Chapter 3 - The Body

Question 1

2 body fluids

Answer 1

Blood + lymph

Question 2

route of blood through the body

Answer 2

Heart - tissues - heart - lungs - heart

Question 3

what does lymph carry

Answer 3

fat soluble nutrients

Question 4

lymphatic system moves lymph from the ____ to the ___

Answer 4

small intestine

thoracic duct

Question 5

what is exchanged between cellular fluid + extracellular fluid

Answer 5

delivery of oxygen + nutrients

pick up of carbon dioxide + waste

Question 6

where is waste removed from the blood

Answer 6

kidneys

Question 7

Nephrons

Answer 7

filter blood in the kidneys & excretes waste as urine

Question 8

Pancreas

Answer 8

gland that secretes:
insulin when blood glucose rises
glucagon when blood glucose drops

Question 9

Glucagon

Answer 9

secreted by the pancrease

signals the liver to release glucose into the blood

Question 10

2 central controllers of the nervous system

Answer 10

brain + spinal cord

Question 11

Cortex

Answer 11

region of the brain that perceives the sensation of hunger

Question 12

Hypothalamus

Answer 12

region of the brain that monitors availability of nutrients & water

Question 13

2 hormones in the fight or flight response

Answer 13

epinephrine + norepinephrine

Question 14

Digestion

Answer 14

the breakdown of nutrients into their smallest subunits for absorption into the body