Organs and functions

Question 1

medulla

Answer 1

lowest part of the brain stem, helps control heart and lung function

Question 2

pons

Answer 2

above the medulla in the brainstem, helps control eye and facial movement

Question 3

heart

Answer 3

delivers blood to the body

Question 4

lungs

Answer 4

oxygenate the blood

Question 5

the left and right bronchi

Answer 5

the trachea splits into tubes, branches and splits more

Question 6

alveoli

Answer 6

tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles. expand when a person inhales or contract when they exhale

Question 7

liver

Answer 7

helps convert nutrients into usable substances, detoxified certain substances, filters blood coming from digestive tract through a vein before it joins venous blood.

Question 8

kidneys

Answer 8

bean shaped organs, help filter blood and remove waste from the body

Question 9

gallbladder (non-essential organs)

Answer 9

small pear shaped, just under the liver. contains cholesterol, bile salt, bile, bilirubin.

Question 10

pancreas

Answer 10

located in the upper left portion of the abdomen. functions as exocrine gland and endocrine gland.

Question 11

stomach

Answer 11

the muscles in the stomach help break down and digest food, certain parts produce enzymes that help digest food.

Question 12

5 subparts of the stomach

Answer 12

cardia, fundus, body, antrum, pylorus

Question 13

small intestine

Answer 13

further digests food coming from the stomach, absorbs nutrients and water from food so that it can be used in the body.

Question 14

large intestines

Answer 14

absorbs water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food, gets rid of waste products left over.

Question 15

adrenal glands

Answer 15

produce hormones, help regulate your metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress and other essential functions.

Question 16

bladder

Answer 16

stores urine

Question 17

brain

Answer 17

control center for the body

Question 18

ears

Answer 18

convert air vibrations

Question 19

fallopian tubes

Answer 19

function as channels for ooctye transport and fertilization

Question 20

mammary glands

Answer 20

secrete milk

Question 21

nasal cavity

Answer 21

filter and warm air and make it moist before traveling to the lungs

Question 22

rectum

Answer 22

receive stool from colon and store until evacuation

Question 23

skin

Answer 23

act as a protective barrier against mechanical, thermal and physical injury.

Question 24

spleen

Answer 24

it fights invading germs in the blood

Question 25

thymus gland

Answer 25

train special white blood cells called T-lymphocites or T-cells

Question 26

tongue

Answer 26

moves food around your mouth to help you chew it.

Question 27

uterus

Answer 27

nourish the developing fetus prior to birth.

Question 28

tendons

Answer 28

to move the bone or structure

Question 29

arteries

Answer 29

carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the body

Question 30

lymphatic vessels

Answer 30

transport lymph away from tissues

Question 31

nerves

Answer 31

send electrical signals that help you feel sensations and move your muscles

Question 32

cerebellum

Answer 32

maintenance of balance and posture

Question 33

anus

Answer 33

allowing control of stool

Question 34

bones

Answer 34

provide shape and support for the body

Question 35

esophagus

Answer 35

carry food and liquid from your mouth to the stomach

Question 36

hypothalamus

Answer 36

keep your body in a stable state called homeostasis

Question 37

pharynx

Answer 37

carries air, food and fluid down from the nose and mouth

Question 38

mesentery

Answer 38

attaches your intestines to the wall of your abdomen

Question 39

pineal gland

Answer 39

recieve info about the state of the light-dark cycle from the envrionment

Question 40

salivary gland

Answer 40

produces saliva

Question 41

thyroid

Answer 41

plays major role in metabolism, growth and development

Question 42

ureters

Answer 42

carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder

Question 43

blood cells

Answer 43

carry oxygen from the lungs and deliver it throughout the body

Question 44

epididymis

Answer 44

transport sperm from the rete testes to the vas deferens

Question 45

parathyroid glands

Answer 45

produce parathyroid hormone which plays key role in regulation of calcium in blood

Question 46

tonsils

Answer 46

stop germs entering the body through the mouth or nose

Question 47

subcutaneous tissue

Answer 47

insulating the body and protecting

Question 48

appendix

Answer 48

acts as storehouse for good bacteria

Question 49

bone marrow

Answer 49

makes the components of your blood that you need to survive

Question 50

diaphragm

Answer 50

major muscle of respirtion

Question 51

joints

Answer 51

move

Question 52

lymph nodes

Answer 52

filter substances that travel through the lymphatic fluid

Question 53

skeletal muscles

Answer 53

enable humans to move and preform daily activities

Question 54

spinal cord

Answer 54

carries nerve signals from your brain to your body and vice versa

Question 55

teeth

Answer 55

chew food

Question 56

trachea

Answer 56

carry oxygen rich air to your lungs

Question 57

urethra

Answer 57

empties urine from bladder

Question 58

ligaments

Answer 58

holds structure together and keep them stable

Question 59

capillaries

Answer 59

take waste products away from your tissue

Question 60

larynx

Answer 60

lets air pass from your throat (pharynx) to your trachea on the way to your lungs