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Integumentary System & Anatomical Terms
Musculoskeletal System
Nervous & Circulatory Systems
Respiratory, Urinary & Digestive Systems
Endocrine, Reproductive & Lymphatic Systems
100

The condition in which all the body's systems are working at their best.

What is Homeostasis?

100

How many bones are in the adult human body?

206

100

The basic unit of the nervous system.

What is a neuron?

100

Respiration consists of what?

Inspiration & Expiration
100

What gland is considered the master gland?

Pituitary Gland

200

The anatomical term that means the front of the body.

What is Anterior?

200

The muscle wastes away, decreases in size, and becomes weak.

What is atrophy?

200
The 2 upper chambers of the heart are called what
Left & Right Atrium
200

Name 3 accessory organs to digestion.

Teeth; tongue; salivary glands; liver; gall bladder; pancreas

200

The male hormone needed for reproductive organs to function properly.

What is testosterone?

300
Name 2 functions of the integumentary system

Functions: Protection: Prevent the loss of too much water; Responds to heat, cold, pain, touch, and pressure, and it regulates body temperature.

300

Name 2 functions of the musculoskeletal system.

Functions: Give the body shape and structure; Allows the body to move; To protect body organs; To maintain posture; To produce heat.

300

Name the 2 main sections of the brain.

Cerebrum, Cerebellum, & Cerebral Cortex

300

Name 1 way a NA can assist residents with normal changes of aging related to the urinary system.

Offer frequent trips to the bathroom; Encourage residents to drink plenty of fluids; Keep residents clean and dry.

300

The gland that secretes insulin.

What is the pancreas?

400

Name 1 way an NA can help with normal changes of aging related to the integumentary system.

Keep sheets wrinkle-free; Use lotion as ordered for moisture to relieve dry skin; Layer clothing and bed covers; Gently brush dry hair to stimulate and distribute the natural oils.
400

Where to bones meet.

What is a joint?

400

The resting phase of the heart when the chambers fill with blood.

What is diastole?

400

Involuntary contractions that help move food into the stomach.

What is peristalsis?

400

A clear yellowish fluid that carries disease-fighting cells.

What is lymph?

500

The anatomical term that means toward the midline of the body.

What is medial?

500

Name 2 involuntary muscles.

Heart & Diaphragm 

500
The part of the brain in which thinking, analysis, association of ideas, judgment, emotions, and memory occur.

What is the cerebral cortex?

500

How long is the small intestine?

About 20 feet long.

500

Name 2 normal changes of aging for the female reproductive system.

Menopause; Decrease in estrogen causing loss of calcium; Vaginal walls become drier & thinner