Diseases & Disorders
What is Diabetes?
This condition occurs when the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels due to issues with insulin.
These two systems work together to provide the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
What are the Respiratory and Circulatory systems?
This organ acts as the control center for the entire body.
What is the Brain?
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the Skin?
This respiratory disease causes the airways to narrow and swell, making it difficult to breathe.
What is Asthma?
To move your arm, the Nervous system sends a signal to this system, which then pulls on the Skeletal system.
What is the Muscular system?
This is the primary function of the Large Intestine during the digestive process.
What is Absorbing Water?
These tiny, grape-like air sacs in the lungs are where the actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
What are Alveoli?
Hypertension is the medical term for this condition, which puts extra strain on the heart and blood vessels.
What is High Blood Pressure?
Nutrients absorbed by the Digestive system are transported to cells throughout the body via this "highway" system.
What is the Circulatory (or Cardiovascular) system?
These bean-shaped organs function to filter waste and extra water out of the blood to create urine.
What are the Kidneys?
This muscular flap prevents food from entering the trachea (windpipe) when you swallow.
What is the Epiglottis?
This progressive brain disorder destroys memory and important mental functions.
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
The Skeletal system protects organs, but it also helps the Circulatory system by producing these in the bone marrow.
What are Red Blood Cells?
This system uses hormones to regulate growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
What is the Endocrine system?
These tough tissues connect bones to other bones at a joint.
What are Ligaments?
This autoimmune disease involves the Immune system mistakenly attacking the lining of the joints.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
When you are cold, the Integumentary system (skin) develops goosebumps, while this system triggers shivering to generate heat.
What is the Muscular system?
This specific type of blood cell is responsible for fighting off infections and foreign pathogens.
What are White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)?
These are the functional units of the kidney that actually do the filtering of the blood.
What are Nephrons?