endocrine, respiratory, digestion, circulatory, lymphatic

Question 1

what gland plays a major role in sexual development, sleep, and metabolism?

Answer 1

Pineal gland

Question 2

what gland affects almost every process in the body: growth, blood pressure, contractions during childbirth, breast milk production, metabolism etc

Answer 2

Pituitary gland

Question 3

which gland is located in the neck that secretes hormones that regulates the body’s metabolism, heart and digestive function, muscle control, brain development, and maintenance of bone mass?

Answer 3

Thyroid gland

Question 4

Which glands regulate blood calcium and phosphorus levels so the nervous and muscle systems can function properly?

Answer 4

Parathyroid glands

Question 5

what “gland” secretes enzyme producing cells that are responsible for digesting carbs, proteins, and fats….insulin and glucose production?

Answer 5

Pancreas

Question 6

Which glands are located at the top of the kidneys assisting in regulation of metabolism, stress response, blood pressure, and support immune system health through generation of specific hormones, affects skin melanization?

Answer 6

Adrenal glands

Question 7

what “glands” function in sexual reproduction, as well as determining male and female characteristics?

Answer 7

ovaries and testes

Question 8

how do hormones affect us as we age?

Answer 8

loss of collagen and elastin, hair thinning, melasma can all occur

Question 9

what hormones does the reproductive system produce?

Answer 9

estrogen, progesterone, testosterone

Question 10

describe what happens when you breathe:

Answer 10

during inhalation oxygen is absorbed into the blood, during exhalation, carbon dioxide is expelled from the lungs

Question 11

what are the 5 steps of digestion?

Answer 11

Ingestion: eating/taking food into the body
Peristalsis: moving food along digestive tract
digestion: breakdown of food by chemical and physical means
absorption: take in nutrients to tissues and cells
Defecation: elimination of solid waste

Question 12

what 5 organs make up the excretory system?

Answer 12

kidneys: excrete urine(water /waste)
liver: discharges bile which breaks down digestive fat
skin: eliminates salts and minerals through perspiration
large intestine: eliminates decomposed and undigested food
lungs: exhale carbon dioxide

Question 13

what six things make up the immune/lymphatic system?

Answer 13

liver: digestion, synthesizes options
lymph nodes; fight infection& detoxify blood
thymus gland
lymph; interstitial fluid
spleen
lymph vessels

Question 14

what are the two kinds of circulation?

Answer 14

Pulmonary circulation: carries the blood from the heart to the lungs to be oxygenated
Systemic circulation: carries oxygenated blood from the heart, throughout the body, and back to the heart again.

Question 15

what are the 5 blood vessels?

Answer 15

arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins.

Question 16

what blood vessel is thick-walled, muscular, flexible, and carries blood away from the heart?

Answer 16

arteries

Question 17

what are small arteries that deliver blood to capillaries?

Answer 17

arterioles

Question 18

what are tiny thin walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to venules and bring nutrients to cells and take waste away?

Answer 18

capillaries

Question 19

what small blood vessels collect blood from the capillaries and drain into veins?

Answer 19

venules

Question 20

what blood vessels are thin walled and closest to the surface of the skin, contain valves, and bring waste products back to heart and lungs for cleaning?

Answer 20

veins

Question 21

3 fun facts about blood

Answer 21

8-10 pints in human body
sticky and salty (????)
normally 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 22

what are the 5 functions of blood?

Answer 22

carries water, oxygen, nutrition, and minerals to all cells&tissues
carries away waste&carbon dioxide to be eliminated
helps equalize temperature
aids in protecting body from bacteria and infections (wbc)
closes injured tiny blood vessels via clotting

Question 23

4 parts of blood and what they do:

Answer 23

red blood cells: carry oxygen to body
white blood cells: destroy disease causing microorganisms
platelets: clotting
plasma: fluid part of blood, 90% water containing protein, sugars and minerals, delivery system for everything

Question 24

what is the main source of blood to the head, face, and neck?

Answer 24

common carotid arteries

Question 25

what returns blood to the heart from head, neck, and face?

Answer 25

internal and external jugular vein