Cardiovascular System
This protein's function is to carry oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?
These are the two largest lymphatic vessels in the body.
What are the thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct?
This is the most critical function of the respiratory system.
What is gas exchange?
These are the four phases of activity each bite of food goes through.
What is ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination?
This system is responsible for carrying out commands to muscles and glands, and reflexes.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
These kill foreign organisms and mutated/precancerous cells.
What are platelets?
What is edema?
This cavity improves the air before it reaches the lungs by warming, moistening and filtering the air.
What is the nasal cavity?
This is the rhythmic contraction of smooth muscle which causes the contents to move forward.
What is peristalsis?
These are the four principal parts of the brain.
What are the cerebrum, cerebellum, diencephalon, and the brain stem?
This valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve?
This organ eliminates old, worn out blood cells and stores leukocytes.
What is the spleen?
This structures function is to push mucus out of the lungs.
What are cilia?
This is the space inside the alimentary canal.
What is lumen?
These send information away from the cell body to another cell.
What are axons?
These position the blood among the cells of the body so that oxygen and nutrients can be absorbed.
What are capillaries?
These are the smallest lymphatic vessels.
What are lymphatic capillaries?
This is accomplished when lungs expand, which lowers pressure, causing air to enter the lungs until the pressure is equalized.
What is inspiration?
This fat emulsifying substance is made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
What is bile?
These are the three meninges that surround the CNS.
What are the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater?
This pathology is a blood clot in a vessel that can block the flow of blood.
What is thrombosis?
This type of disease is caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the body's own tissues.
What is an autoimmune disease?
These muscles are involved in relaxed inspiration.
What is the diaphragm, scalenes, and the first and second external intercostals?
This is where most nutrients are absorbed.
What are the small intestines?
These are defined as a cluster of nerve cell bodies in the PNS
What are ganglion?