ANSWERS
Abduction correct answer moving a body part away from the midline
Adduction correct answer moving a body part toward the midline
AIDS correct answer disease caused by a virus and attacks the immune system
and destroys infection-fighting and cancer-fighting cells of the body
Amputation correct answer removal of all or part of a limb
Anemia correct answer low red blood cell count
Appendix correct answer located where small & large intestine meet
Arteries correct answer blood vessels that carry blood with oxygen and nutrients
away from the heart and to the cells
Arthritis correct answer inflammation of the joints
Asthma correct answer a disease characterized by difficulty breathing, wheezing
and a sense of tightness or constriction in the chest due to spasm of the muscles
Atria (right and left) correct answer two upper chambers of the heart
, Blindness correct answer loss of eyesight
Blood correct answer consists of water (90%), blood cells, carbon dioxide, oxygen,
nutrients, hormones, enzymes and waste productes
Bone Marrow correct answer soft and spongy inside part of the bone
Bones correct answer hard and rigid structures that make up the skeleton and
together form the framework of the body
Bony Prominences correct answer areas of body where bone is close to the skin,
such as elbows, shoulder blades and sacrum
Brain correct answer located in the skull and consists of three parts- cerebrum,
cerebellum and the brainstem
Brainstem correct answer part of the brain that controls breathing, opening and
closing of blood vessels, heart rate, swallowing, gagging and coughing
Calculi correct answer kidney or bladder stones
Cardiac Muscle correct answer involuntary muscle of the heart
Cardiovascular System correct answer also called the circulatory system and is the
continuous movement of blood through the body