TEAS EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Adrenal - Answer A gland above the kidney that produces hormones to regulate heart
rate, blood pressure, and other functions
Parathyroid - Answer An endocrine gland in the neck that produces parathyroid
hormone
Pineal - Answer A small gland near the center of the brain that secretes melatonin
Pituitary - Answer The endocrine gland at the base of the brain that controls growth and
development
Thymus - Answer The lymphoid organ that produces T-Cells
Thyroid - Answer The gland in the neck that secretes hormones that regulate growth,
development, and metabolic rate
Examples of organelles - Answer ribosomes, golgi apparatus, mitochondria, nucleus
Ribosomes - Answer carry out protein synthesis
Golgi apparatus - Answer Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins secreted from a cell
Mitochondria - Answer Converts energy present in chemical bonds of food accessible to
the cell
Nucleus - Answer Stores and processes instructions contained in the DNA that tell the
cell what its functions are
Cells - Answer The basic unit of structure and function in all living things; smallest living
unit of life
How does the respiratory system and circulatory system coordinate? - Answer To
provide nutrients(food & oxygen) and remove wastes (carbon dioxide)
The circulatory system consists of? - Answer The heart & blood vessels
The respiratory system is made up of? - Answer Lungs, airways, alveoli, bronchi,
bronchioles
Respiratory system's main functions are? - Answer Transporting oxygen from the
atmosphere into the the body's cells and moving carbon dioxide in the other direction
The respiratory system is uniquely constructed to? - Answer Maximize surface area for
the exchange of gases
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The movement of air in and out of the body via inhalation and exhalation - Answer
ventilation
Tiny air sacs in the lungs where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place -
Answer alveoli
The heart is not part of which system? - Answer The respiratory system
The cardiovascular, or circulatory system - Answer describes the movement of blood
and lymph around the body, which permits nutrient distribution, waste removal,
communication, and protection
Pacemaker - Answer sinoatrial node
Systole - Answer Indicates contraction of heart muscles
Diastole - Answer relaxation of heart muscle
Blood plasma contains? - Answer nutrients, hormones, antibodies, and other immune
proteins
Red blood cells - Answer Contain hemoglobin and transport oxygen from the lungs to
the rest of the body
White blood cells - Answer defend against infection
Vein - Answer Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Artery - Answer A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Which of the following describes a property of cardiac cells? - Answer Generation of
electrical impulses
Which of the following blood component levels would be expected to increase following
vaccination? - Answer antibodies
The gastrointestinal system is also referred to as the? - Answer the digestive system or
the alimentary canal
The function of the digestive system is to? - Answer break down food into a form the
body can use for energy
Mucus - Answer goblet cells secrete
Organs in the digestive system include? - Answer Mouth, gallbladder, liver, pancreas,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
Adrenal - Answer A gland above the kidney that produces hormones to regulate heart
rate, blood pressure, and other functions
Parathyroid - Answer An endocrine gland in the neck that produces parathyroid
hormone
Pineal - Answer A small gland near the center of the brain that secretes melatonin
Pituitary - Answer The endocrine gland at the base of the brain that controls growth and
development
Thymus - Answer The lymphoid organ that produces T-Cells
Thyroid - Answer The gland in the neck that secretes hormones that regulate growth,
development, and metabolic rate
Examples of organelles - Answer ribosomes, golgi apparatus, mitochondria, nucleus
Ribosomes - Answer carry out protein synthesis
Golgi apparatus - Answer Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins secreted from a cell
Mitochondria - Answer Converts energy present in chemical bonds of food accessible to
the cell
Nucleus - Answer Stores and processes instructions contained in the DNA that tell the
cell what its functions are
Cells - Answer The basic unit of structure and function in all living things; smallest living
unit of life
How does the respiratory system and circulatory system coordinate? - Answer To
provide nutrients(food & oxygen) and remove wastes (carbon dioxide)
The circulatory system consists of? - Answer The heart & blood vessels
The respiratory system is made up of? - Answer Lungs, airways, alveoli, bronchi,
bronchioles
Respiratory system's main functions are? - Answer Transporting oxygen from the
atmosphere into the the body's cells and moving carbon dioxide in the other direction
The respiratory system is uniquely constructed to? - Answer Maximize surface area for
the exchange of gases
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The movement of air in and out of the body via inhalation and exhalation - Answer
ventilation
Tiny air sacs in the lungs where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place -
Answer alveoli
The heart is not part of which system? - Answer The respiratory system
The cardiovascular, or circulatory system - Answer describes the movement of blood
and lymph around the body, which permits nutrient distribution, waste removal,
communication, and protection
Pacemaker - Answer sinoatrial node
Systole - Answer Indicates contraction of heart muscles
Diastole - Answer relaxation of heart muscle
Blood plasma contains? - Answer nutrients, hormones, antibodies, and other immune
proteins
Red blood cells - Answer Contain hemoglobin and transport oxygen from the lungs to
the rest of the body
White blood cells - Answer defend against infection
Vein - Answer Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Artery - Answer A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Which of the following describes a property of cardiac cells? - Answer Generation of
electrical impulses
Which of the following blood component levels would be expected to increase following
vaccination? - Answer antibodies
The gastrointestinal system is also referred to as the? - Answer the digestive system or
the alimentary canal
The function of the digestive system is to? - Answer break down food into a form the
body can use for energy
Mucus - Answer goblet cells secrete
Organs in the digestive system include? - Answer Mouth, gallbladder, liver, pancreas,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
