Question | Answer |
1.This item can be found all over your body and is part of the integumentry system. | Skin
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2.What is the function of the skeletal system? | Support, protection, stores minerals.
| 3.What system works along with the skeletal system? | muscular system
| 4.What 4 things does the circulatory system do for your cells? | Transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and gets rid of wastes.
| 5.Which system uses hormones to regulate body activities? | endocrine.
| 6.Which system transfers oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and the blood? | respiratory system.
| 7.This system breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates wastes. | digestive
| 8.The male reproductive system creates these. | gametes
| 9.The female reproductive system does this. | nourishes a developing fetus and embryo.
| 10.Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body. | superior
| 11.Away from the midline of the body. | lateral
| 12.Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk. | proximal
| 13.Runs longitudinally and divides the body or organ into right and left portions is the ____________ plane. | sagittal
| 14.Runs horizontally across the long axis of the body or organ, dividing it into superior and inferior parts is the ___________ plane. | transverse
| 15.Divides the body into equal right & left halves is the _____________ plane. | midsagittal
| 16.This root word, "cyt/o" means the study of __________. | cells
| 17.The root word, "anter/o" means _______. | front
| 18.The two types of gross anatomy are: | regional anatomy and systemic anatomy.
| 19.These are the basic unit of life. | cells
| 20.When you get too hot, your body sweats to cool you down. This is an example of ____________. | homeostasis
| 21._________ is the passage of water from a region of high water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane to a region of low water concentration. | osmosis
| 22.A solution that has fewer solute molecules outside the cell; water will move into to the cell, is an example of a ____________ solution. | hypotonic
| 23.This disorder causes abnormal facial features, growth deficiencies, central nervous system problems, learning disabilities and is a permanent condition. | fetal alcohol syndrome
| 24. ___________ attache bone to bone. | ligaments
| 25.Bones can be classified by their shape as _______ or __________. | long, short
| 26.The nervous system is broken down into into the ______________ and the _________. | Central nervous system, Peripheral nervous system
| 27.The _________ ________ controls relex activities of the body. | spinal cord
| 28.The largest most anterior portion of the brain is the _________. | cerebrum
| 29.Salty, bitter, sweet are all due to the sense of _________. | taste
| 30.The _______ of the eye is the round central opening of the iris that allows light to enter. | pupil |