Cardiovascular
This muscular organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
These structures in the lungs are the site of gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
The process of breaking down food into smaller molecules is called this.
What is digestion?
The basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system is this.
What is a neuron?
This office supports your academic journey with enrollments and transcripts?
What is the office of the registrar?
These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
The muscle primarily responsible for breathing is this (Works like a balloon)
What is the diaphragm?
This organ produces bile to aid in fat digestion.
What is the liver?
What is the brain?
This is the name of Ontario Tech’s athletic teams
What are the Ridgebacks?
The upper chambers of the heart are called this.
What are the atria?
This flap of cartilage prevents food from entering the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
Most nutrient absorption occurs in this part of the digestive tract.
What is the small intestine?
The protective fatty sheath around axons that increases transmission speed is this.
What is myelin?
This is the name of the online learning platform most classes use.
What is Canvas?
This blood component helps in clotting by forming plugs at wound sites.
What are platelets?
This respiratory disease is characterized by chronic bronchial inflammation and narrowed airways.
What is asthma?
The wave-like contractions that move food along the digestive tract are called this.
What is peristalsis?
These chemical messengers carry signals between neurons.
What are neurotransmitters?
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What is Student Accessibility Services (SAS)?
The pacemaker of the heart is scientifically known as this.
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
The process of moving air in and out of the lungs is called this.
What is ventilation?
This valve controls the passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine.
What is the pyloric sphincter?
This part of the brain regulates involuntary actions like heart rate and breathing.
What is the medulla oblongata?
Ontario Tech shares its campus with this other postsecondary institution.
What is Durham College?