Contessa's Human Body Systems

Question 1

Why is it helpful that babies cry when they are born?

Accepted Answer

It rids the baby&#x27;s lungs of fluid

Question 2

A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart

Accepted Answer

vein

Question 3

What is the sudden death of brain cells when their blood supply is interrupted?

Accepted Answer

stroke

Question 4

Which is true of blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

It is typically lower in veins than in arteries

Question 5

Menstruation does NOT occur if...

Accepted Answer

Egg is fertilized

Question 6

What are the 3 types of blood vessels?

Accepted Answer

arteries, capillaries, veins

Question 7

What is the baby known as from the 8th week to birth?

Accepted Answer

fetus

Question 8

The flow of blood from the heart to the body and back again

Accepted Answer

systemic circulation

Question 9

What female structure produces eggs?

Accepted Answer

ovaries

Question 10

Cholesterol is what type of molecule?

Accepted Answer

lipid

Question 11

This is the organ in which sperm mature and are stored.

Accepted Answer

Epididymis

Question 12

The brain and spinal cord make up this system

Accepted Answer

nervous

Question 13

Which is the correct direction of blood flow?

Accepted Answer

heart -> lungs -> heart -> body

Question 14

Which hormone causes most men to grow facial hair?

Accepted Answer

testosterone

Question 15

What connects the brain and the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

brain stem

Question 16

The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back again

Accepted Answer

pulmonary circulation

Question 17

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

Accepted Answer

artery

Question 18

What provides nutrients to the fetus from the mother and allows for the exchange of materials?

Accepted Answer

placenta

Question 19

What is the fusing of the sperm and egg cell known as?

Accepted Answer

fertilization

Question 20

What process produces sperm & egg (gametes)?

Accepted Answer

meiosis

Question 21

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment

Accepted Answer

respiration

Question 22

What is a fertilized egg known as?

Accepted Answer

zygote

Question 23

What male structure produces sperm cells?

Accepted Answer

testes

Question 24

Which of the following is considered good cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

HDL

Question 25

A tiny blood vessel that allows exchange of oxygen and nutrients between blood and other tissue

Accepted Answer

capillary

Question 26

What is structure A?

Accepted Answer

frontal

Question 27

What is structure B?

Accepted Answer

Temporal

Question 28

During the process of fertilization, which step happens first?

Accepted Answer

A sperm attaches to a binding site on the egg cell membrane

Question 29

Estrogen is the primary female sex hormone produced in the ovaries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

What is structure C?

Accepted Answer

Parietal

Contessa's Human Body Systems

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Contessa's Human Body Systems

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