How many chambers does the heart have?
4: Left and right atriums and ventricles
Where are all blood cells made?
Inside the bone marrow
Their structure is a flexible biconcave red cell that does not contain a nucleus nor a mitochondria.
Peter's blood has Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies. What is her blood type?
Type O
What is one way someone can distinguish between a male and female skeleton?
The female pelvis is lighter, wider, shallower, and has a broader angle between the pubic bones than the male pelvis.
What is inspiration?
breathing in, inhaling, taking O2 into the lungs from atmosphere.
Name an organ in the Upper Respiratory Tract
Nasal Cavity - nose
Pharynx - throat
Glottis
Epiglottis
Larynx - voice box
Which part of the Peripheral Nervous System responds to stimuli?
Motor Division
What makes up the brain stem?
Brain stem = midbrain, the pons & medulla oblongata
What are the phases of the ovarian cycle?
Follicular phase
Ovulatory phase
Luteal phase
Name a bone in the Axial skeleton?
Skull, Rib cage, or ribs
How many different bones make up the cranial skull? What are they?
Four.
1. Frontal
2. Temporal
3. Parietal
4. Occipital
What is the horizontal involuntary muscle which separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
The diaphragm
Which body cells use more of the body’s oxygen supply than any other cell?
Nerve cells
Which hormone promotes the production of sperm?
Follicle stimulating hormone
Which are processes that carry impulses toward the cell body?
Dendrites
A drop of blood magically appears in the left ventricle. Where is its next destination?
Passes through the Aortic Valve to go to the Aorta and then to the body
What causes nerve impulses to travel at higher speeds?
Myelin sheath coating
Which protective membrane, or meninge, is the delicate inner layer of the brain and spinal cord?
The pia mater
Which type of neuron carries nerve impulses from the CNS to the internal organs, glands, and muscles.
Motor Neurons
How many vertebrae make up the sacral region?
2: Sacrum and Coccyx
What is the largest portion of the human brain?
Cerebellum
What type of joint can be found in the human hip joint?
Ball-and-socket
What are 2 parts of the diencephalon
Epithalamus
Thalamus
Subthalamus
Hypothalamus.
What is the area where the axon of one neuron meets the dendrite of another neuron.
Synapse. Synaptic Cleft