CNA

Question 1

homeostasis

Answer 1

condition where body system are working together and maintain internal stability

Question 2

metabolism

Answer 2

physical and chemical process in which substances are broken down or trasnformed into enegry

Question 3

organs

Answer 3

instructional units in the human body which perform specific functions

Question 4

tissues

Answer 4

groups of cells that perform similar tasks

Question 5

cells

Answer 5

basic structural units of the body that divide develop and die renewing tissues and organs

Question 6

integument

Answer 6

natural protective covering

Question 7

dilate

Answer 7

widen

Question 8

constrict

Answer 8

narrow

Question 9

bones

Answer 9

ridged connective tissues that make up skelton

Question 10

joint

Answer 10

place where two bones meet

Question 11

muscles

Answer 11

group of tissues that provide movement for the body and protect organs and basic body heat

Question 12

atrophy

Answer 12

wasting away decreasing in size weakening of muscles from lack of use

Question 12

Contracture

Answer 12

permanent and often painful shortening of muscle tendons usually due to a lack of activity

Question 13

central nervous system

Answer 13

part of the nervous system that is composed of the brain and spinal cord

Question 14

peripheral nervous system

Answer 14

made up of nerves and extended throughout the body

Question 15

diastole

Answer 15

phase when the heart relaxes or rest

Question 16

respiration

Answer 16

process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling it out of your lungs

Question 17

inspiration

Answer 17

inhaling air into your lungs

Question 18

expiration

Answer 18

exhaling air

Question 19

sputum

Answer 19

thick mucus coughed up from lungs

Question 20

Urinary incontinence

Answer 20

inability to control bladder can lead to involuntary loss of urine

Question 21

peristalsis

Answer 21

involuntary contraction that move food through the gastrointestinal tract

Question 22

glucose

Answer 22

natural sugar

Question 23

digestion

Answer 23

process of preparing food physically and chemically so it can be absorbed into cells

Question 24

adsorption

Answer 24

transfer of nutrients from intestines to cells

Question 25

elimination

Answer 25

process of expelling waste that isn’t absorbed into the cells

Question 26

fecal incontinence

Answer 26

inability to control bowels leading to an involuntary passage of stool

Question 27

glands

Answer 27

organs that produce and secrete chemicals called hormones

Question 28

hormones

Answer 28

chemical substances created by the body that control numerous body functions

Question 29

gonads

Answer 29

sex glands

Question 30

reproduce

Answer 30

create new human life

Question 31

nonspecific immunity

Answer 31

type of immunity that protects the body from diseases in general

Question 32

specific immunity

Answer 32

protects body from diseases in general

Question 33

lymph

Answer 33

clear yellowish fluid that carries disease fighting cells called lymphocytes