Biology Chapter 6

Question 1

What is newe tissue?

Answer 1

A newe tissue is a tissue that controls organs and coordinates their functions.

Question 2

What is a connective tissue?

Answer 2

A connective tissue is any tissue that connects parts of the body.

Question 3

What is interstitial fluid?

Answer 3

Interstitial fluid is a fluid that fills the area around and between tissues.

Question 4

What is a serous membrane?

Answer 4

A serous membrane is a type of membrane that lines enclosed body cavities that do not open to the exterior.

Question 5

What is a mucous membrane?

Answer 5

A mucous membrane is a type of membrane that lines openings to the outside.

Question 6

What is a cutaneous membrane?

Answer 6

It’s another term for skin.

Question 7

What is the Matrix?

Answer 7

It’s the material surrounding cells in a tissue.

Question 8

What is a vestigial?

Answer 8

It describes organs that allegedly serve no useful purpose today.

Question 9

What is a tissue?

Answer 9

A tissue is a group of similar cells that work together to perform a particular task for an organ.

Question 10

What is muscle tissue?

Answer 10

A muscle tissue is a tissue that moves the body and its parts.

Question 11

What is a hormone?

Answer 11

A hormone is a chemical produced by humans, plants, or animals to control or stimulate specific processes and regulate body activities, produced by the endocrine glands in humans and animals.

Question 12

What is the endocrine system?

Answer 12

The endocrine system is the body system containing hormone-producing glands.

Question 13

What is the integumentary system?

Answer 13

The integumentary system is the body system that provides communication with the world and protects the body from its surroundings. (consisting of the skin).

Question 14

What is the skeletal system?

Answer 14

The skeletal system provides support and rigidity and serves as the framework of the body.

Question 15

What is the muscular system?

Answer 15

The muscular system is the body system that functions together with the skeletal and nervous systems to make body movements possible.

Question 16

What is the reproductive system?

Answer 16

The reproductive system is the body system that carries out the process of reproduction and is responsible for the continuation of the human race.

Question 17

What is the uterus?

Answer 17

The uterus is the hollow muscular organ in a woman’s lower abdomen that provides a place for an unborn child to develop. Also called a womb.

Question 18

What is homeostasis?

Answer 18

Homeostasis is the condition of having and maintaining a stable internal environment, as in an individual cell or in the body as a whole.

Question 19

What is epithelial tissue?

Answer 19

Epithelial tissue is any of the tissues that line body parts, cover and protect organs, regulate temperature, and regulate what enters and exits organs.

Question 20

What are feedback mechanisms?

Answer 20

Feedback mechanisms are the body mechanisms that help maintain homeostasis by detecting changes int the body and directing the body to respond appropriately.

Question 21

What is a synovial membrane?

Answer 21

A synovial membrane is a type of membrane that lines the joint cavities.

Question 22

What is the Cranial cavity?

Answer 22

The cranial cavity is the body cavity containing the brain.

Question 23

What is the spinal cavity?

Answer 23

The spinal cavity is the body cavity containing the spinal cord.

Question 24

What is the abdominal cavity?

Answer 24

The abdominal cavity is the body cavity located below the diaphragm and contains the liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, kidney, urinary bladder, intestines, and gonads. Also called the abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 25

What is the thoracic cavity?

Answer 25

The thoracic cavity is the chest cavity, containing the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, thymus, and aorta.

Question 26

What are the gonads?

Answer 26

The gonads are the reproductive organ of a human or animal that produces gametes.

Question 27

What is a viscera?

Answer 27

Viscera is a general term for the soft internal organs within the thoracic and abdominal cavities.

Question 28

What is a system?

Answer 28

A system is a group of structures designed to function together as a unit to perform a particular job for an organism’s body.

Question 29

What is the immune system?

Answer 29

The immune system is the body’s system that defends against bacteria, viruses, and other invaders.

Question 30

What is the respiratory system?

Answer 30

The respiratory system is the body’s system that takes oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide from the body.

Question 31

What is the digestive system?

Answer 31

The digestive system is the body’s system that breaks down food into a form that can be absorbed by the bloodstream.

Question 32

What is the alimentary canal?

Answer 32

The alimentary canal is the tube leading from the mouth to the anus and forms the main portion of the digestive system.

Question 33

What is the excretory system?

Answer 33

The excretory system is the body’s system that excretes waste materials from the body.

Question 34

What is the nervous system?

Answer 34

The nervous system is the body’s system that coordinates the activities of the body.