Human Body Systems Review

A bruise on the brain is called a

The SM intestines is letter _

Which type of immune system cell identifies one pathogen from another.

What type of body tissue can contract, or shorten?

Which is not a function of the digestive system?

What type of digestion breaks feed into smaller chemical combinations?

How can you acquire active immunity without catching the disease?

The __________ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

What type of muscle is found only in the heart?

In the inflammatory response, ___________ engulf and destroy pathogens.

A change or signal in the environment that causes an organism to react is a

The pancreas is letter _

Motor neurons carry impulses to

Immunity is the body's ability to

Messages in the body are carried by

What organ releases enzymes to help digest starches, proteins, and fats?

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs?

The liver is letter _

The LG intestines is letter _

Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are

What keeps disease-causing organisms from entering the body?

process by which an organism's internal environment is kept stable

Water is absorbed in the ______________

What structure enables the SM intestines to absorb large amounts of nutrients?

A synapse is a space between

Cells, tissue, ____________

blood flowing into the right atrium from the body contains

Where is bile produced?

All of the following are organs that food does not actually pass through except the:

Most chemical digestion takes place in the ________ using __________

skeletal muscles work in pairs because

The stomach is letter _

Mouth, __________, stomach, SM intestines, LG Intestines

Voluntary actions are controlled by the ____________ nervous system.

___________ must get inside living cells in order to reproduce

What part of a neuron carries impulses away from the cell body?

The energy your body needs comes from

Waste is compressed in the ____________

The esophagus is letter _

Which part of the neuron carries impulses away the cell?

What type of digestion breaks food into pieces? 

The rectum is letter _

What structure prevents blood from flowing backwards?

Which part of the neuron carries impulses towards the cell?

What type of white blood cells are part of the inflammatory response?

The right ventricle pumps blood to the

What carries needed substances through the body?

Where does digestion begin?

Glucose breaking down, releasing energy

How many loops does the human circulatory system contain?

What substance in the mouth contains enzymes that begin digestion?