Digestive System
What are the 2 types of digestion?
Mechanical and chemical digestion
Name the tiny filtering units in the kidneys where blood is cleaned.
Nephrons
What is the primary pigment responsible for giving skin its color?
Melanin
What bone forms the front of the chest and connects to the ribs?
Sternum
Inflammation
What's the only organ in the digestive system that has no digestion?
Esophagus
What is the name of the tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder?
Ureter
What layer of the skin contains sweat glands and hair follicles?
Dermis
What is the name of the bone that makes up the kneecap?
Patella
What does the suffix "-ectomy" mean?
Surgical removal
Name an accessory organ
Liver, pancreas, or gallbladder
What is the outer layer of the kidney called that contains most of the nephrons?
Renal cortex
What structure in the skin produces oil to keep it moisturized?
Sebaceous gland
What bone in the skull is located at the lower jaw?
Mandible
What does the root "osteo" refer to?
Bone
Which organ is affected by celiac disease?
Small intestine
What is the hollow chamber inside the kidney where urine collects before moving to the ureter?
Renal pelvis
What type of protein in the skin makes it waterproof and tough?
Keratin
What are 2 main divisions of the human skeleton?
Axial and appendicular skeleton
What is the term for the front side of the body?
Anterior or ventral
List the 3 sections of the small intestine in the order in which food passes through them
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What is the name of the structure in the kidney where filtration of blood begins?
Glomerulus
What specialized cells in the epidermis detect touch and pressure?
Merkel cells
What are the 2 bones in the forearm, and which is on the thumb side?
Radius (thumb side) and ulna (pinky side)
What plane divides the body into top and bottom sections?
Transverse plane