Hormones - Answers Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body
cells
Thyroid - Answers regulates metabolism
parathyroid hormone - Answers increases blood calcium levels
Adrenals - Answers located just above the kidneys; produces hormone that regulates blood sugar level
Estrogen - Answers Female sex hormone
Progesterone - Answers A hormone produced by the ovaries which acts with estrogen to bring about the
menstral cycle.
Blood flow thought the heart - Answers superior vena cava - right atrium - tricuspid valve - right ventricle
- pulmonary valve- lungs - pulmonary artery - left atrium - bicuspid valve - left ventricle - aortic valve -
aorta. - rest of body
urine flow - Answers Renal pyramid → minor calyx → major calyx → renal pelvis → ureter
digestion process - Answers Food enters the mouth - mastication begins - salivary glands break down
carbs with amylase enzyme --> food goes through pharynx to stomach --> digestion in stomach churns
food into chyme whileenzymes break it down--> food goes through duodenum to small intestine -->
cecum to large intestine --> rectum to anus
negative feedback - Answers feedback that tends to happen when something in the body isnt stable
positive feedback - Answers Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output.
Cirrhosis - Answers Chronic disease of the liver
Chron's disease - Answers chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) - Answers solids and fluids return to the mouth from the
stomach
acromegaly - Answers enlargement of the extremities
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) - Answers A group of lung diseases that block airflow and
make it difficult to breathe.
Hyperthyroidism - Answers excessive activity of the thyroid gland
Hypothyroidism - Answers underactivity of the thyroid gland
Diabetes - Answers the body is unable to produce enough insulin,