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Liver - Correct Answer Produces Bile, RUQ
Gall Bladder - Correct Answer Stores Bile
Pancreas - Correct Answer Produces Insulin
Spleen - Correct Answer Blood cell graveyard. First line of defense in infection
Appendix - Correct Answer Vestigial Organ in Lower right abdominal quadrant
Kidneys - Correct Answer Organ in the dorsal space, filters blood
Adrenal Glands - Correct Answer Sits on top of the kidneys
Peristalsis - Correct Answer Wavelike movement that moves food through the digestive system
Pharynx - Correct Answer Connects the nasal and oral cavities with the larynx and esophagus. Referred
to as the throat.
Larynx - Correct Answer Voice Box
Esophagus - Correct Answer Transfers food to the stomach
Epiglottis - Correct Answer Thin leaf shaped Valve that keeps food and liquid from entering the lungs.
Trachea - Correct Answer Windpipe
Vocal Cords - Correct Answer Contained in the larynx, Produces sound
Bronchi - Correct Answer Tube that goes to each Lung
Alveoli - Correct Answer Small air sacs of the lungs where gas exchange takes place.
Lungs - Correct Answer A pair of organs that is a major part of respiratory.
Diaphragm - Correct Answer Dome-shaped muscle used during respiration. separates the chest from
abdominal cavity
Intercostal Muscles - Correct Answer Found between the ribs.
Heart, Blood, Blood vessels - Correct Answer Components of the cardiovascular system
Coronary Arteries - Correct Answer Supplies the heart with oxygenated blood
Brachial Artery - Correct Answer Main Artery in the upper arm.
Carotid Artery - Correct Answer Main Artery in the neck.
Femoral Artery - Correct Answer Main Artery of the thighs.
, Radial Artery - Correct Answer Artery on thumb side of lower arm.
Posterior Tibialis - Correct Answer Artery posterior of the medial malleous, supplies blood to the foot.
Arteries - Correct Answer Takes blood away from the heart.
Veins - Correct Answer Takes blood toward the heart.
Capillaries - Correct Answer Smallest vessles of the body.
Vena Cavas - Correct Answer Largest Veins of the body.
Aorta - Correct Answer Largest Artery of the body.
Plasma - Correct Answer Liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and nutrients are
suspended.
Red Blood Cells - Correct Answer Largest components of cells in the body, responsible for carrying O2
and CO2 to and from the tissues.
White Blood Cells - Correct Answer Fights infection, establishes immunity against certain diseases.
Platelets - Correct Answer Responsible for clotting blood.
Erythrocytes - Correct Answer Red Blood Cells
Leukocytes - Correct Answer White Blood Cells
Systolic - Correct Answer Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricles contract.
Diastolic - Correct Answer Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricle is at
rest.Blood
Central Nervous System - Correct Answer Brain and Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous System - Correct Answer Made up that carry messages to and from the central
nervous system.
Sympathetic Nervous System - Correct Answer Fight or Flight, Pupils Dilate
Parasympathetic Nervous System - Correct Answer Conserves energy and slows the heart rate down.
Autonomic Nervous System - Correct Answer Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System
Skin - Correct Answer Largest Organ of the body
Integumentary System - Correct Answer Skin
Epidermis - Correct Answer Outermost layer of skin.
Dermis - Correct Answer Contains sweat glands, Sebaceous glands, hair follicles, blood vessels, nerve
endings.
Subcutaneous layer - Correct Answer Made up od adipose (fat) and connective tissue
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Liver - Correct Answer Produces Bile, RUQ
Gall Bladder - Correct Answer Stores Bile
Pancreas - Correct Answer Produces Insulin
Spleen - Correct Answer Blood cell graveyard. First line of defense in infection
Appendix - Correct Answer Vestigial Organ in Lower right abdominal quadrant
Kidneys - Correct Answer Organ in the dorsal space, filters blood
Adrenal Glands - Correct Answer Sits on top of the kidneys
Peristalsis - Correct Answer Wavelike movement that moves food through the digestive system
Pharynx - Correct Answer Connects the nasal and oral cavities with the larynx and esophagus. Referred
to as the throat.
Larynx - Correct Answer Voice Box
Esophagus - Correct Answer Transfers food to the stomach
Epiglottis - Correct Answer Thin leaf shaped Valve that keeps food and liquid from entering the lungs.
Trachea - Correct Answer Windpipe
Vocal Cords - Correct Answer Contained in the larynx, Produces sound
Bronchi - Correct Answer Tube that goes to each Lung
Alveoli - Correct Answer Small air sacs of the lungs where gas exchange takes place.
Lungs - Correct Answer A pair of organs that is a major part of respiratory.
Diaphragm - Correct Answer Dome-shaped muscle used during respiration. separates the chest from
abdominal cavity
Intercostal Muscles - Correct Answer Found between the ribs.
Heart, Blood, Blood vessels - Correct Answer Components of the cardiovascular system
Coronary Arteries - Correct Answer Supplies the heart with oxygenated blood
Brachial Artery - Correct Answer Main Artery in the upper arm.
Carotid Artery - Correct Answer Main Artery in the neck.
Femoral Artery - Correct Answer Main Artery of the thighs.
, Radial Artery - Correct Answer Artery on thumb side of lower arm.
Posterior Tibialis - Correct Answer Artery posterior of the medial malleous, supplies blood to the foot.
Arteries - Correct Answer Takes blood away from the heart.
Veins - Correct Answer Takes blood toward the heart.
Capillaries - Correct Answer Smallest vessles of the body.
Vena Cavas - Correct Answer Largest Veins of the body.
Aorta - Correct Answer Largest Artery of the body.
Plasma - Correct Answer Liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and nutrients are
suspended.
Red Blood Cells - Correct Answer Largest components of cells in the body, responsible for carrying O2
and CO2 to and from the tissues.
White Blood Cells - Correct Answer Fights infection, establishes immunity against certain diseases.
Platelets - Correct Answer Responsible for clotting blood.
Erythrocytes - Correct Answer Red Blood Cells
Leukocytes - Correct Answer White Blood Cells
Systolic - Correct Answer Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricles contract.
Diastolic - Correct Answer Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricle is at
rest.Blood
Central Nervous System - Correct Answer Brain and Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous System - Correct Answer Made up that carry messages to and from the central
nervous system.
Sympathetic Nervous System - Correct Answer Fight or Flight, Pupils Dilate
Parasympathetic Nervous System - Correct Answer Conserves energy and slows the heart rate down.
Autonomic Nervous System - Correct Answer Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System
Skin - Correct Answer Largest Organ of the body
Integumentary System - Correct Answer Skin
Epidermis - Correct Answer Outermost layer of skin.
Dermis - Correct Answer Contains sweat glands, Sebaceous glands, hair follicles, blood vessels, nerve
endings.
Subcutaneous layer - Correct Answer Made up od adipose (fat) and connective tissue
