Endocrine System
This reproductive organ produces testosterone
Testes
Colorless fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system?
Lymph
Blood carries _______ to all body cells and removes _______?
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
The process where a haploid sperm cell merges with a secondary oocyte to form a diploid zygote?
Fertilization
The passage of hereditary traits from one generation to the next
Inheritance
Peyer's patch is located in what part of the body?
Small Intestine
Lymphocytes are a type of _____ blood cell?
White
What structure carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
When the blastocyst attaches to the endometrium, it is called?
Implantation
The human body has ___ pairs of chromosomes?
23
Insulin is produced by the?
Pancreas
The largest organ in the lymphatic system is the...?
Spleen
The sequence of events that stops bleeding in injured blood vessels is called?
Hemostasis
What are the 3 stages of labor
Dilation, expulsion, and placental stage
Genetic make-up of an organism
Genotype
Stress hormone, that helps regulate metabolism.
Cortisol
Defenses in the body that are present at birth?
Innate Immunity
The main force that causes blood flow through the heart is_____?
blood pressure gradients where blood flows from areas of higher to lower pressure
When the blastocyst undergoes division of the nuclei to create multiple cells is called?
Cleavage
The traits/characteristics that are expressed
Phenotype
What are the 3 phases to stress response?
Fight or Flight, Resistance Reaction, and Exhaustion
The two biggest clusters of lymph nodes are located where?
Axial (armpit) and Inguinal (groin)
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
Right atrium, Right ventricle, Left atrium, Left ventricle
In pregnancy, weeks 1-9 are known as the?
Embryonic Period
All the different possibilities for a given trait?
Alleles