Body systems review

Blood vessels that move blood away from the heart are called

What digestive juice is released by the stomach?

Which digestive organ is responsible for putting the nutrients into the bloodstream?

Which blood cells carry oxygen?

The tiny "filtering factories" in the kidneys are called

What is the name of the tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?

Which organ filters blood and maintain water and salt balance?

Which of these muscle types is voluntary muscle?

Which organ of the excretory system holds urine for elimination?

Which of these muscles aids in breathing?

Which structure is encircled by bands of cartilage?

The trachea branches into 2 tubes called the

Which blood vessel is only 1 cell layer thick so that O₂ and nutrients can diffuse through it?

What does the gall bladder do?

This organ pulls water from the digested food and puts it into the bloodstream.

The yellow liquid portion of the blood is called_____

Which blood cell fights infection?

What is the function of the excretory system?

True or false: Veins usually carry well oxygenated blood.

Which side of the heart contains blood that is not oxygenated?

Where is cardiac muscle found?

Muscle fibers work by doing what?

The wall that separates the right ventricle from the left ventricle is called the ____

Nerve cells are called _____

Which blood vessel takes deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart?