Chapter 7 Body Structure And Function

Question 1

Artery

Answer 1

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

Question 2

capillary

Answer 2

A tiny blood vessel; food, oxygen, and other substances pass from the capillaries into the cells

Question 3

Cell

Answer 3

The basic unit of body structure

Question 4

Digestion

Answer 4

The process that breaks down food physically and chemically so it can be absorbed and used by cells

Question 5

Hemoglobin

Answer 5

The substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives blood its red color

Question 6

Hormone

Answer 6

A chemical substance secreted by the endocrine glands into the bloodstream

Question 7

Immunity

Answer 7

Protection against a disease or condition; the person will not get or be affected by the disease

Question 8

Joint

Answer 8

The point at which two or more bones meat to allow movement

Question 9

menstruation

Answer 9

The process in which the lining of the uterus (endometrium) breaks up and his discharge from the body through the vagina

Question 10

Organ

Answer 10

Groups of tissue with the same function

Question 11

peristalsis

Answer 11

Involuntary muscle contractions in the digestive system that moves food down the esophagus through the alimentary canal

Question 12

Respiration

Answer 12

The process of supplying the cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from them

Question 13

Tissue

Answer 13

A group of cells with similar functions

Question 14

Vein

Answer 14

A blood vessel that returns blood to the heart