Body Systems

Question 1

Digestive

Answer 1

mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach), stomach, intestines (small and large), liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Question 2

Urinary or Excretory

Answer 2

kidneys, ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the urinary bladder), urinary bladder, urethra (tube from the bladder to the outside of the body)

Question 3

Respiratory

Answer 3

nose, pharynx, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchial tubes, lungs (where the exchange of gases takes place)

Question 4

Reproductive

Answer 4

FEMALE: ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus (womb), vagina, mammary glands
MALE: testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland

Question 5

Endocrine

Answer 5

thyroid gland (in the neck), pituitary gland (at the base of the brain), sex glands (ovaries and testes), adrenal glands, pancreas (islets of Langerhans), parathyroid glands

Question 6

Nervous

Answer 6

brain, spinal cord, nerves, and collections of nerves

Question 7

Circulatory

Answer 7

heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland

Question 8

adipose tissue

Answer 8

collection of fat cells

Question 9

cartilage

Answer 9

flexible connective tissue often attached to the bones at joints. Cartilage forms part of the external ear and the nose. Rings of cartilage surround the trachea.

Question 10

epithelial cells

Answer 10

skin cells that cover the outside of the body and line the internal surfaces of organs

Question 11

histologist

Answer 11

specialist in the study of tissues

Question 12

larynx

Answer 12

voice box; located above the trachea *laryngitis: inflammation of the voice box (losing your voice)

Question 13

pharynx

Answer 13

throat; the pharynx serves as the common passageway for food (from the mouth going to the esophagus) and air (from the nose to the trachea)

Question 14

pituitary gland

Answer 14

endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Question 15

thryoid gland

Answer 15

endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck

Question 16

trachea

Answer 16

windpipe (tube leading from the throat and larynx to the bronchial tubes)

Question 17

ureter

Answer 17

one of the two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder

Question 18

urethra

Answer 18

tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the boddy

Question 19

uterus

Answer 19

womb; the organ that holds the embryo/ fetus as it develops

Question 20

viscera

Answer 20

internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially in the abdomen