Body Systems

Question 0

What is the expansion of arteries during a heart beat that can be measured at the wrist or neck?

Answer 0

Pulse.

Question 1

What type of cell devours invaders and launches the immune systems attack by putting down a flag?

Answer 1

Macrophages.

Question 2

What chamber of the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body?

Answer 2

Left ventricle.

Question 3

This tube carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body?

Answer 3

Urethra.

Question 4

The process of taking oxygen into the body and releasing carbon dioxide?

Answer 4

Respiration.

Question 5

Which physical barrier cannot be penetrated by bacteria or viruses?

Answer 5

Skin.

Question 6

Where is the bile stored?

Answer 6

Gall bladder.

Question 7

The two tubes the trachea branch into in order to ventilate each lung?

Answer 7

Bronchi.

Question 8

What chamber of the heart receives blood from the lungs?

Answer 8

Left atrium.

Question 9

These structures ensure one way flow through the circulatory system?

Answer 9

Valves.

Question 10

The stomach wall secretes HCI, mucin and?

Answer 10

Pepsin.

Question 11

What flags and attaches to foreign particles to be destroyed?

Answer 11

Antigens.

Question 12

What is secreted by the stomach to protect its walls from gastric juices?

Answer 12

Mucus.

Question 13

What is the liquid secreted by the salivary glands?

Answer 13

Saliva.

Question 14

Which vena cava carries blood from the upper portion of the body back to the heart?

Answer 14

Superior vena cava.

Question 15

What are the four pathogens?

Answer 15

Bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi.

Question 16

What structures in the blood have a important role in clotting?

Answer 16

Platelets.

Question 17

What are the tiny sacs in the lungs that are the site of gas exchange in the blood?

Answer 17

Alveoli.

Question 18

What is the holding area for feces before it leaves the body?

Answer 18

Rectum.

Question 19

Which type of blood cells carry oxygen within the blood?

Answer 19

Red blood cells.

Question 20

Which bladder stores urine before it’s released from the body?

Answer 20

Urinary bladder.

Question 21

What sphincter is located in between the esophagus and the stomach?

Answer 21

Cardiac sphincter.

Question 22

What changes when air is moved into and out of the lungs within the chest cavity?

Answer 22

Pressure.

Question 23

What brings blood back from the rest of the body to the heart?

Answer 23

The superior and inferior vena cava.

Question 24

What chemicals help to speed up the process of digestion?

Answer 24

Enzymes.

Question 25

What muscular organ pumps blood around the body?

Answer 25

The heart.

Question 26

What are the tiny vessels that surround the alveoli?

Answer 26

Capillaries.

Question 27

What chamber of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?

Answer 27

Right ventricle.

Question 28

What is the liquid portion of the blood?

Answer 28

Plasma.

Question 29

Which tube carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

Answer 29

Ureters.

Question 30

Which organ produces sodium bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is secreted into the small intestine and neutralizes the contents that enter the small intestine from the stomach?

Answer 30

The pancreas.

Question 31

What is the process of breaking large food molecules into small food molecules?

Answer 31

Digestion.

Question 32

Which paired organs fill with air during breathing.

Answer 32

Lungs.

Question 33

What is the series of contractions which move food through the esophagus and small intestine?

Answer 33

Peristalsis.

Question 34

What intestines function is to complete digestion and absorb nutrients?

Answer 34

Small intestine.

Question 35

Micro organisms that cause diseases?

Answer 35

Pathogens.

Question 36

What sheet of muscle that stretches across the bottom of the chest cavity which is responsible for inhalation and exhalation?

Answer 36

Diaphragm.

Question 37

During inhalation what does the chest cavity do?

Answer 37

It increases in size.

Question 38

What is the main artery which leaves the heart and heads towards the lower part of the body?

Answer 38

Aorta.

Question 39

What is the name given to the two smaller chambers of the heart?

Answer 39

The atriums.

Question 40

What is the name given to the region at the back of the throat?

Answer 40

Pharynx.

Question 41

Which paired organs filter the blood of wastes to produce urine?

Answer 41

Kidneys.

Question 42

Which enzyme starts to break down starch in the mouth?

Answer 42

Amylase.

Question 43

What ventricle is the most muscular chamber in the heart?

Answer 43

Left ventricle.

Question 44

What structure does not have a known function and is located in between the small and large intestine?

Answer 44

Appendix.

Question 45

What is the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach?

Answer 45

Esophagus.

Question 46

Narrow branching tubes in the lungs that lead to the alveoli.

Answer 46

Bronchioles.

Question 47

What systems function is it to protect the body against disease and harmful organisms?

Answer 47

Immune system.

Question 48

What are the vessels that carry blood to the heart?

Answer 48

Veins.

Question 49

What structure prevents food from going down the trachea when swallowing?

Answer 49

Epiglottis.

Question 50

What is the name given to the two larger chambers of the heart?

Answer 50

Ventricles.

Question 51

Since bacteria don't have a nucleus, what are they considered as?

Answer 51

Prokaryotic.

Question 52

Which arteries take blood from the heart to the lungs?

Answer 52

Pulmonary arteries.

Question 53

Which sphincter valve separates the stomach from the small intestine?

Answer 53

Pyloric sphincter.

Question 54

What are the trachea and bronchi lined with besides mucus to help prevent bacteria from entering our bodies?

Answer 54

Cilia.

Question 55

What is produced by the liver and breaks down fats?

Answer 55

Bile.

Question 56

What is the location of the vocal cords in the human body?

Answer 56

Larynx.

Question 57

What is the exit of the digestion system?

Answer 57

The anus.

Question 58

Which intestines function is to absorb water?

Answer 58

The large intestine.

Question 59

What cell makes immune system responses faster the next time invaders come around?

Answer 59

Memory cells.

Question 60

What type of cells coordinate the immune systems counter attack by recruiting and activating other immune system cells?

Answer 60

Helper T cells.

Question 61

Which cells are y shaped and identify pathogens?

Answer 61

Antibodies.

Question 62

What type of cells devour invaders or release toxins to kill?

Answer 62

Killer T cells.

Question 63

What type of cell destroys infected body cells before the virus has a chance to multiply?

Answer 63

Cytotoxic T cells.

Question 64

Things we test in the water with Ross?

Answer 64

Acidic and alkaline

Question 65

What is the neutral ph tempature?

Answer 65

6-8 ph balance

Question 66

6 characteristics of a living thing?

Answer 66

- living things are composed of cells - living things reproduce - living things require energy - living things respond to the environment - living things have a life span - living things produce waste

Question 67

What are the three hazard symbols?

Answer 67

Danger, warning, caution