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Integumentary/
Digestive Systems
Cardiovascular/
Respiratory Systems
Musculoskeletal System
Nervous/Sensory
Systems
Urinary/Reproductive
Systems
100
Skin and all the elements that are contained within and arise from it.
What is Integument
100
Largest artery of the body; vessel through which oxygenated blood exits the heart.
What is Aorta
100
Point at which two bones joint together to allow movement.
What is Articulation
100
One of the four major divisions of the brain; division that coordinates musculoskeletal movement.
What is Cerebellum
100
Organ that forms urine and reabsorbs essential substances back into the bloodstream.
What is Kidney
200
Outer portion of the skin containing several strata.
What is Epidermis
200
Any of various structures that slow or prevent fluid from flowing backward or forward.
What is Valve
200
Hard connective tissue that forms the skeleton of the body.
What is Bone
200
A thin branching extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses toward the cell body.
What is Dendrite
200
Functinal unit of the kidney
What is Nephron
300
Conversion of food into nutrients for the body and into waste products for release from the body.
What is Digestion
300
Recharging state; transition from contraction to resting that occurs in the conduction system of the heart.
What is Repolarization
300
Connective tissue filling the medullary cavity, often rich in nutrients.
What is Marrow
300
Three layers of membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord.
What is Meninges
300
Nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine.
What is Uric Acid
400
Coordinated, rhythmic contractions of smooth muscle that force food through the digestive tract
What is Peristalsis
400
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the cells.
What is Internal Respiration
400
Column of vertebrae at the posterior of the body, from the neck to the coccyx.
What is Spinal Column
400
Oval semitransparent membrane that moves in response to sound waves and produces vibrations.
What is Eardrum/Tympanic Membrane
400
Period of fetal development in the uterus; usually about 40 weeks.
What is Gestation
500
Protein that causes chemical changes in substances in the digestive tract.
What is Enzyme
500
Membranous muscle between the abdominal and thoracic cavities that contracts and relaxes during the respiratory cycle
What is Diaphragm
500
Fibrous band that connects muscle to bone or other structures.
What is Tendon
500
Colored part of the eye that contains muscles that expand and contract in response to light.
What is Iris
500
Narrow tube through which sperm leave the epididymis and travel to the seminal vesicles and into the urethra.
What is Vas Deferens