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Endocrine System
Reproductive System
Cardiovascular System
Urinary System
Lymphatic & Immune System
100
The chemical messengers used by the endocrine system
What are Hormones?
100
The reproductive organs that make gametes.
What are the gonads (ovaries and testies)?
100
Blood returning to the heart is carried in ________. While blood being carried away from the heart is carried in ________.
What are veins and arteries.
100
Kidneys are ________ shaped organs located ________ to the peritoneum.
What is bean (shaped) and posterior or dorsal?
100
Immune system function is based on its ability to recognize cell surface molecules called __________
What are Antigens?
200
The endocrine system primarily regulates the many set points of the body using this type of feedback
What is negative feedback?
200
Mature and store sperm
What are the functions of the epididymis?
200
This chamber of the heart collects oxygenated blood returning from the lungs.
What is the Left Atrium?
200
These structures form a series of funnels that lead to the ureter.
What are the minor calyx, major calyx and renal pelvis?
200
The lymphatic system serves as the _________ system for the immune system.
What is the transport?
300
This gland is considered the "commander-in-chief" of the endocrine system, controlling many of the other glands through the pituitary gland.
What is the hypothalamus?
300
The number of ovums from a primary oocyte.
What is one.
300
The movements of the heart are called the cardiac cycle and can be divided into two phases. These phases are...
What are systole and diastole?
300
The basic functional unit in the kidney.
What is the nephron?
300
Immunity can be divided into two types, one which we are born with and one which develops. These two types are...
What are innate and adaptive immunity?
400
The mineral Thyroid hormone needs to function properly.
What is iodine.
400
Hormones released from the pituitary to control the sperm and oocyte development.
What are LH (Luteinizing hormone) and FSH (Follicle stimulation hormone)?
400
The two types of cells that make up heart muscle.
What are conducting and contractile cells.
400
Three major functions of the nephron.
What are filtration, reabsorbtion and secretion?
400
Fever and inflammation are both part of this type of immunity
What is innate immunity?
500
Disease caused by lack of insulin.
What is diabetes mellitus
500
Having half the number of chromosomes as found in sperm and eggs.
What is haploid?
500
A baby born to a Rh- mother can suffer from this.
What is blue baby syndrome?
500
The three functions of the urinary system.
What are excretion (removal of organic wastes), elimination (urination) and homeostasis ( of blood volume and ion concentration of the blood)?
500
Most immune responses are triggered by the release of this chemical from a damaged or attacked cell.
What are cytokines?