Key Terms and Key Phrases
A group of organs that work together to perform specific tasks.
What is: Organ System
Define Nueron
What is: Basic unit of the nervous system.
Briefly explain what the excretory system does.
What is: The excretory system removes solid, liquid, and gas waste.
Describe what alveoli are.
Provide examples of voluntary and involuntary actions.
What is: Answers will vary
Steady internal conditions despite changing external conditions.
What is: Homeostasis
Define Reflex
What is: An automatic movement in response to a signal in your body.
Name the sources of bile and enzymes found in the stomach.
What is: The liver makes bile and the pancreas produces enzymes.
Identify the male and female gametes
What are: Sperm cells and Ovum/Ova
Name the three main structures of the nervous system.
What are: The brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves.
Parts of food that are used by the body to grow and survive.
What is: Nutrients
Define Hormone
What is: Chemical signals released by the organs in your endocrine system.
Describe the difference between compact bone and spongy bone.
What is: Compact Bone refers to the hard outer layer of bone while Spongy Bone refers to the interior region of the bone, containing many holes.
What is: Infectious diseases are contagious and caused by bacteria and viruses; they are contagious. Non-Infectious diseases are typically caused by the environment or genetic disorders; they are not contagious.
Name the three lines of defense for the human body
The resistance to specific pathogens in your body.
What is: Immunity
Define Gamete
What is: Human reproductive cells
Name the two functions of the small intestine
What is: Absorption and Digestion
Briefly explain what the lungs, kidneys, and liver remove from the body as part of the excretory system.
What is: The lungs remove carbon dioxide, the kidneys remove urea, and the liver removes waste from the blood.
Name the four stages of human life, in order.
What are: Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood
A type of white blood cell made in the thymus, spleen, and bone marrow.
What is: Lymphocyte
What is: The reproductive process in which the sperm cell joins with an egg cell.
Name the three primary purposes of the lymphatic system.
What are: Removing excess fluids from organs, producing white blood cells, and transporting fats.
Name the four basic components of blood.
What is: Red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets
Name the four major roles of the skeletal system.
What is: Storage, Support, Protection, and Movement