Final Study Guide: The Human Body 3

The structure of the digestive system that is highlighted below is the

Strong connective tissue that holds together bones in movable joints are

The spaces in bones are filled with a soft connective tissue called

A __________ recognizes a hormone's chemical structure.

Skeletal muscles must work in pairs because

Which component of blood is 90% water?

Sweat glands serve an excretory function because urea & __ are excreted in perspiration.

The bone shown in the picture below is the

What structure enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?

A double-rod of condensed chromatin that carries the info that controls inherited traits is

Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?

The stomach is where most mechanical digestion and some chemical digestion of your food occurs.

The spinal cord links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system.

The role of the respiratory system is to bring what substance into the body?

A fluid that contains sperm is 

How does the body acquire active immunity to a disease without getting the disease?

The stretching and tearing of ligaments is