MCAS Human Body Review

What do we call the squeezing motion that moves food through the digestive system?

What is the building block of the nervous system?

What is the function of the kidney?

At high altitudes, oxygen levels drop.  What would be an effect on the respiratory system?

A disease causes kidneys to swell & not function.  What will happen?

Where does the majority of nutrient absorption occur?

What type of signal passes from node to node on a nerve cell?

What is the main purpose of digestion?

Which of the following is NOT a role of the vertebrae?

A lab test measures how well the liver removes bilirubin from blood.  What is bilirubin?

The vertebrae and cartilaginous discs of the spine are parts of which body system?

Which letter on the diagram indicates a tendon?

Which of the following describes why cartilage is important in these bone-to-bone connections?

Where are blood cells made?

Which of the following is a function of the liver?

Which of the following is a path that a nerve impulse could travel in the nervous system?

Damage to neurons directly interferes with which of the following processes?

What must occurs for nerve impulses to be transmitted from one nerve to another?

Which body system provides support and protects the body?

What type(s) of cells control that speed at which the heart pumps blood?

Which of the following is the best example of homeostasis in the human body?

Which system helps to protect the body against invaders?

Growth hormone, estrogen, and thyroxine are hormones.  What is the role of these hormones?

What tube connects the mouth to the stomach?

What type of cell binds, carries, and delivers oxygen to the rest of the body?

Which system exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in our bodies?

The concentration of which gas is higher in exhaled air than in inhaled air?

Which two systems work together for movement?

What is a good model of the role of the esophagus?

When astronauts are in low-gravity, they release stored calcium.  What could this cause?

Which of the following statements describes a function of the human brain?

Which of the following are parts of the human nervous system?

What is the purpose of the nose?

Where does chemical digestion of proteins begin?

Where does chemical digestion of carbohydrates begin?

Which of the following is the best example of the human body maintaining homeostasis?

Which system uses meiosis to make gametes so a population can maintain itself?

Where does gas exchange occur in the respiratory system?

What do we call the flap of skin that covers our trachea when we swallow?

Where does mechanical digestion begin?