Body systems

Question 1

Function of pituitary gland
What system is it in?

Answer 1

Secretes hormones that affect other glands and organs. Endocrine

Question 2

Function of parathyroid
What system is it in?

Answer 2

Regulates calcium levels in blood. Endocrine

Question 3

Function of adrenal
What system is it in?

Answer 3

Helps body respond to danger. Endocrine

Question 4

Function of pancreas
What system is it in?

Answer 4

Regulates blood-glucose levels
Endocrine.

Question 5

Function of thyroid
What system is it in?

Answer 5

Increases the rate at which you use energy (ATP) Endocrine.

Question 6

Function of thymus
What system is it in?

Answer 6

Regulates the immune system response to pathogens. Endocrine

Question 7

Function of ovaries and testes
What system is it in?

Answer 7

Produce male and female hormones essential for reproduction. Endocrine

Question 8

What system is composed of the thymus, spleen, bone marrow and veins?

Answer 8

Lymphatic

Question 9

What is the function of the endocrine system?

Answer 9

Regulates other body systems by secreting hormones.

Question 10

What are the 4 functions of the lymphatic system?

Answer 10

1. protects body from foreign invaders
2. maintains body fluid levels
3. absorbs some digestive tract waste products
4. removes cellular waste from body

Question 11

organize from simple to most complex

tissue organ organ system cell organism ecosystem

Answer 11

cell tissue organ organ system organism ecosystem

Question 12

How do the circulatory and urinary system relate?

Answer 12

The circulatory system delivers oxygenated blood to the kindeys through the renal artery.

Question 13

How do the urinary and excretory system differ?

Answer 13

The urinary system removes liquid waste, such as sweat and urine, while the excretory system removes solids, such as poop

Question 14

What is dialysis

Answer 14

artificial way of cleansing blood when kidneys fail

Question 15

What is the function of the frontal lobe

Answer 15

thinking, planning, emotions, behavior, decision making.

Question 16

What is the function of the parietal lobe?

Answer 16

perception, classifying, spelling, number knowledge, spatial relationships

Question 17

What is the function of the occipital lobe?

Answer 17

Vision, visual processing, identification of colors.

Question 18

What is the function of the cerebellum?

Answer 18

Motor skills, hand eye coordination, balance.

Question 19

What is the function of the brain stem

Answer 19

Body temperature, heart rate, breathing, swallowing

Question 20

What is the function of the temporal lobe?

Answer 20

Memory, facial recognition, language, hearing, vision, speech, emotion.

Question 21

What system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?

Answer 21

Nervous

Question 22

What is the integumentary system composed of?

Answer 22

Hair, skin, nails

Question 23

4 functions of skin

Answer 23

1. keeps water inside and foreign particles out
2. houses nerve endings that allow you to interact with your enviornment
3. regulates body temperature for sweating
4. expels waste products in sweat

Question 24

2 functions of hair

Answer 24

1. protect skin from UV light
2. keeps foreign particles out of eyes and throat

Question 25

The immune "system" is part of what larger system?

Answer 25

Lymphatic

Question 26

The excretory system is part of what larger system?

Answer 26

Digestive

Question 27

What is an involuntary function?

Answer 27

Something your body automatically does w/o having to think about it. (Breathing, heart rate)

Question 28

What does renal mean?

Answer 28

Kidney

Question 29

Arteries take ________ blood to organs, and veins take _______ blood away.

Answer 29

Oxygenated, Deoxygenated.

Question 30

What does medial mean?

Answer 30

Inside

Question 31

What does lateral mean?

Answer 31

Outside

Question 32

which is bigger, the radius or the ulna?

Answer 32

Radius.

Question 33

What system is the Pyloric Sphincter in?

Answer 33

Digestive

Question 34

What system is the Clavicle in?

Answer 34

skeletal

Question 35

What system is the descending aorta in?

Answer 35

circulatory

Question 36

What system is the gastrocnemius in?

Answer 36

Muscular

Question 37

What system are bronchi in?

Answer 37

Respiratory

Question 38

What system are dendrites in?

Answer 38

Nervous

Question 39

What system is the sebaceous gland in?

Answer 39

Integumentary

Question 40

What system is the renal vein in?

Answer 40

urinary

Question 41

What system is the spleen in?

Answer 41

lymphatic

Question 42

What system is the parathyroid gland in?

Answer 42

endocrine

Question 43

What is the function of the nervous system>

Answer 43

sending electrical signals throughout your body

Question 44

What happens in the alveoli?

Answer 44

There is an exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the alveoli sacs