Chapter 6 - Cardiorespiratory, Endocrine, and Digestive Systems

Question 1

Right side of the heart

Answer 1

Pulmonic side, receives blood from the body (deoxygenated blood), and pumps it to the lungs

Question 2

Left side of the heart

Answer 2

Systemic side, receives oxygenated blood from lungs, and pumps it to rest of body

Question 3

Valsalva maneuver

Answer 3

Breathing out against closed windpipe with lips, creating additional abdominal pressure and spinal stability

Question 4

Atrium

Answer 4

Superior chamber(s) of heart that gathers blood returning to the heart

Question 5

Ventricle

Answer 5

Inferior chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs and body

Question 6

Sinoatrial (SA) node

Answer 6

Located in the right atrium, this node initiates and electrical signal that causes the heart the beat

Question 7

Atrioventricular (AV) node

Answer 7

Located between the atria and ventricles, this node delays the impulse from the sinoatrial node before allowing it to pass to the ventricles

Question 8

Systolic pressure

Answer 8

The pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts

Question 9

Diastolic pressure

Answer 9

The arterial pressure during relaxation of the heart, when the heart fill with blood between beats

Question 10

Hypothalamus (endocrine system)

Answer 10

a gland located in the brain that communicates with the pituitary gland

Question 11

Pineal gland (endocrine system)

Answer 11

a small gland in the brain that secretes the hormone melatonin, which helps regulate sleep cycles

Question 12

Pancreas (endocrine system)

Answer 12

an organ that produces insulin, glucagon, and digestive juices

Question 13

Thyroid gland

Answer 13

located in the anterior neck, responsible for the secretion of many hormones, including thryroxin and calcitonin

Question 14

Pituitary gland (endocrine system)

Answer 14

controls the secretion of many hormones, including growth hormones

Question 15

Adrenal gland (endocrine system)

Answer 15

located just above the kidneys, responsible for the secretion of catecholamines and cortisol

Question 16

Catecholamines

Answer 16

hormones produced by the adrenal glands that are part of the stress response known as fight or flight response

Question 17

Insulin-like growth factors (IGF)

Answer 17

anabolic hormone produced by the liver, which is responsible for growth and development

Question 18

Anabolic

Answer 18

metabolic process that synthesizes smaller molecules into larger units used for building and repairing tissues

Question 19

Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

Answer 19

the amount of energy required the maintain the body at rest