Cardiovascular & Skeletal System
Where are blood cells made?
Bone marrow
What is the name and location of the enzyme primarily responsible for protein digestion?
Pepsin
What is the name of the process in cells that the respiratory system primarily supports?
Cellular respiration, production of ATP
Are nerves a part of your central or peripheral nervous system?
Peripheral
The pituitary gland releases this hormone to stimulate growth
Human growth hormone
What kind of blood cell is responsible for blood clotting?
Platelets
Which organ acts as a filter for liquid waste?
The kidneys
What type of transport is occurring in the lungs between your blood?
Diffusion
Sensory neurons send signal to spinal cord which sends signal back to motor neurons
What gland regulates the hormone production of other glands?
The hypothalamus
What is the protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen?
Hemoglobin
What is the name of the portion of the small intestine that bile is released into?
Duodenum
What is the name of the organ that acts as the site of gas exchange?
Alveoli
What are the names of the bones that protect the spinal cord?
Vertebrae
Which two hormones are produced by the adrenal glands?
Adrenaline and cortisol
What is the name of the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs?
The pulmonary artery
Liver (detoxifies waste in blood), kidneys (filters waste from blood), ureters (carries liquid waste), bladder (stores liquid waste), urethra (excretes liquid waste)
Explain what organ is responsible for inhalation/exhalation and how is facilitates those actions
The diaphragm rises when you exhale to increase pressure in the lungs and flattens when you inhale to decrease pressure in the lungs, bringing air out and in respectively
What part of the brain is responsible for balance?
Cerebellum
What two hormones are used in blood glucose regulation
Glucagon and Insulin
What chambers of the heart pump blood out?
The ventricles
Gastrin is responsible for what?
What is the name of the organ that prevents food from going down the larynx/pharynx?
Epiglottis
What is the name of the cell the motor neuron acts on?
Effector cell
This organ is responsible for the production of t-cells
The thymus