biology Flashcards
This organ is involved in regulating blood sugar levels and secretes insulin.
Pancreas
These cells are responsible for carrying oxygen in the blood.
Red blood cells
This organ is responsible for filtering toxins and producing bile.
Liver
This organ is responsible for producing sperm in males.
Testes
This organ stores bile produced by the liver.
Gallbladder
These are the tiny hair-like structures that line the small intestine and help absorb nutrients.
Villi
This system helps fight infections by producing antibodies.
Immune system
This part of the brain controls basic functions like heartbeat and breathing.
Medulla oblongata
This part of the digestive system absorbs water and forms feces.
Large intestine
This structure helps in maintaining balance and coordination.
Cerebellum
This organ secretes digestive enzymes and regulates digestion.
Pancreas
This part of the body pumps blood throughout the circulatory system.
Heart
This muscle helps with the movement of food through the digestive system.
Esophagus (Peristalsis)
This organ absorbs nutrients and has many folds for absorption.
Small intestine
These structures in the lungs exchange gases between the blood and air.
Alveoli
This organ is where food is digested and some nutrients are absorbed.
Stomach
This part of the digestive system breaks down food with digestive juices.
Duodenum
This part of the body sends electrical impulses to and from the brain.
Neurons
This organ produces bile, which is needed for fat digestion.
Liver
This system transports nutrients and gases throughout the body.
Circulatory system
This organ system includes muscles that allow movement.
Muscular system
This organ helps in the excretion of waste products and excess water from the body.
Kidneys
This type of nutrition involves the breakdown of organic matter by bacteria or fungi.
Saprotrophic nutrition
This process releases energy from glucose in the presence of oxygen.
Aerobic respiration