A&P: Human Body Systems

What is insufficient delivery of oxygen to tissue?

During which age range does puberty typically occur?

What are the main organs of the excretory system?

In which direction do sensory neurons carry impulses?

Lymph fluid is returned into general circulation by draining into

How many spinal nerves?

Main nutrient in cereal

What does the somatic system control?

What kind of muscles are found in the circulatory system?

What do B lymphocytes (WBCs) produce to attack an antigen?

What is the other name for platelets?

Which two systems are responsible for supplying oxygen for cellular respiration?

What is the acidic vitamin secreted by the skin?

Which cranial nerve is involved in hearing and balance?

Which photoreceptor in the retina is involved in colorless vision?

An immature egg is called

Most important nonspecific defense

What protects the larynx?

What is the enzyme found in the stomach that breaks down proteins into polypeptides?

What are the two types of lymphocytes?

Is blood more viscous than water?

What is the serous membrane that covers the lungs?

What is the food tube?

What is reddness and swelling?

What part of the respiratory tract warms, moistens, and filters the incoming air initially?

How many eggs on average are release by a female throughout her life?

Which are the most numerous phagocytic white blood cells?

What are the deepest grooves in the brain?

Which cells produced in the marrow clot blood?

What is the function of neurotransmitters?

What is thinning of a blood vessel wall that bursts?

What is the windpipe?

Which cranial nerves involve the tongue?

Which system supports cellular respiration with the necessary gas?

What are the shallow grooves in the brain?

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones in the human skeletal system?

Which two systems work together to remove wastes?

Which cranial nerve rolls the eyes laterally?

Which one of these is NOT a function of a red blood cell?

What is the inner tissue of the adrenal gland?

What are some causes of infertility?

Largest organ

What are the chemical messengers in the nervous system?

The brain and spinal cord are the...

How many liters of blood in the cardiovascular system?

What is the lifespan for WBCs?

Where are the smallest bones in the body?

What is the pH of blood?

Which system maintains homeostasis by removing wastes?

What is the very large fiber tract that connects the cerebral hemispheres?

What is the last step of the 13 for the pathway of blood through the heart?

What is the sending end of the neuron?

Which cranial nerve is involved in restoring vital signs (BP, pulse, etc) back to homeostasis?

What are the elevated ridges of tissue in the brain?

Which two hormones are produced by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar levels?

What gland is located in the saddle of the sphenoid bone?

What is inflammation of the bronchial tree?

What is an erythrocyte?

What does the liver produce and store in the gallbladder?

Walking across the room involves which of the following systems?

How are densely packed nerve cell bodies represented in the brain?

What percent of the blood is plasma?

Which photoreceptors in the retina is involved in color vision?

What percent of plasma is water?

Where are blood cells produced?

What are fimbriae?

Cranial nerve that innvervates the skin of the face and chewing muscles

Drugs that increase heart rate and blood pressure

What is another name for the pacemaker?

The most important function of the skin

What is the color of plasma?

What is the condition during pregnancy in which the placenta is too low in the uterus?

What are leukocycles?

What hormone from the thymus gland regulates T cells?

Which cranial nerve controls facial expression?

What percent of volume is represented by plasma proteins?

What is a leukocyte?

Which two systems involve white blood cells?

What are the grape-like sacs in the lungs?

Which granulocytic WBC is the most numerous?

How many muscles in the body?

What is the inherited disease that creates faulty hemoglobin that distorts the red blood cells?

The two branches just beyond the trachea

Where is glycogen stored?

Which types of leukocytes are phagocytic?

Which plasma protein is involved in maintaining osmotic pressure?

What is the precursor for steroid hormones?

What is a breach birth?

Functional unit of the nervous system

What encloses the heart in a double sac of serous membrane?

What are Braxton-Hicks contractions?

What disease results from too much thyroxin from the thyroid gland?

What element is necessary for the production of thyroxin?

What is a disease-causing agent?

Which organ has both endocrine and exocrine functions?

How many cranial nerves?

What does C-ring stand for?

Active immunity is produced by

What is the location of the vocal cords?

What is the only time all aveoli are inflated?

What is another name for the right AV valve?

Which hormone softens the pubic symphysis to prepare for delivery of the baby?

The baby is referred to as a(an) ______ during the first 8 weeks in the womb

Which cranial nerve controlls lens shape pupil size and rectus eye muscles?

Which ventricle is more muscular?

The respiratory system is involved in the intake and exchange of

Which category of drugs slows down the activity of the central nervous system?

How many WBCs in a drop of blood?

Which cranial nerves control the superior oblique eye muscles?

What term refers to the lungs?

Where do T-lymphocytes mature?

What is NOT a characteristic of the exocrine system?

What is the receiving end of the neuron?

Major breathing muscle

What structure is involved in respiration (exchange of gases) in the lung?