Involuntary contractions that move food into the stomach

The 3 main sections on the brain are

Cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem

When all of the body systems are at their best

How does the immune system protect the body from disease?

Nonspecific and specific immunity

Which is true of muscles?

They provide movement to body parts.

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The Healthy Human Body

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1
Which of the following is involved in digestion?
Oxytocin
Kidney
Saliva
Pituitary gland
2
What is peristalsis?
The chopping and grinding of food by the teeth
An enzyme that regulates the body's conversion of glucose
Involuntary contractions that move food into the stomach
The muscular pouch located in the abdominal cavity
3
The 2 upper chambers of the heart are called
The left and right lung
The left and right capillary
The left and right atrium
The left and right vein
4
Which anatomical term means towards the midline of the body?
Medial
Lateral
Proximal
Posterior
5
2 types of joints are
swival and pinion
hinge and bend
ball and hinge
pin and ball
6
Mucus coughed up from the lungs
sputum
leukocytes
synovial fluid
platelets
7
The 3 main sections on the brain are
cerebrum, CNS, cerebral cortex
Cerebrum, spinal cord, brainstem
Cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem
cerebrum, spinal cord, PNS
8
The eye and ear are part of
The endocrine system
The nervous system
The reproductive system
The integumentary system
9
Homeostasis is
A group of cells that perform a similar task
When all of the body systems are at their best
The building block of the body
Abnormal changes in the body systems
10
How many bones are in the human body?
189
272
154
206
11
When atrophy occurs
The muscles become stronger
The muscle remains the same size
The muscles increase in size
The muscles decreases in size
12
How does the immune system protect the body from disease?
hormones
digestion and elimination
Nonspecific and specific immunity
inspiration and expiration
13
Respiration consists of
Inspiration and expiration
dilation and contraction
Intake and output
systole and diastole
14
Which anatomical term means the front of the body?
Superior
Posterior
Anterior
Inferior
15
The basic unit of the nervous system is called
Spinal cord
Cerebrum
Brain
Neuron
16
The master gland of the body
parathyroid
sex gland
adrenal gland
pituitary gland
17
The yellowish fluid that carries disease fighting cells called
sperm
lymph
urine
blood
18
The respiratory sysem is made up of
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Trachea, bronchi, lungs
Kidneys, ureters, urethra
Atria, ventricles, aorta
19
During the resting phase (diastole) of the heart
Ventricles pump blood through the blood vessels
The chambers fill with blood
Circulation stops
The heart begins beating rapidly until the next contraction
20
Which is true of muscles?
They produce toxins
They prevent contractures from occuring
They provide movement to body parts.
Two muscles meet at a joint
21
Sperm is created here
Epididymis
Ureter
Ovaries
Vas deference

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