Skeletal System
What do ligaments hold together?
bone to bone
What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
What are the two components of the central nervous system?
Brain & spinal cord
What are the 3 main blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, capillaries
Which organ system does the respiratory system work closely with?
Circulatory system
What do tendons hold together?
Bone to muscle
What are skeletal muscles connected to?
bones
What part of the nerve receives signals? What part sends signals?
Dendrites, nerve endings
What is the largest artery called?
Aorta
Where is gas exchanged in the lungs?
In capillaries located in alveoli
What are the three types of joints?
hinge, ball-and-socket, pivot
Where are biceps and triceps located?
On the upper arm (biceps in front, triceps in back)
What structure of the neuron speeds up the signaling process?
Myelin sheath
What helps clot blood when you bleed?
Platelets
What is the name of the structure located below the lungs that contracts and relaxes when you breathe?
Diaphragm
What organs do your ribs protect?
Kidneys, heart, lungs
Which muscles are voluntary? Which are involuntary?
Voluntary: skeletal
Involuntary: smooth, cardiac
What are the four lobes of the brain called?
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
Which side of the heart takes oxygen-rich blood?
Right side
When do we hiccup? (what happens at the lungs?)
The diaphragm muscles move involuntarily
Where are the tibia and fibula located?
lower leg
What do smooth muscles make up in the human body?
Internal organs except for the heart (cardiac muscle)
What are the main functions of each of the four lobes of the brain?
Frontal - higher cognitive functions
Parietal - sensory perception
Occipital - sight
Temporal - hearing
Which chamber of the heart pumps out oxygen-rich blood to the entire body?
Left ventricle
What are the 3 organs in the upper respiratory tract? What are the 3 organs in the lower respiratory tract?
Upper: Nose, pharynx/throat, larynx/voice box
Lower: Trachea/windpipe, bronchi, lungs (and alveoli)