All Terms

Question 1

Hard Palate

Answer 1

Separates the oral and nasal cavities, helps with suckling and feeding

Question 2

Soft Palate

Answer 2

Blocks food and other substances from entering the nasal cavity

Question 3

Epiglottis

Answer 3

Keeps substances from getting into the respiratory system

Question 4

Tongue

Answer 4

Helps speak, swallow, taste, and suck

Question 5

Esophagus

Answer 5

Transport foods and liquids from the mouth to the stomach

Question 6

Liver

Answer 6

Makes bile for digestion

Question 7

Gallbladder

Answer 7

Holds bile

Question 8

Common Bile Duct

Answer 8

Takes bile from the gallbladder to the duodenum

Question 9

Duodenum

Answer 9

Absorb nutrients from the bloodstream, and digestion

Question 10

Ileum

Answer 10

Absorb nutrients from the bloodstream, and digestion

Question 11

Stomach

Answer 11

Breaks down food

Question 12

Pyloric Valve

Answer 12

Lets food pass from stomach to the small intestine

Question 13

Cecum

Answer 13

Helps digest plant material

Question 14

Colon

Answer 14

Removes water and some nutrients and electrolytes from undigested food

Question 15

Pancreas

Answer 15

Makes insulin

Question 16

Spleen

Answer 16

Removes old and damaged blood cells

Question 17

Larynx

Answer 17

Voice box, protects the lower respiratory tract

Question 18

Trachea

Answer 18

Serves as an airway to the lungs

Question 19

Lung

Answer 19

Brings oxygen in and sends carbon dioxide out. It lets us breathe

Question 20

Diaphragm

Answer 20

Muscle that aids in breathing

Question 21

Pericardium

Answer 21

Protects and lubricates heart

Question 22

Right Atrium

Answer 22

Receives deoxygenated blood from the body

Question 23

Left Atrium

Answer 23

Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

Question 24

Right Ventricle

Answer 24

Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

Question 25

Left Ventricle

Answer 25

Pumps oxygenated blood to the body

Question 26

Superior Vena Cava

Answer 26

Takes blood from upper body to heart

Question 27

Inferior Vena Cava

Answer 27

Takes blood from lower body to heart

Question 28

Jugular

Answer 28

Takes blood from the head

Question 29

Renal Vein

Answer 29

Takes blood from the kidneys

Question 30

Aorta/Aortic Arch

Answer 30

Carries blood from the heart

Question 31

Dorsal Aorta

Answer 31

Carries blood to the lower body

Question 32

Carotid

Answer 32

Carries blood to the head

Question 33

Brachiocephalic

Answer 33

Carries blood to the upper extremities

Question 34

Subclavian

Answer 34

Carries blood to the upper extremities

Question 35

Renal Artery

Answer 35

Carries blood to the kidneys

Question 36

Illiac

Answer 36

Carries blood to the lower extremities

Question 37

Femoral

Answer 37

Carries blood to the lower extremities

Question 38

Ovaries

Answer 38

Produces eggs and female hormones

Question 39

Uterine Horns

Answer 39

Supports sperm transportation and is the sight of fetal growth and development

Question 40

Uterus

Answer 40

Receives egg and protects fetus during pregnancy

Question 41

Testes

Answer 41

Produce sperm and the male hormone testosterone

Question 42

Epididymis

Answer 42

Stores and transports sperm

Question 43

Vas Deferens

Answer 43

Transport mature sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

Question 44

Kidney

Answer 44

Removes waste from the blood

Question 45

Ureter

Answer 45

Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder

Question 46

Urethra

Answer 46

Allows urine to pass outside the body

Question 47

Bladder

Answer 47

Stores urine produced by kidneys until it is time to urinate