vocabulary
process by which the body releases enzymes, water and acids into food
Secretion
Which organ produces bile?
Liver
Which element is administered to the general population through table salt?
Iodine
T-cells develop in the
Thymus
What is produced by the skin for protection against harmful ultraviolet light?
Melanin
process by which food is physically broken down into small pie
Mechanical Processing
Bile is stored and concentrated in the
Chemical molecules which travel through blood to affect body systems are called
Hormones
What surrounds and destroys an invading microbe?
Phagocyte
What helps the body create Vitamin D?
the sun
organisms which have a multi-compartment stomach
Ruminant
Which structure governs the passage of food material into the small intestine?
Pylorus or pyloric value
In males, hormones which stimulate formation of male characteristics are called
Androgens
General protection from invading microbes is known as
General immunity
The skin is the both the ____ and ____ organ of the body.
largest and heaviest
process by which waste is eliminated from the body
Excretion
Which stomach compartment of ruminants is considered to be the true "stomach?"
Abomasum
Which gland is most closely associated with the thyroid gland?
Parathyroid
Weakened or killed antigens purposefully introduced into the body by medical professionals is known as
Vaccine
Hair grows from the ________.
process by which food enters the mouth
Ingestion
Before traveling to the rest of the body, all absorbed nutrients or toxins must pass through the
Liver
Unlike exocrine glands, endocrine glands
Are ductless
What is the primary function of the immune system ?
to protect the body from infection
Thermoregulation definition
control of the body temperature