Part 2

Question 1

Tympanic membrane

Answer 1

Pick up small vibrations and passes them through the small bones

Question 2

Eustachian tube

Answer 2

Connects middle ear to pharynx

Question 3

Cochlea

Answer 3

Processes sound and send the info down the auditory nerve.

Question 4

Semicircular canal

Answer 4

Is balance.

Question 5

Plasma

Answer 5

Fluid portion, contains water, protein, and electrolytes

Question 6

Erythrocytes

Answer 6

Red blood cells. Carry oxygen via transport protein hemoglobin. Old rbcs are removed in the liver and spleen

Question 7

Leukocytes

Answer 7

White blood cells. Function in immune system to protect the body against disease.

Question 8

Blood circulation flow

Answer 8

Heart—artery—arterioles–capillary–venule–vein– back to heart

Question 9

Thinnest/ most numerous blood vessels?

Answer 9

Capillaries

Question 10

Largest blood vessels

Answer 10

Arteries

Question 11

Oxygen poor blood goes from

Answer 11

The right ventricle to the pulmonary artery

Question 12

Oxygen rich blood returns

Answer 12

From the lungs to the heart via the pulmonary vein. Enters left atrium and then goes to the left ventricle.

Question 13

Oxygen rich blood returns

Answer 13

From the lungs to the right atrium- left ventricle pumps oxygen Rick blood to the body via the aorta.

Question 14

Upper respiratory tract components

Answer 14

Nasal cavity, sinuses, middle ear, oral cavity, pharynx, and the larnyx.

Question 15

Lower respiratory tract components

Answer 15

Trachea, bronchi and bronchioles, alveoli, diaphragm

Question 16

Diaphragm

Answer 16

Marks boundary between the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity. Creates a vacuum in the thoracic cavity which sucks in air

Question 17

Alveoli gas exchange

Answer 17

Takes place by diffusion. C2 diffuses out. 02 diffuses in

Question 18

Steroidal hormones examples. Produced where?

Answer 18

Estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, aldosterone. Produced by testes, ovaries and adrenal glands

Question 19

Endocrine glands products

Answer 19

Hypothalamus, pituitary glad, anterior lobe (tsh,fsh,lh) posterior lobe (oxytocin and adh) thyroid, para thyroid, adrenal gland, ovary, testes.

Question 20

Lh and fsh control what?

Answer 20

Control ovulation, sperm production and menstrual cycles

Question 21

Vasopressin

Answer 21

Raises blood pressure and make sure kidneys conserve water

Question 22

Pancreas produces

Answer 22

Insulin and glucagon for glucose metabolism

Question 23

Aldosterone

Answer 23

Regulates na/k balance

Question 24

Amylase

Answer 24

Enzyme in saliva. Breaks down starch

Question 25

Pro teases

Answer 25

Enzymes that break down protein, present in saliva and gastric secretions

Question 26

What starts Mechanical breakdown of food

Answer 26

Teeth

Question 27

Ilium (small intestine)

Answer 27

Digestion and nutrient absorption takes place

Question 28

Large intestine

Answer 28

Waste is produced here. Water is absorbed.

Question 29

Liver function

Answer 29

Metabolism. Involved in the production and breakdown of proteins. Produced and breaks down glycogen which is involved in sugar metabolism.

Question 30

Gall bladder

Answer 30

Releases bile into duodenum. Bile is responsible for breaking down fats.

Question 31

Glomeruli

Answer 31

Site in kidney where filtration occurs

Question 32

Uteters function

Answer 32

Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder