenal medulla causes excessive secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine, leading to symptoms such as rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating, and nervousness.
This is the only cranial nerve that extends beyond the head and neck.
What is the vagus nerve?
If the muscularis externa fails to function properly, this major digestive process would be impaired.
What is peristalsis?
This disorder is characterized by excessive metabolic activity, weight loss, and possible bulging eyes.
What is hyperthyroidism?
This process occurs in the nephron and is responsible for forcing water and small solutes out of the blood.
What is filtration?
This congenital condition results from incomplete closure of the neural tube during early embryonic development.
What is spina bifida?
This disease results from the overproduction of abnormal, immature leukocytes in the bone marrow, which interferes with normal blood cell production.
What is leukemia?
This degenerative disease affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to progressive muscle weakness and loss of voluntary movement.
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
This nerve has three divisions: ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular.
What is the trigeminal nerve?
This structure regulates the movement of partially digested food from the stomach into the small intestine.
What is the pyloric sphincter?
This disease develops when cells become resistant to insulin, eventually leading to elevated blood glucose levels.
What is type 2 diabetes mellitus?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Water balance, blood regulation, electrolyte concentration, acid-base balance, excretion of fat-soluble vitamins, erythropoiesis, and filtration of waste are all functions of the kidney except for this.
This stage of development begins after fertilization and results in the formation of all major organs.
What is organogenesis?
This disorder occurs when the bone marrow fails to produce adequate red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, leading to fatigue, infection risk, and easy bruising.
What is aplastic anemia?
Damage to this highly mineralized outer covering of the tooth is permanent because it lacks the ability to regenerate.
What is enamel?