Duplicate of Ch 9: The Healthy Human Body

This system can sense and interpret information from outside the body

The back of the body or body part

Also called "sex glands"

Involuntary contractions that move food into the stomach

The process of expelling the waste products of food and fluids that are not absorbed into the cells

Toward the midline of the body or body part

when a muscle or tendon shortens, this is called a __________.

This gland regulates carbohydrate metabolism

How are hormones carried to various organs which need them?

The two major functions of the urinary system are:

The _____ hemisphere controls movement and function in the left side of the body.

The functions of the circulatory system are to supply food, oxygen, and hormones to cells.

This system protects the body from disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms

Another word for "breathing in" is:

This is what provides movement of body parts.

This gland secretes a hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the cells for energy for the body

which of the following is a normal sign of aging?

Blood vessels dilate, or widen, when the temperature outside is too high

The gastrointestinal tract extends from the ____ to the ____.

the basic unit of the nervous system is the _______.

How many bones does the human skeleton have?

blood vessels dilate, or narrow, when the temperature outside is too high

Normal changes of aging in a female include a loss of _____ due to a decrease in estrogen.

This system allows the human to create new human life.

This phase of the heart is when the heart is considered to be working.

The body taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide is called

A system made up of glands in different areas of the body

A sense organ that feels heat, cold, pain, touch and pleasure

to constrict is to

A condition in which all of the body's systems are balanced and working together.

Normal changes of aging in the respiratory system include:

The heart functions in two phases. The contracting phase is called

Saliva moistens the food thus beginning the chemical breakdown of substances

organs that produce and secrete chemicals called hormones

Chemical substances created by the body that control numerous body functions.

a clear yellowish fluid that carries disease-fighting cells call lymphocytes.

Away from the top of the body or body part

One important task a nursing assistant can to do prevent skin breakdown is to:

Another word for "breathing out" is____.

What does blood carry through the blood vessels to the cells?

To the side, away from the midline of the body

_________ is what happens when muscles wastes away

The heart functions in two phases. The phase called ______ is when the chambers are filling with blood

what are the three main sections of the brain?

The place where two bones meet is called a ______.

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the alveoli and the capillaries

the muscles of the esophagus move food through involuntary contractions called foodsalsis

This type of immunity protects the body against specific diseases.

The front of the body or body part

This blood pressure is within normal limits: 169/87

Identify the route through which air travels into the lungs

Two ways the nursing assistant can help a resident with urinary elimination

This system removes excess fluids and waste products from the body's tissues and helps the immune system fight infection

The hormone produced in the gonads that allow the female reproduction organs to function properly.

The transfer of nutrients from the intestines to the cells

This gland regulates calcium in the body.

the _____ hemisphere controls movement and function in the right side of the body.

Where does lymph fluid go after it has been purified in the lymph nodes?

This gland regulates metabolism

The hormone produced in the gonads that allows the male reproductive organs to function properly.

the process of preparing food physically and chemically so it can be absorbed into the cells

Where do the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin relay the impulses they receive from the environment to?

Which gland is called the master gland?

A normal change of aging in the lymphatic-immune system includes:

The part of the body that is toward the head or top of the body or body part

The two upper chambers of the heart are called

This gland produces ADH (antidiuretic hormone) which controls the balance of fluids in the body.

the type of immunity that protects against disease in general.

The largest organ and system in the body

The two lower chambers of the heart are called

This phase of the blood pressure is when the heart is considered to be resting