body systems

Question 1

air passes through. branches out of bronchi.

Answer 1

bronchioles

Question 2

main passageway into lungs

Answer 2

bronchi

Question 3

process the gas exchange of oxygen to carbon dioxide

Answer 3

lungs

Question 4

provides airflow to and from lungs

Answer 4

trachea

Question 5

acts as a switch to permit air to enter airway to the lungs

Answer 5

epiglottis

Question 6

voice box

Answer 6

larynx

Question 7

tiny sacs in our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide move between lungs and bloodstream

Answer 7

alveoli

Question 8

protects heart and lungs, supports muscles

Answer 8

ribs

Question 9

carry messages from one part of the body to another

Answer 9

nerves

Question 10

protects the brain

Answer 10

cranium

Question 11

in charge of all of the functions the body needs to survive like breathing digesting and circulating

Answer 11

brain

Question 12

connects large part of peripheral nervous system to brain and transmits info

Answer 12

spine

Question 13

transfers weight from upper axial skeleton to lower

Answer 13

pelvis

Question 14

have the ability to contract so other body parts can move

Answer 14

muscles

Question 15

retains body fluids, protects against diseases, eliminates waste products, and regulates body temp

Answer 15

skin

Question 16

secrete prostate fluid (component of semen)

Answer 16

prostate

Question 17

absorb carbon dioxide and other waste products from tissues and then flow deoxygenated blood back into veins

Answer 17

capillary

Question 18

carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

Answer 18

artery (pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood)

Question 19

returns deoxygenated blood back to heart; much thinner walls than arteries

Answer 19

veins

Question 20

gathers air

Answer 20

pharynx

Question 21

drains urine from kidneys, stores until released during urination

Answer 21

urinary bladder

Question 22

absorbs water and contains bacteria that break down wastes; feces exit here through anal canal

Answer 22

large intestine

Question 23

removes blood from nitrogenous wastes such as urea and salts and excess water in the form of urine

Answer 23

kidneys

Question 24

responsible for removing waste products, ions, and excess water from blood

Answer 24

nephrons

Question 25

connects kidney to bladder, urine flows through

Answer 25

ureters

Question 26

produces critical hormones

Answer 26

pituitary glands

Question 27

use iodine from foods you eat to make T3 and T4

Answer 27

thyroid

Question 28

excretes enzymes to break down proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. control blood sugar levels

Answer 28

pancreas

Question 29

control blood sugar, burn protein, and fat, react to stressors like major illnesses/injury. creates adrenaline

Answer 29

adrenal glands

Question 30

canal that joins cervix to outside of the body

Answer 30

vagina

Question 31

produce eggs and reproductive hormones estrogen and progesterone

Answer 31

ovaries

Question 32

connects uterus to vagina and allows flow of menstrual blood

Answer 32

cervix

Question 33

nurturing fertilized ovum that develops into fetus - until birth

Answer 33

uterus

Question 34

makes testosterone and generate sperm

Answer 34

testes

Question 35

deliver semen into vagina

Answer 35

penis

Question 36

transports and stores sperm cells produced in testes

Answer 36

epididymis

Question 37

contains teeth, tongue, and salvary glands. gets food ready to go through digestive process

Answer 37

mouth

Question 38

carries swallowed food to stomach

Answer 38

esophagus

Question 39

muscular sack that has enzymes and acid to break down food. also stores food until body digests it

Answer 39

stomach

Question 40

has ridges and folds to break down the food more extracts and absorbs nutrients

Answer 40

small intestine

Question 41

process nutrients absorbed by small intestine

Answer 41

liver