How many bones are in the human body?
206
A tube-like structure that carries food from the mouth to the stomach:
Esophagus
What are the "chemical messengers" in the endocrine system?
Hormones
What are bones attached to bones by?
Ligaments
A wave of contraction by which food is moved through the digestive system:
Peristalsis
What is the male gamete?
Sperm
What are muscles attached to bones by?
Tendons
List how urine travels through the body:
Urine travels from the kidneys through 2 thin tubes called ureters & fills the bladder. Urine expels out of the body through the urethra.
What is the female gamete?
Ovum (egg)
List the 3 types of muscle tissue:
Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac
What is the basic structural unit of the urinary system?
Kidneys
The interaction of the male and female gametes is called what?
Fertilization
Two or more bones joined together at a joint is called what?
Articulation
What are the tiny structures within the kidneys that filter the blood (location where urine is formed)?
Nephrons
What is known as the "master gland" in the endocrine system and why?
Pituitary Gland - because the hormones that it produces regulate the secretion of other glands