Digestive, Excretory, Endocrine, And Integumentary System

Question 1

Gland

Answer 1

And organ or group of cells that secretes a chemical substance of the body

Question 2

Hormone

Answer 2

A chemical substance produced by the glands of the endocrine system in order to control specific tissues and organs

Question 3

Purpose of digestive system?

Answer 3

Similar to respiratory system, prepares needed energy and building supplies for absorption by the cells

Question 4

Digestive begins in?

Answer 4

Mouth

Question 5

What breaks up food in mouth?

Answer 5

Teeth, salivary glands, and the tongue

Question 6

Salivary glands secrete?

Answer 6

Enzymes which prepare food for digestion in stomach

Question 7

The tongue?

Answer 7

Manipulates food in mouth until it is well lubricates and chewed, it then pushes food into pharynx

Question 8

Pharynx?

Answer 8

Forms food into small balls, which are pushed into the esophagus

Question 9

Esophagus?

Answer 9

Transports balls of food into stomach

Question 10

Stomach?

Answer 10

Mixes food with powerful chemicals to further digestive process, functions as storage tank, holding food until it passes into small intestine

Question 11

Gastric juices?

Answer 11

Powerful chemicals in stomach, break down food into a thick liquid called chyme.

Question 12

Small intestine

Answer 12

Secretes salts, acids, and enzymes, which continue breakdown of proteins, fats, and carbs

Question 13

Digestive juices originate in?

Answer 13

Liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

Question 14

Nutrients from food are absorbed into?

Answer 14

Bloodstream

Question 15

How are nutrients absorbed into the bloodstream?

Answer 15

Through small finger-like nodules on the wall of the small intestine called villi

Question 16

Chemicals and other substances that cannot be digested by body are?

Answer 16

Passed into the large intestine

Question 17

Villi in the large intestine?

Answer 17

absorb most of the water and remaining amounts of vitamins and minerals in the food

Question 18

Undigested substance?

Answer 18

Feces, expelled through anus

Question 19

Main organ of excretory system?

Answer 19

Kidneys

Question 20

What is routed to kidneys?

Answer 20

Waste-filed blood, via the renal artery

Question 21

What filters waste-filled blood in excretory system and what substances are filtered?

Answer 21

Kidneys, removes excess water, salts, uric acid, and chemicals from medications or poisonous substances

Question 22

Urine

Answer 22

Liquid waste formed from kidneys filtering of waste-filled blood

Question 23

Urine passes from kidneys to?

Answer 23

Urinary bladder through two tubes called ureters

Question 24

Urethra

Answer 24

Tube that removes urine from urinary bladder

Question 25

Excess salt and water are excreted through?

Answer 25

Sweat glands

Question 26

What is expelled from the body by the lungs?

Answer 26

Carbon dioxide and water vapors

Question 27

Endocrine system

Answer 27

Regulates body's metabolism, growth, and functions of sexual organs

Question 28

Hormones control the functioning of?

Answer 28

Organs

Question 29

Endocrine system consists of ____ which secrete chemicals directly into the _____

Answer 29

Glands, bloodstream

Question 30

Main gland of endocrine system?

Answer 30

Pituitary gland

Question 31

Where is the pituitary gland located?

Answer 31

At the base of the brain

Question 32

Function of pituitary gland?

Answer 32

Controls and regulates all other glands | Controls body's rate of growth

Question 33

Growth hormones act as?

Answer 33

Messengers, telling your bones and tissues to create more cells, thus producing more growth

Question 34

Other glands of the endocrine system?

Answer 34

Pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and reproductive glands

Question 35

Integumentary system

Answer 35

The skin

Question 36

Function of the integumentary system?

Answer 36

Protests the internal organs from harmful bacteria, sunlight, and injury

Question 37

Largest organ of body?

Answer 37

Skin

Question 38

Layers of skin

Answer 38

Epidermis and dermis

Question 39

Epidermis

Answer 39

Outer layer of skin, made up of dead cells and new cells which make the body waterproof, give color of skin, and help maintain the body's hydration levels

Question 40

Dermis

Answer 40

Contains blood vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and nerve cells which function as sensory receptors

Question 41

Sweating and goose bumps are actions of the?

Answer 41

Dermis

Question 42

What channels the waste-filled blood to the excretory system?

Answer 42

The renal artery