skeletal system Crossword Puzzles
My Body Systems 2023-01-19
6 Clues: This system helps me move. • This system has 206 bones to protect my organs. • This system includes my stomach and intestines. • This system includes my heart, arteries, and veins. • This system uses oxygen from the air to help me breathe. • This system is made up of my brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Digestive, Skeletal, and Muscular System. 2022-12-20
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- A fancy word for your throat.
- Lines hollow organs.
- Attaches bone to muscle.
- Connects the mouth to the stomach.
- Held in the Large Intestine.
- Thick filament.
- Produced in the Liver.
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- Held in the Small Intestine.
- Thin filament.
- Attaches bone to bone.
- Connected to bones.
- Breaks down starches using enzymes.
- Smallest bone in the body.
- Heart.
- Held in the stomach.
- Where two bones meet.
16 Clues: Heart. • Thin filament. • Thick filament. • Connected to bones. • Lines hollow organs. • Held in the stomach. • Where two bones meet. • Attaches bone to bone. • Produced in the Liver. • Attaches bone to muscle. • Smallest bone in the body. • Held in the Small Intestine. • Held in the Large Intestine. • A fancy word for your throat. • Connects the mouth to the stomach. • ...
Body Vocabulary 2022-01-29
LS9U2 PT Part 1 2022-11-16
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- to allow the organisms to reproduce which prevents their species from becoming extinct.
- to transport materials to and from cells.
- to store, produce or carry white blood cell that fight infection and other disease.
- to allow for movement by contracting
- the system that take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
- gather the information in to your brain or to responds to information and help maintain homeostasis.
- to take food, digest food into smaller molecules.
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- is the network of features that from the covering of an organism
- allow to movement, or to balance to body
- the system that that excrete wastes from the body
- the populations of different types of the organisms living together
- the system that against an infectious disease
12 Clues: to allow for movement by contracting • allow to movement, or to balance to body • to transport materials to and from cells. • the system that against an infectious disease • the system that that excrete wastes from the body • to take food, digest food into smaller molecules. • the system that take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide • ...
Body Systems 2022-09-14
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- This body system responsible for how we get our nutrients from food and produce solid waste
- the cells that make up this body system are funny shaped and look like a tree or a spider
- this body system give your body structure so you can stand up and aren’t just a blob on the floor.
- kidneys are the major organ of this body system, they filter our blood and remove the waste (urine)
- this body system is responsible for circulating our blood throughout our body
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- hair skin and nails make up this body system
- Body builders rely on this body system a lot, it helps us with movement
- This body system allows females to fertilize an egg and produce a fetus
- this body system consists of our lymph nodes and white blood cells, it keeps up healthy
- This body system allows for gas exchange
10 Clues: This body system allows for gas exchange • hair skin and nails make up this body system • Body builders rely on this body system a lot, it helps us with movement • This body system allows females to fertilize an egg and produce a fetus • this body system is responsible for circulating our blood throughout our body • ...
Lymphatic system 2020-01-31
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- vessels found in body
- function of lymph node
- treated with warm irrigation or antibiotics
- what organ recycles RBC
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- disorder of lymph system - malignant
- cells found in lymph and blood
- muscle contract to make lymph flow through lymph vessels
- helps fight infection in children
- node filtration of lymph
- stores erythrocytes and destroys platelets
- lingual tonsils found here
11 Clues: vessels found in body • function of lymph node • what organ recycles RBC • node filtration of lymph • lingual tonsils found here • cells found in lymph and blood • helps fight infection in children • disorder of lymph system - malignant • stores erythrocytes and destroys platelets • treated with warm irrigation or antibiotics • ...
Science 2022-09-27
9 Clues: a natural reaction • what stimuli triggers • what a receptor senses • attached to your brain • cells of the nervous system • a type of neuron that collects information • a kind of reflex involving skeletal muscles • a type of reflex involving internal organs • a neural pathway leading to a reflex response
PROBLEMS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM 2015-11-24
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- Inflammation of the fluid filled sac called the bursa in certain joints such as the elbow.
- Painful swelling of the bursa in the first joint of the big toe.
- Disease that causes weak,fragile, and brittle bones.
- Type of fracture that is incomplete and doesn't go through the entire bone.
- Principle used to treat sports injuries.
- When a bone pops out of the joint.
- Type of fracture that shatters into has more than two pieces
- Inflammation of a the joints.
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- Paralysis due to a break in the thoracic spinal area or below.
- Type of fracture where the bone does not break the skin.
- Splints When tibial area is irritated, swollen from overuse.
- A posture problem causing a C-curvature of the spine.
- Paralysis due to a break in the cervical spinal cord.
- A type of fracture that breaks through the skin.
- Tunnel A syndrome which occurs when the wrist area is overused causing numbness, pain, and weakness in the hand.
- Type of fracture that is completely across the bone.
16 Clues: Inflammation of a the joints. • When a bone pops out of the joint. • Principle used to treat sports injuries. • A type of fracture that breaks through the skin. • Disease that causes weak,fragile, and brittle bones. • Type of fracture that is completely across the bone. • A posture problem causing a C-curvature of the spine. • ...
Science Crossword Puzzle (Skeletal System) 2024-05-06
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- The inner part of a human
- The bone at the root of the nose
- The system of Bones
- The area of the body near the neck and abdomen
- The only bone in the thigh
- A bone that forms on the front of the chest.
- U-Shaped bone in the neck
- Bone The bone below the spine
- The framework of the body
- Flexible tissue that protects the joints
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- The cells used to produce the bone
- 3 bones in the ear that help transmit sound
- Soft spongy tissue in the middle of the bone
- Attached from bone to bone and helps with movement
- The bones protecting the abdomen
- The bone protecting the brain
16 Clues: The system of Bones • The inner part of a human • U-Shaped bone in the neck • The framework of the body • The only bone in the thigh • Bone The bone below the spine • The bone protecting the brain • The bone at the root of the nose • The bones protecting the abdomen • The cells used to produce the bone • Flexible tissue that protects the joints • ...
Nervous System Vocabulary 2024-10-08
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- Structure that connects the brain and spinal cord; includes the medulla oblongata and the pons
- Chemical that diffuses across a synapse to transmit an impulse to another neuron
- Sensory cell that is sensitive to light
- Branch of the autonomic nervous system that controls organs; most active when the body is at rest
- Part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits impulses to and from skeletal muscles; Voluntary
- Sensory cell or organ responsive to chemical stimuli
- Consists of the brain and spinal cord; coordinates all of the body’s activities
- Type of neuron that receives information from sensory receptors and conveys impulses to the central nervous system; Carries impulses TOWARDS the CNS
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- Branch of the autonomic nervous system that controls organs; most active during times of stress
- Part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates activities that are involuntary; Consists of Parasympathetic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system
- Cell that carries impulses throughout the nervous system; also called a nerve cell
- Type of neuron that carries impulses from interneurons to either muscle cells or glands; Carries impulses AWAY from CNS
- Type of Neuron that processes information and may relay information to motor neurons
- sends messages back and forth between the brain and the body to control all the body's functions;
- Sensory cell or organ responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound or touch
- Consists of the sensory and motor neurons that transmit impulses to and from the central nervous system; Nerves
- Thick column of nerve tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system
- the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network of nerves
18 Clues: Sensory cell that is sensitive to light • Sensory cell or organ responsive to chemical stimuli • the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network of nerves • Sensory cell or organ responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound or touch • Consists of the brain and spinal cord; coordinates all of the body’s activities • ...
Organization Of The Nervous System 2021-01-20
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- regulates events that are involuntary
- Acts as the integration and command center
- anything nervous system sense
- nerves that carry info to the cns
- allows voluntary control of skeletal muscles
- fight or flight response
- connect components throughout the body
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- master control and communication
- rest and digest response
- carry impulses to and from the spinal cord
- nerves that carry directions from the cns
- links parts of the body carrying impulses
12 Clues: rest and digest response • fight or flight response • anything nervous system sense • master control and communication • nerves that carry info to the cns • regulates events that are involuntary • connect components throughout the body • nerves that carry directions from the cns • links parts of the body carrying impulses • carry impulses to and from the spinal cord • ...
Halloween 2022-10-07
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- They die when touched by the sun
- A detached part of the skeletal system
- Carved during Halloween season
- Collected by Trick or Treaters
- Worn to make one look like a monster
- Halloween is celebrated in ________
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- An egyptian bandaged dead body
- They transform every full moon night
- Vessel used for making magical elixirs
- Made up of bones
- Flies on a broom and does magic
- A mixture of substances, brewed in a cauldron
12 Clues: Made up of bones • An egyptian bandaged dead body • Carved during Halloween season • Collected by Trick or Treaters • Flies on a broom and does magic • They die when touched by the sun • Halloween is celebrated in ________ • They transform every full moon night • Worn to make one look like a monster • Vessel used for making magical elixirs • ...
Organ Systems 2022-01-13
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- flow of blood, in, to, and from the heart
- sending/receiving messages to the brain and body
- bringing in oxygen
- keeping your body healthy
- covers your body and helps to protect it
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- collect excess fluids and returns them to the body
- helps you to move
- makes, stores, and eliminates urine
- dealing with any system that excretes waster
- to break down food
- helps support/protect your body
- controls body functions using chemicals
12 Clues: helps you to move • to break down food • bringing in oxygen • keeping your body healthy • helps support/protect your body • makes, stores, and eliminates urine • controls body functions using chemicals • covers your body and helps to protect it • flow of blood, in, to, and from the heart • dealing with any system that excretes waster • ...
P4B - Ellie 2021-08-06
10 Clues: joints in our knees • to protect our lungs • to protect our brain • to protect spinal cord • is the example of organ • is an animal with a backbone • is the smallest unit of life • a group of same kind of cells • to protect the organs inside our body • are place in our skeletal system where bones meet
Bio project 1 2024-10-04
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- Viscous fluid containing organelles
- Makes cellular food
- organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
- The brain of the cell
- Solar energy capturing organelle
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- Aid in cell renewal
- Have their own DNA
- cell bound storage sacs
- a micro-machine for making proteins
- only found in animal cell and assist the cell in movement
10 Clues: Have their own DNA • Aid in cell renewal • Makes cellular food • The brain of the cell • cell bound storage sacs • Solar energy capturing organelle • Viscous fluid containing organelles • a micro-machine for making proteins • only found in animal cell and assist the cell in movement • organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
Life Science 2022-11-16
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- substance that gives your body its pigment
- outer layer of your skin
- a process when food gets turned into energy
- a system that remove waste products
- a hormone that make you feel a rush of feelings like excitement, nervousness and anxiousness
- a hormone that regulates the glucose amount in blood
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- small and delicate blood vessels that exist throughout the body
- shaking uncontrollably as a result of being cold and also your body's way to warm you up
- apart of the immune system, protects your body from external factors
- an organ that help make enzyme to break down food
- muscle that can be found in walls of hollow visceral organs
- a system that provide your body structure and support
12 Clues: outer layer of your skin • a system that remove waste products • substance that gives your body its pigment • a process when food gets turned into energy • an organ that help make enzyme to break down food • a hormone that regulates the glucose amount in blood • a system that provide your body structure and support • ...
🦴Bones and Muscles🦴 By Alice 2021-12-06
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- Skeleton inside your body
- Condition caused by cartilage rubbing away
- Hard cuticle to serve as a skeleton
- The two bones between the knee and the ankle (_____and______)
- Your body's main support structure
- Protects the brain
- The type of muscle which the heart is
- Muscles are connected to bones by ______
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- e.g. knee joint
- Muscles can only _______
- Name of the bone system
- The funny bone
- Muscles that can be controlled at will
- Joint that allows circular movement
- Number of bones in the body (written in words)
- Protects most of your vital organs
16 Clues: The funny bone • e.g. knee joint • Protects the brain • Name of the bone system • Muscles can only _______ • Skeleton inside your body • Your body's main support structure • Protects most of your vital organs • Hard cuticle to serve as a skeleton • Joint that allows circular movement • The type of muscle which the heart is • Muscles that can be controlled at will • ...
🦴Bones and Muscles🦴 By Alice 2021-12-06
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- The two bones between the knee and the ankle (_____and______)
- Skeleton inside your body
- Number of bones in the body (written in words)
- Hard cuticle to serve as a skeleton
- The type of muscle which the heart is
- Muscles are connected to bones by ______
- Condition caused by cartilage rubbing away
- Protects most of your vital organs
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- Name of the bone system
- Muscles that can be controlled at will
- Joint that allows circular movement
- Protects the brain
- e.g. knee joint
- The funny bone
- Muscles can only _______
- Your body's main support structure
16 Clues: The funny bone • e.g. knee joint • Protects the brain • Name of the bone system • Muscles can only _______ • Skeleton inside your body • Your body's main support structure • Protects most of your vital organs • Joint that allows circular movement • Hard cuticle to serve as a skeleton • The type of muscle which the heart is • Muscles that can be controlled at will • ...
Body Systems 2023-02-02
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- system that brings oxygen into our bodies and sends carbon dioxide out.
- System responsible for providing a barrier and protecting us from UV rays
- system responsible for producing and regulating hormones used for keeping the body in homeostasis
- system responsible for support, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for organs and stores minerals
- System responsible for transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body, including internal organs
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- system that carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells, and removes waste products, like carbon dioxide.
- system responsible for creating sperm and egg cells
- System responsible for movement in the body, both voluntary and involuntary movement.
- the organ in the respiratory system responsible for taking oxygen into the body
9 Clues: system responsible for creating sperm and egg cells • system that brings oxygen into our bodies and sends carbon dioxide out. • System responsible for providing a barrier and protecting us from UV rays • the organ in the respiratory system responsible for taking oxygen into the body • ...
Muscle System Crossword Worksheet 2021-09-17
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- muscle does move when contracted
- fibrous band; fasica
- child; foot
- another name for skeletal muscle
- muscle
- muscle does not move when contracted
- largest muscle in the human body
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- function: knee flexion
- type of muscle only found in heart
- voluntary muscle
- tendon in ankle
- another name for cardiac muscle
- rhabd/o
- lei/o
- # of months to become a myologist
- another name for smooth muscle
- turn; turning
17 Clues: lei/o • muscle • rhabd/o • child; foot • turn; turning • tendon in ankle • voluntary muscle • fibrous band; fasica • function: knee flexion • another name for smooth muscle • another name for cardiac muscle • muscle does move when contracted • another name for skeletal muscle • largest muscle in the human body • # of months to become a myologist • type of muscle only found in heart • ...
Major Bones Of The Skeletal System 2021-02-15
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- another name for the shoulder bone
- bones that make up the fingers and toes
- commonly known as the tail bone
- located in the shin and is the largest of the two bones in the lower leg
- breastbone
- the bone of the upper arm
- another name for the kneecap
- protects the brain
- another name for thigh
- another name for the skull
- refers to the bones of the foot
- biggest bone in the forearm
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- is the smallest of the two bones in the shin
- the bones on top of the carpals
- protects the lungs
- shoulder bone
- supports lower skeletal system
- another name for the bone in the elbow
- ankle bone
19 Clues: breastbone • ankle bone • shoulder bone • protects the lungs • protects the brain • another name for thigh • the bone of the upper arm • another name for the skull • biggest bone in the forearm • another name for the kneecap • supports lower skeletal system • the bones on top of the carpals • commonly known as the tail bone • refers to the bones of the foot • ...
Muscle System 2024-10-26
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- center of the H zone, consists of proteins that hold the myosin filaments in place
- first phase of cellular respiration, occurs in the cytoplasm
- a network of membranous channels beneath the sarcolemma of a muscle fiber
- a type of respiration that completely breaks down glucose, requires oxygen, and occurs in the mitochondria
- Layers of dense connective tissue that surround and separate each muscle
- these bands are anchored to the Z lines, made up of actin filaments
- extends inward from epimysium, surrounds bundles of skeletal muscle fibers
- the cell membrane of a muscle fiber
- these tubules are invaginations of the sacrolemma
- Broad sheets of connective tissue that can connect muscles to each other
- this pigment stores oxygen in muscle tissue for aerobic respiration
- Layer of connective tissue around each skeletal muscle
- parallel, contained in sarcoplasm, active in muscle contraction
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- allows neurons to communicate with the muscle fiber
- the organization of thick and thin filaments produces these bands
- neurotransmitter for skeletal muscle fiber contraction at the neuromuscular junctions
- Fused to the periosteum of bones
- myofibrils are made up of many units of these
- in the sliding model of muscle contraction, this is formed when a myosin head attaches to a binding site on the actin filament
- the enzyme that provides energy from ATP to ADP to the cross-bridges
- the cytoplasm of a muscle cell
- these bands are made up of overlapping thick and thin filaments
- proteins in thick filaments of myofibrils
- this junction is a synapse between a motor nueron and a muscle fiber that it regulates
- proteins in thin filaments of myofibrils
- this carries oxygen to muscle tissue in red blood cells
- these neurons stimulate skeletal muscle fibers to contract
- bundles of skeletal muscle fibers inside perimysium
- zone in center of the A band, consists of myosin filaments only
29 Clues: the cytoplasm of a muscle cell • Fused to the periosteum of bones • the cell membrane of a muscle fiber • proteins in thin filaments of myofibrils • proteins in thick filaments of myofibrils • myofibrils are made up of many units of these • these tubules are invaginations of the sacrolemma • allows neurons to communicate with the muscle fiber • ...
Body systems 2022-01-13
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- helps support and protect the body.
- makes, stores, and eliminates urine
- flow blood from the heart to the body.
- controls body functions by using chemical.
- keeps the body healthy.
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- covers the body and helps to protect.
- collect excess fluid
- helps to move.
- deals with any system that excretes waste.
- breaks down food into particles that cells use.
10 Clues: helps to move. • collect excess fluid • keeps the body healthy. • helps support and protect the body. • makes, stores, and eliminates urine • covers the body and helps to protect. • flow blood from the heart to the body. • deals with any system that excretes waste. • controls body functions by using chemical. • breaks down food into particles that cells use.
Muscular System Remembering Project 2024-10-30
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- A sheath of stringy connective tissue that surrounds every part of your body
- a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers running parallel to each other
- A wispy layer of areolar connective tissue that ensheaths each individual muscle fiber
- A basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell
- Attachment site that doesn't move during contraction
- Muscle that provides the primary force driving the action
- The fine, delicate, extensible membrane surrounding each muscle fiber
- Attachment site that does move when the muscle contracts
- Dense connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle tissue
- Fundamental unit of muscle tissue, a multinucleated syncytium containing myofilaments that contract to enable muscle movement
- A myofilament of the one of the two types making up myofibrils, composed of actin
- Extension of the cell membrane that penetrates into the center of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells
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- Cytoplasm of a muscle fibre
- A specialized form of the endoplasmic reticulum of muscle cells, dedicated to calcium ion (Ca2+) handling, necessary for muscle contraction and relaxation
- Continuous layer of collagenous connective tissue that separates the skeletal muscle tissue into muscle fascicles
- The muscle that is contracting
- The main contractile unit of muscle fiber in the skeletal muscle
- Membrane-bound cell organelles
- Tube through which the blood circulates in the body
- Controls and regulates the activities of the cell, contains genetic material
- One of two protein structures that is responsible for muscle contraction, myosin
- Assists the agonist muscle or “primary mover” for a specific action at a joint
- The muscle that is relaxing or lengthening
- A bundle of fibers that receives and sends messages between the body and the brain
- Tough, fibrous, cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone or another structure
- A skeletal muscle substructure responsible for the regulation of excitation-contraction coupling
26 Clues: Cytoplasm of a muscle fibre • The muscle that is contracting • Membrane-bound cell organelles • The muscle that is relaxing or lengthening • A basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell • Tube through which the blood circulates in the body • Attachment site that doesn't move during contraction • Attachment site that does move when the muscle contracts • ...
Human anatomy 2018-02-01
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- one function of a human skeleton
- disease of a teenager skin
- outer layer of the skin
- the longest bone in our skeletal system
- substance produced in a skin gland to keep the temperature constant
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- the biggest teeth
- illness caused by a louse
- a tube between a mouth and a stomach
- a bone in front of a rib cage
- front teeth
- the biggest digestive gland
11 Clues: front teeth • the biggest teeth • outer layer of the skin • illness caused by a louse • disease of a teenager skin • the biggest digestive gland • a bone in front of a rib cage • one function of a human skeleton • a tube between a mouth and a stomach • the longest bone in our skeletal system • substance produced in a skin gland to keep the temperature constant
The Respiratory System 2017-05-09
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- this tissue is arranged in rings within the respiratory system to support the trachea and bronchi
- tiny sacs of air with lots of surface area for gas exchange
- moistens, filters, and warms air
- this human body system controls breathing so you don't have to think about it (2 words)
- carries air to the lungs
- the protein in red blood cells that makes blood red
- when you inhale this gas diffuses into your lungs
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- this structure is part of the skeletal system, it protects the lungs
- this is when your diaphragm contracts, your lungs compress, and carbon dioxide is forced out of the body
- the function of this structure is to prevent food and drinks from entering the lungs
- this process is how oxygen and carbon dioxide move in between the alveoli and blood stream
- this gas is a waste product that is removed from the blood (2 words)
- lung texture
- where oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of the blood
- the muscle that helps the lungs expand and contract
- this body system transports oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body
16 Clues: lung texture • carries air to the lungs • moistens, filters, and warms air • when you inhale this gas diffuses into your lungs • the muscle that helps the lungs expand and contract • the protein in red blood cells that makes blood red • tiny sacs of air with lots of surface area for gas exchange • where oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of the blood • ...
The Respiratory System 2017-05-09
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- this is when your diaphragm contracts, your lungs compress, and carbon dioxide is forced out of the body
- the muscle that helps the lungs expand and contract
- this tissue is arranged in rings within the respiratory system to support the trachea and bronchi
- this human body system controls breathing so you don't have to think about it (2 words)
- when you inhale this gas diffuses into your lungs
- this structure is part of the skeletal system, it protects the lungs
- tiny sacs of air with lots of surface area for gas exchange
- this process is how oxygen and carbon dioxide move in between the alveoli and blood stream
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- moistens, filters, and warms air
- carries air to the lungs
- the function of this structure is to prevent food and drinks from entering the lungs
- this gas is a waste product that is removed from the blood (2 words)
- this body system transports oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body
- the protein in red blood cells that makes blood red
- where oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of the blood
- lung texture
16 Clues: lung texture • carries air to the lungs • moistens, filters, and warms air • when you inhale this gas diffuses into your lungs • the muscle that helps the lungs expand and contract • the protein in red blood cells that makes blood red • tiny sacs of air with lots of surface area for gas exchange • where oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of the blood • ...
Human body systems 2023-12-12
7 Clues: empties waste • nurtures offspring • contains muscle fibers • this system has 3 main parts • a support structure for body • produces hormones through glands • breaks down and prepares simple nutrients
AESA Biology Chapter 36 2013-04-29
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- involuntary muscle tissue
- inner layer of skin
- muscle tissue found only in the heart
- tough layer of tissue around the outside of bone
- attach muscles to bones
- skin pigment
- the making of bone
- tough fibrous protein in skin
- canals in bone that have blood vessels
- voluntary muscle tissue
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- protein in thick filaments of muscle cells
- tough strips of connective tissue at joints
- outer layer of skin
- chemical important in muscle contraction
- protein in thin filaments of muscle cells
- tube like pockets of cells where hairs grow
- system that makes up the skin
- the skeleton of human embryos are made of this
- where one bone attaches to another
19 Clues: skin pigment • the making of bone • inner layer of skin • outer layer of skin • attach muscles to bones • voluntary muscle tissue • involuntary muscle tissue • system that makes up the skin • tough fibrous protein in skin • where one bone attaches to another • muscle tissue found only in the heart • canals in bone that have blood vessels • chemical important in muscle contraction • ...
Forensic Science Week 2025-08-27
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- Application of science to Laws
- Diameter of gun barrel known as
- OFS lab built on a lost town
- Papaver somniferm
- Oxidation of alcohol takes place
- Particle detected in primer gunshot residue analysis
- Double stranded helix
- Trail that accounts for sequence of control of evidence
- Commanding officer of OFS
- OFS Director
- Type of fingerprint made by deposit of oils/perspiration
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- Stain used to visualize sperm cells microscopically
- No two barrels will have identical markings
- Maternally inherited DNA found
- System allows labs to store and match DNA records
- Marquis color for Methylone
- Short tandem repeat
- Expert witness provides in testimony
- Identification of human skeletal remains
19 Clues: OFS Director • Papaver somniferm • Short tandem repeat • Double stranded helix • Commanding officer of OFS • Marquis color for Methylone • OFS lab built on a lost town • Maternally inherited DNA found • Application of science to Laws • Diameter of gun barrel known as • Oxidation of alcohol takes place • Expert witness provides in testimony • Identification of human skeletal remains • ...
Muscle Cells Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-07
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- the concept that a sarcomere shortens as the thick and thin filaments slide past one another
- another name for cardiac muscle cells
- muscles that appear to have parallel lines or stripes due to the sarcomeres; skeletal and cardiac
- involuntary muscle found in many organ systems that control organs
- filaments of connective tissue that surround cardiac muscle cells to insulate and help them keep their shape
- muscle muscle that is under conscious control; skeletal muscle
- involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
- a muscle that serves to bend a limb
- muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.
- specialized nerve cells that send signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and cause them to contract or relax
- another name for a muscle cell
- muscle muscle that is not under conscious control, but controlled automatically by the brain; smooth and cardiac
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- tightly packed filament found within skeletal muscle fibers
- the thin filaments of protein in a muscle fiber
- the thick filament of protein in a muscle fiber
- muscle pairs arranged to work against each other to move a joint
- specialized cells located in the heart that sends out signals to keep the heart beating regularly
- powerhouse of the cell; 10x more abundant in cardiac muscle cells to keep the heart from getting tired
- specialized connections between cardiac muscle cells
- the ends of the sarcomere that are "zig-zaggy" and separate each sarcomere
- muscles that do not have sarcomeres, therefore do not appear to have parallel lines or sarcomeres
- inability of muscle to maintain force of contraction after prolonged activity
- a unit of a striated muscle fiber that causes the muscle to contract
- a muscle that straightens a joint
- more than one nucleus per cell; skeletal muscle
25 Clues: another name for a muscle cell • a muscle that straightens a joint • a muscle that serves to bend a limb • another name for cardiac muscle cells • the thin filaments of protein in a muscle fiber • the thick filament of protein in a muscle fiber • more than one nucleus per cell; skeletal muscle • involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart. • ...
Ch. 4 - Tissues, Glands and Membranes 2024-04-29
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- They are produced in the bone marrow.
- This tissue is firm and rigid and is located between vertebrae, knee joints, and the pubic bones.
- A loose connective tissue that holds organs and other structures in place in the body.
- These glands secrete chemicals know as hormones into the blood.
- It is a fabric-like tissue that comprises the following membranes: synovial, meninges, facia, perichondrium, periosteum, and around the heart.
- This tissue is striated, has multiple nuclei, and they are voluntary muscles.
- These glands have ducts to take secretions away (salivary, sweat, and gastric)
- Tissue that is composed of more than one layer, it protects underlying tissue from wear & tear.
- What membrane lines body cavities and covers internal organs?
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- Cardiac tissue.
- A connective tissue that makes up epithelial and mucous membranes.
- Type of connective tissue in the bones.
- A connective tissue covering the brain.
- Blood
- A tissue that supports temperature regulation.
- A type of connective tissue membrane that lines the cavity of a freely movable joint.
- The secrete mucus to trap foreign particles in the respiratory tract & the lining of the digestive system.
- The cardiac, smooth, and skeletal are these types of tissues?
- Made up of neurons, neuroglia cells, dendrites, axons, and transmits impulses to other cells of the body.
19 Clues: Blood • Cardiac tissue. • They are produced in the bone marrow. • Type of connective tissue in the bones. • A connective tissue covering the brain. • A tissue that supports temperature regulation. • The cardiac, smooth, and skeletal are these types of tissues? • What membrane lines body cavities and covers internal organs? • ...
Muscular System Crossword 2023-10-23
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- One of the four main functions of the skeletal system that involves posture
- Sudden, painful, involuntary contractions or cramping of the muscle
- The state of a muscle being partially contracted; sometimes described as a state of "readiness to act"
- tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects tissue
- Strong, tough, fibrous, connective-tissue cords
- Muscle fibers contain two contractile proteins; this one starts with "A"
- Smooth muscle that is found in the internal organs of the body
- Muscle type that forms the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate blood
- The ability of the muscle to return to original length after it has contracted or stretched
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- The ability to shorten following a nerve impulse
- Chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain
- a group of inherited diseases that leads to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy
- Muscle fibers contain two contractile proteins; this one starts with "M"
- Muscle type that is attached to bone; also referred to as striated muscle
- Chronic condition where nerve impulses are not properly transmitted to muscles leading to progressive muscle weakness
- The smallest unit of a muscle
- Overstretching of a muscle and/or tendon
17 Clues: The smallest unit of a muscle • Chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain • Overstretching of a muscle and/or tendon • Strong, tough, fibrous, connective-tissue cords • The ability to shorten following a nerve impulse • tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects tissue • Smooth muscle that is found in the internal organs of the body • ...
1.1 & 1.2 Heredity and Environment & Central Nervous System 2025-12-04
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- System calms the system down to their normal resting state.
- A perspective that studies how natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes.
- The transmission of traits from one generation to the next
- The impact of the environment on intellect, social, and personality
- Studies that investigate whether nature or nurture has a larger impact on behavior and personality.
- Part of the nervous system that contains the Somatic nervous system.
- Modern psychologists agree that people are influenced by a ___ of both their genetics and environment.
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- Releases hormones like adrenaline, leading to increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and dilated pupils.
- Organisms with the best variations of a trait are chosen through reproduction to continue in the gene pool.
- System arouses and causes flight or fight
- The part of the nervous system that controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs.
- The part of the nervous system that controls that voluntary movement of skeletal muscles.
- The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord
- The Influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions
- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- Studies that access hereditary influence by examining the resemblance between adopted children and both their biological and adopted parents.
- Study of the factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities.
17 Clues: System arouses and causes flight or fight • The transmission of traits from one generation to the next • System calms the system down to their normal resting state. • The impact of the environment on intellect, social, and personality • Part of the nervous system that contains the Somatic nervous system. • ...
Electromagnetic Spectrum 2021-12-09
8 Clues: Can cause sunburn • Longest wavelength • Used in remote controls • ray Shortest wavelength • Used for heating food quickly • Used to view the skeletal system • light The human eye can only detect this • Spectrum The range of frequencies, etc.
Body Systems 2021-11-30
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- Protective covering on the body.
- Collects information and responds by sending electrical signals.
- Allows movement of the body parts. Helps you move.
- It supports the body and protects important organs. Includes bones, ligaments and cartilage.
- Breaks down food into nutrients and get's rid of waste the body does not need.
- Helps you breathe. Gathers oxygen from the environment and gets rid of carbon dioxide from the body,
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- Helps body get rid of invading bacteria and viruses. Keeps you healthy.
- Must be maintained to keep the body healthy.
- Cell, tissue, organ, organ ________, organism.
- All body systems must work ____________.
- Moves blood through the body. The heart is the pump.
- Gets rid of the body's wastes. The urinary system is part of this system.
12 Clues: Protective covering on the body. • All body systems must work ____________. • Must be maintained to keep the body healthy. • Cell, tissue, organ, organ ________, organism. • Allows movement of the body parts. Helps you move. • Moves blood through the body. The heart is the pump. • Collects information and responds by sending electrical signals. • ...
Body Systems 2021-11-30
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- Collects information and responds by sending electrical signals.
- Breaks down food into nutrients and get's rid of waste the body does not need.
- It supports the body and protects important organs. Includes bones, ligaments and cartilage.
- Allows movement of the body parts. Helps you move.
- Helps body get rid of invading bacteria and viruses. Keeps you healthy.
- Helps you breathe. Gathers oxygen from the environment and gets rid of carbon dioxide from the body
- Cell, tissue, organ, organ ________, organism.
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- Must be maintained to keep the body healthy.
- Gets rid of the body's wastes. The urinary system is part of this system.
- Protective covering on the body.
- Moves blood through the body. The heart is the pump.
- All body systems must work ____________.
12 Clues: Protective covering on the body. • All body systems must work ____________. • Must be maintained to keep the body healthy. • Cell, tissue, organ, organ ________, organism. • Allows movement of the body parts. Helps you move. • Moves blood through the body. The heart is the pump. • Collects information and responds by sending electrical signals. • ...
Chapter 20 2022-10-26
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- Muscle contractions produce heat.
- Partial contraction of skeletal muscles.
- refers to body position.
- Broad,flat tendon.
- Flesh.
- Bundles of muscle fibers and lines parallel.
- Skeletal muscles contract to pull on bones.
- intracellular fluid within muscle fibers.
- lay side by side,contains thousands of slender strands.
- Together, work.
- Basic units of muscle contraction.
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- Feather.
- cross 2 joints.
- Muscle.
- Cell membrane surrounding muscle fibers.
- To struggle, against.
- Cross only one joint.
- Made up of 3 proteins: Actin, tropo, Myosin, Troponin.
- To stretch.
- Threadlike shape run the length of muscle.
20 Clues: Flesh. • Muscle. • Feather. • To stretch. • cross 2 joints. • Together, work. • Broad,flat tendon. • To struggle, against. • Cross only one joint. • refers to body position. • Muscle contractions produce heat. • Basic units of muscle contraction. • Cell membrane surrounding muscle fibers. • Partial contraction of skeletal muscles. • intracellular fluid within muscle fibers. • ...
Anatomy 9.5-9.9 Vocabulary 2024-02-13
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- May excite or inhibit autonomic nervous system actions.
- nerve carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and organs; efferent nerve
- (neuron) 2 or more single neurons connect with 1 cell body of a neuron
- PNS: Stimulates Skeletal muscle,
- slows neuron's firing speed
- P A neurotransmitter that is involved in the transmission of pain messages to the brain.
- chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
- the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
- (neuron) 1 neuron sending signals to 2 or more cell bodies of other neurons
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- a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron
- pools functional groups of interconnected neurons
- Destruction of neurotransmitters to stop nerve impulse
- Cleft The narrow gap that separates the presynaptic neuron from the postsynaptic cell.
- arc the nerve pathway involved in a reflex action including at its simplest a sensory nerve and a motor nerve with a synapse between.
- -Signals pushing a neuron's accelerator
- CNS: Creates a sense of feeling good:
- chemical in the brain that plays a specialized role in pain reduction
- Controls skeletal muscle actions
- nerve carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord from a receptor; afferent nerve
19 Clues: slows neuron's firing speed • PNS: Stimulates Skeletal muscle, • Controls skeletal muscle actions • CNS: Creates a sense of feeling good: • -Signals pushing a neuron's accelerator • pools functional groups of interconnected neurons • Destruction of neurotransmitters to stop nerve impulse • a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron • ...
Human Body Systems 2023-11-14
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- First step of digestion
- Outer layer of skin
- Senses and reacts
- Look red
- Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle
- Muscular organ that provides blood circulation
- Arteries, capillaries, and veins
- Found in the "guts"
- Skin, fat, and hair
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- Supports and protects the body
- Look blue
- Starts from the mouth
- Filled with acid
- Pumps the blood
- Voluntary Muscle
- Bones that cover the lungs
16 Clues: Look red • Look blue • Pumps the blood • Filled with acid • Voluntary Muscle • Senses and reacts • Outer layer of skin • Found in the "guts" • Skin, fat, and hair • Starts from the mouth • First step of digestion • Bones that cover the lungs • Supports and protects the body • Arteries, capillaries, and veins • Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle • ...
balanced diet 2024-09-24
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- a perfect body
- = strengthen
- a body system, help our body become stronger
- a person who is fat
- live long
- =illustrate
- Diet for people who want their body to be healthy
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- is a disease, people with the disease have higher blood sugar levels than normal people
- a machine that helps us run
- a part of body,help exchange food when we put food into the body
- different from mental
- = cure
12 Clues: = cure • live long • =illustrate • = strengthen • a perfect body • a person who is fat • different from mental • a machine that helps us run • a body system, help our body become stronger • Diet for people who want their body to be healthy • a part of body,help exchange food when we put food into the body • ...
Hierarchical Organization of Interacting Systems in a Human's body 2022-06-03
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- basic building blocks of all objects.
- specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells.
- made up of specialized cells known as muscle fibers
- is an organic molecule that includes genetic information as well as protein synthesis instructions. Its shape is a double helix.
- It is made up of bones and connective tissue, such as cartilage, tendons, and ligaments.
- a sparkling white cordlike bundle of fibers wrapped in a coat that links the nervous system to the rest of the body.
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- basic building blocks of all living things.
- A system consisting of a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.
- a self-regulating mechanism that keeps biological systems stable while responding to changing environmental situations.
- includes the heart, blood arteries, and blood itself
- a group of cells with similar shape and function.
- An individual form of life, such as a plant and animal.
- the body's recognizable structures (for example, the heart, lungs, liver, eyes, and stomach) that illustrates specific functions.
13 Clues: basic building blocks of all objects. • basic building blocks of all living things. • a group of cells with similar shape and function. • made up of specialized cells known as muscle fibers • includes the heart, blood arteries, and blood itself • An individual form of life, such as a plant and animal. • specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells. • ...
Lauren Finnegan 2022-05-27
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- System includes the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, which make digestive juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids.
- System bodys central framework
- System made up of nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body.
- system uses hormones to control and coordinate your body's metabolism and many other uses
- System pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen
- System composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers.
- System he largest organ of the body that forms a physical barrier between the external environment and the internal environment that it serves to protect and maintain
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- System regulate the chemical composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retaining the proper amounts of water, salts, and nutrients.
- System collectionExcretory System of internal and external organs — in both males and females — that work together for the purpose of procreating
- System the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe
- System subsystem of the circulatory system in the vertebrate body that consists of a complex network of vessels, tissues, and organs
11 Clues: System bodys central framework • System composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers. • System pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen • System the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe • system uses hormones to control and coordinate your body's metabolism and many other uses • ...
Knowledge Acquisition Activity 2015-01-28
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- / Contractions of smooth muscles that provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach.
- / The act of blocking the action of.
- / The process of absorbing or assimilating substances into cells or across the tissues and organs through diffusion or osmosis.
- System / Heart, blood vessels, blood are part of this system.
- / The removal of undigested food and waste products accumulated during digestion.
- / Is an enzyme that act on starch.
- intestine / Digestive organ in which most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place.
- System / Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach are part of this system.
- / Tube connecting to the mouth to the stomach.
- / Any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival.
- / Group od different types of tissues that work together to perform a single function or several related functions.
- System / White blood cells, thymus, spleen are part of this system.
- / The process of putting food into your mouth.
- Inhibition / The process in which a stimulus produces a response that opposes the original stimulus.
- / Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew.
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- / Basic unit of structure and function in living things.
- System / Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea are part of this system.
- Tissue / Movements of the body are possible because this tissue.
- Systems / Group of organs that perform closely related functions.
- / Enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments.
- System / Skin, hair, nails, sweat, and oils glands are part of this system.
- / Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food.
- System / Brain, spinal cord, and nerves are part of this system.
- / Group of cells that perform a single function.
- / Mixtures of enzymes and partially-digested food.
- Tissue / Tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces.
- / Refers to the breakdown of food into smaller components that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
- Tissue / Tissue that provides support for the body and connects its parts.
- System / Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons are part of this system.
29 Clues: / Is an enzyme that act on starch. • / The act of blocking the action of. • / Tube connecting to the mouth to the stomach. • / The process of putting food into your mouth. • / Group of cells that perform a single function. • / Mixtures of enzymes and partially-digested food. • / Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew. • ...
Vocabulary Review: Organ Systems 2025-03-28
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- Largest portion of the brain; in charge of memory, learning and language
- Muscles that we can actively control
- Type of digestion that breaks chemical bonds to release energy
- Gland that controls balance, sleep, temperature, appetite and blood pressure
- Type of blood cell that carries oxygen
- Series of wave-like movement that moves food through the Digestive System
- Gland that focuses on metabolism
- Tube that moves urine from the bladder to the body's exit
- Gland that produces melatonin
- Portion of the brain that is responsible for breathing, heart rate and blood pressure
- Permanent scarring of the liver
- Series of organs that produce chemicals/enzymes to help digest food
- Muscles that we cannot actively control
- White Blood Cells that are trained in the Thymus
- Main branch from the trachea into the lungs
- Type of muscle that connects directly to bones
- Outermost layer of skin
- Blood vessels that take blood back to the heart
- Portion of the Skeletal System that protects internal organs
- Another name for a nerve cell body
- Organ system that removes waste from the body
- Middle layer of skin
- Portion of the Skeletal System that includes the arms and legs
- Infection/swelling inside of bone tissue
- Organ System that contains all of the bones in the human body
- Special proteins made by B-Cells to target a specific antigen
- Main tube that connects the lungs and mouth
- Organ that stores urine until it is released
- System of organs that release hormones to help control the body
- Watery component of blood that transports molecules through the body
- A break or crack in a bone
- Small branches within the lungs
- Type of muscle only found in the heart
- Disease caused by a virus that weakens your immune system over time
- Filters blood to remove toxins and makes bile
- Portion of the brain that is responsible for balance, posture and coordination
- Small organ that stores bile
- Physical movement of air in/out of the body
- Type of bone marrow that stores fat
- A disease that impacts muscle control as motor nerves are damaged
- Type of respiration when not enough oxygen is present
- Organ system that breaks down food to absorb nutrients
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- Portion of the Nervous System that focuses on movement throughout the body
- Small fragments of cells that help form blood clots
- Organ System that transfers oxygen into the body to be used for respiration
- Disease that hardens the arteries from a buildup of plaque
- Special structure in the heart that keeps it beating
- Portion of the Nervous System that consists of the Brain and Spinal Cord
- Lowest layer of skin
- Another name for White Blood Cells
- Gland that controls the function of most glands
- Disease caused by too much cortisol
- A chemical pigment that provides a darker color to hair, skin and nails
- Another name for White Blood Cells
- Large, muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
- Inner portion of bones that contain marrow
- Small organ that releases hormones directly into the blood stream
- Outer part of bones that provides protection
- Infection of the lungs that impacts the alveoli
- Type of blood cell that fight off infections
- Gland that works with Thyroid; maintains calcium balance
- Small air sacs where oxygen transfer occurs
- Disease caused by the thyroid losing the ability to function properly
- Blood Vessels that take blood away from the heart
- Process of making bones
- Organ System that combines the skin, hair and nails
- Glands that release adrenaline
- A special lipid layer that helps protect nerves
- Specialized chemicals released by glands that can travel directly through the blood stream
- The chemical exchange of oxygen at the cellular level
- Organ system that fights off infections
- Long muscular tube that absorbs nutrients
- Pathway that connects the mouth to the stomach
- Makes oils that help lubricate hair and skin
- Type of muscle that is found in internal organs
- Pathway of organs that food travels through as it is digested
- Organ that produces urine
- Type of bone marrow that makes blood cells
- Organ that absorbs water
- Small blood vessels that connect arteries and veins together
- A marker that triggers and immune response
- Organ system made of muscles that helps the body move
- Organ system that moves blood and oxygen throughout the body
- Type of digestion that physically breaks/tears food apart
- A disease in the Nervous System that leads to dementia, language and vision loss
- Tube that connects the kidneys to the bladder
- Muscular sac that mixes food with acid
- Type of respiration when enough oxygen is present
- White Blood Cells that make antibodies
89 Clues: Lowest layer of skin • Middle layer of skin • Process of making bones • Outermost layer of skin • Organ that absorbs water • Organ that produces urine • A break or crack in a bone • Small organ that stores bile • Gland that produces melatonin • Glands that release adrenaline • Permanent scarring of the liver • Small branches within the lungs • Gland that focuses on metabolism • ...
Organ Systems 2022-01-13
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- flow of blood, in, to, and from the heart
- sending/receiving messages to the brain and body
- bringing in oxygen
- keeping your body healthy
- covers your body and helps to protect it
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- collect excess fluids and returns them to the body
- helps you to move
- makes, stores, and eliminates urine
- dealing with any system that excretes waster
- to break down food
- helps support/protect your body
- controls body functions using chemicals
12 Clues: helps you to move • to break down food • bringing in oxygen • keeping your body healthy • helps support/protect your body • makes, stores, and eliminates urine • controls body functions using chemicals • covers your body and helps to protect it • flow of blood, in, to, and from the heart • dealing with any system that excretes waster • ...
Thawin crossword scicence 2022-11-16
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- The type of feedback when the product of a reaction causes the reaction to increase.
- In homeostasis, the _____ is the physiologically balanced value of a variable.
- The type of feedback when the product of a reaction causes the reaction decreases.
- A body system that responds to information.
- -Pump blood all over the body.
- This system allows movement.
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- A group of cells with similar structure and function that work together as a unit.
- What does this system called when it take in food then remove it?
- A region of the brain that maintains homeostasis by working with all systems.
- -An example of this state/process is when your body shivers in the cold weather
- The order of ranking from highest to lowest.
- A body system that allows movement and structures of the human body.
12 Clues: This system allows movement. • -Pump blood all over the body. • A body system that responds to information. • The order of ranking from highest to lowest. • What does this system called when it take in food then remove it? • A body system that allows movement and structures of the human body. • ...
Knowledge Acquisition Activity 2015-01-28
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- / Contractions of smooth muscles that provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach.
- / The act of blocking the action of.
- / The process of absorbing or assimilating substances into cells or across the tissues and organs through diffusion or osmosis.
- System / Heart, blood vessels, blood are part of this system.
- / The removal of undigested food and waste products accumulated during digestion.
- / Is an enzyme that act on starch.
- intestine / Digestive organ in which most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place.
- System / Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach are part of this system.
- / Tube connecting to the mouth to the stomach.
- / Any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival.
- / Group od different types of tissues that work together to perform a single function or several related functions.
- System / White blood cells, thymus, spleen are part of this system.
- / The process of putting food into your mouth.
- Inhibition / The process in which a stimulus produces a response that opposes the original stimulus.
- / Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew.
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- / Basic unit of structure and function in living things.
- System / Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea are part of this system.
- Tissue / Movements of the body are possible because this tissue.
- Systems / Group of organs that perform closely related functions.
- / Enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments.
- System / Skin, hair, nails, sweat, and oils glands are part of this system.
- / Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food.
- System / Brain, spinal cord, and nerves are part of this system.
- / Group of cells that perform a single function.
- / Mixtures of enzymes and partially-digested food.
- Tissue / Tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces.
- / Refers to the breakdown of food into smaller components that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
- Tissue / Tissue that provides support for the body and connects its parts.
- System / Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons are part of this system.
29 Clues: / Is an enzyme that act on starch. • / The act of blocking the action of. • / Tube connecting to the mouth to the stomach. • / The process of putting food into your mouth. • / Group of cells that perform a single function. • / Mixtures of enzymes and partially-digested food. • / Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew. • ...
nervous system 2021-01-19
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- things you cant consciously control
- your five senses
- what you think with
- sensory input
- enables body to respond rapidly to things that may disrupt homeostasis
- acts as integration and command center
- allows voluntary control of skeletal muscles
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- fragile tube that runs from the end of the brain stem through down to the bottom of the spine
- includes all parts of the nervous system outside the cns
- motor output
- split into 2 categories central peripheral
- Flight of fight
- rest and digest
13 Clues: motor output • sensory input • Flight of fight • rest and digest • your five senses • what you think with • things you cant consciously control • acts as integration and command center • split into 2 categories central peripheral • allows voluntary control of skeletal muscles • includes all parts of the nervous system outside the cns • ...
Leanne D Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-14
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- the study of the Earth
- a system that gives your body shape
- a tool used to enlarge objects
- Hh
- living things
- a group of organs working together
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- HH
- Who provided evidence for continental drift
- an example would be a scorpion with two stingers
- a sugar organisms use for energy
- a substance that changes during a reaction
- a community of organisms in their natural environment
- similar tissues working together to perform a specific function
- a soft jelly like material in body
14 Clues: HH • Hh • living things • the study of the Earth • a tool used to enlarge objects • a sugar organisms use for energy • a soft jelly like material in body • a group of organs working together • a system that gives your body shape • a substance that changes during a reaction • Who provided evidence for continental drift • an example would be a scorpion with two stingers • ...
Human Body Systems 2014-08-26
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- protects and supports the body and organs
- different tissues that work together perform a specific function
- helps you move
- structures skin,nails,hair
- similar cells that work together to carry out a specific function
- fights germs
- tells your brain what to do
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- produces offspring
- transports nutrients, waste and gases
- the smallest unit of an organism
- transfers nutrients from food, removes waste
- structures kidneys,bladder,skin,lungs
- a number of parts that work together as a whole
13 Clues: fights germs • helps you move • produces offspring • structures skin,nails,hair • tells your brain what to do • the smallest unit of an organism • transports nutrients, waste and gases • structures kidneys,bladder,skin,lungs • protects and supports the body and organs • transfers nutrients from food, removes waste • a number of parts that work together as a whole • ...
Human Body Systems by Tayvahr 2014-08-26
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- fights germs
- structures: kidney, bladder, skin, and lungs
- different tissues that work together to perform a specific function
- the smallest unit of an organism
- structures: skin, nails, and hair
- similar cells that work together to carry out a specific function
- protects and supports the body and organs
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- produces offspring
- transfers nutrients from food, removes waste
- transports nutrients, waste and gases
- tells your brain what to do
- helps you move
- a number of parts that work together as a whole
13 Clues: fights germs • helps you move • produces offspring • tells your brain what to do • the smallest unit of an organism • structures: skin, nails, and hair • transports nutrients, waste and gases • protects and supports the body and organs • transfers nutrients from food, removes waste • structures: kidney, bladder, skin, and lungs • a number of parts that work together as a whole • ...
Muscular 2016-03-10
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- Main part of the skeletal system
- muscle voluntary tissue striated
- Muscle tissue lining organs of the body
- connects bone to bone
- joint where one bone rotates and the other doesn't move
- joint where one bone slides over another bone
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- muscle inner lining of the heart
- joint where a rounded end fits in a cup-like cavity
- where bones meet but don't move
- connects 2 or more bones
- covers ends of bones
- connects muscle to bone
- joint where back-and-forth movement occur
13 Clues: covers ends of bones • connects bone to bone • connects muscle to bone • connects 2 or more bones • where bones meet but don't move • muscle inner lining of the heart • Main part of the skeletal system • muscle voluntary tissue striated • Muscle tissue lining organs of the body • joint where back-and-forth movement occur • joint where one bone slides over another bone • ...
Owen 2024-02-01
Human Body 2023-10-24
9 Clues: - back of the leg • - front of the leg • - what is a vertebrae • - also known as a breastbone • - another name for the skull • - another name for the pelvis • - it's not the backbone or vertebrae • system - the shape of your bones is called a... • - ribs, heart, and lungs are also called what...
Ch. 7 Nervous System 2022-11-01
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- stimulates milk production
- inhibitory; prevents anxiety related messages from reaching motor centers of brain
- oxide vasodilation, may play a role in memory
- regulates excitatory neurotransmissions
- stimulates secretion of gastric acid
- leads to sleepiness
- regulates endocrine system
- lower blood sugar by moving glucose from blood to cells for energy
- inhibitory; reduce pain by inhibiting substance P release
- stimulates growth of the thyroid
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- stimulates skeletal muscle contractions
- promotes alertness, inflammatory response
- excitatory; learning and memory
- stimulates digestion of fats and proteins
- stimulate gastric activity
- inhibits action potentials in neurons; waking/sleep, mood
- creates a sense of feeling good, emotion, etc.
- lowers blood pressure
- regulate pH in small intestine
19 Clues: leads to sleepiness • lowers blood pressure • stimulates milk production • stimulate gastric activity • regulates endocrine system • regulate pH in small intestine • excitatory; learning and memory • stimulates growth of the thyroid • stimulates secretion of gastric acid • stimulates skeletal muscle contractions • regulates excitatory neurotransmissions • ...
Human Body Systems 2023-05-01
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- The system responsible for supporting and protecting the body, which includes bones, cartilage, and other connective tissues.
- - the female reproductive organs that produce eggs and release hormones.
- - a muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach and helps transport food.
- - the largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- - The system responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients to muscles throughout the body. Allows blood to move throughout the body.
- The system responsible for protecting the body against foreign invaders and pathogens, which includes the lymph nodes, spleen, and white blood cells.
- The system responsible for producing movement, which includes muscles and tendons.
- The system responsible for breaking down food and absorbing nutrients, which includes the stomach, intestines, and other organs.
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- The system responsible for producing and secreting hormones, which regulate many bodily functions, which includes the pituitary gland, thyroid, and other glands.
- The system responsible for breathing, which involves the lungs and airways.
- The system responsible for controlling and coordinating the body's responses to internal and external stimuli, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
- - carries air from the nose and mouth to the lungs.
- - the thigh bone
- - a butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck that produces hormones that regulate metabolism.
- The system responsible for producing and transporting gametes
15 Clues: - the thigh bone • - carries air from the nose and mouth to the lungs. • The system responsible for producing and transporting gametes • - the female reproductive organs that produce eggs and release hormones. • The system responsible for breathing, which involves the lungs and airways. • ...
BODY SYSTEMS CROSSWORD 2024-01-21
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- SYSTEM, A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function in an organism’s body.
- A group or layer of cells that worktogether to perform a specific function.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to allow movement for the organism.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair.
- Two or more tissues that work together as a unit to perform a specific funtcion.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to act as the body’s framework. This system aids in movement and protects the internal organs.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together as the organism’s control center. This system processes sensory information from outside (and inside) the body and controls all behaviors.
- A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly.
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- A single living thing formed by all organ systems working together to maintain homeostasis.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to help the body fight infections, disease and other foreign invaders.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to bring in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to use blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients throughout the body while also removing waste products.
- The basic unit of life in all living things.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to remove waste and toxins from the body.
14 Clues: The basic unit of life in all living things. • A group or layer of cells that worktogether to perform a specific function. • Two or more tissues that work together as a unit to perform a specific funtcion. • SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to allow movement for the organism. • ...
Unit 2 Honors Vocab 2021-09-02
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- Nervous System, the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions
- a part of the brain that covers the brains central core, responsible for sensory and motor thinking and language
- cord, nerves that run up and down the length of the back and transmit most messages between the body and the brain
- chemical substances that carry messages through the body in the blood
- a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life.
- Nervous System, the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
- the different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided
- paste your list of words here System, a chemical communication system using hormones by which messages are sent through the bloodstream.
- the gap that exists between individual nerve cells
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- the chemicals released by neurons that determine the rate at which other neurons fire
- a small part of the brain above the pons that arouses the brain, integrates sensory information and relays it upwards.
- Nervous System, nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body
- Gland, the center of control of the endocrine system that secretes a large number of hormones
- the long, thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain
- Nervous System, the brain and the spinal cord
15 Clues: Nervous System, the brain and the spinal cord • the gap that exists between individual nerve cells • the different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided • Nervous System, nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body • chemical substances that carry messages through the body in the blood • ...
Peripheral Nervous System 2013-08-01
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- A skeletal muscle or group of skeletal muscles that receives motor axons from a particular spinal nerve
- Sensory nerves that link sensory receptors with the central nervous system and transmit sensory information
- An automatic, involuntary reaction to a stimulus
- Sensory receptors that detect painful or intense stimuli
- Sensory receptors that detect changes in temperature
- A network of intertwining nerves that innervates a particular region of the body
- Twelve pairs of nerves that originate from the olfactory bulbs, thalamus, visual cortex, and brainstem; transmit information to and from the sensory organs of the face and the muscles of the face, neck, and upper shoulders
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- Sensory receptors that provide the body with information about position, movement, muscle tension, joint activity, and equilibrium
- Motor nerves that link the central nervous system to the effectors outside it and transmit motor impulses
- Sensory receptors that detect changes in pressure, movement, temperature, or other mechanical forces
- Thirty-one pairs of mixed nerves, originating in the spinal cord and emerging from the vertebral column, that make sensation and movement possible
11 Clues: An automatic, involuntary reaction to a stimulus • Sensory receptors that detect changes in temperature • Sensory receptors that detect painful or intense stimuli • A network of intertwining nerves that innervates a particular region of the body • Sensory receptors that detect changes in pressure, movement, temperature, or other mechanical forces • ...
Body Systems Vocabulary 2016-05-22
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- The human framework
- Produces offspring for the survival of the species and passes on hereditary traits from one generation to the next
- Removes waste from body fluids and maintains a balance of healthy body fluids
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- Breaks down food into nutrients for the body
- Brings oxygen to the body and takes carbon dioxide away from the body
- Works with the skeletal system to provide movement
- Controls the movement of blood to and from all parts of the body
- Carries information from the brain tot he body and from parts of the body back to the brain
8 Clues: The human framework • Breaks down food into nutrients for the body • Works with the skeletal system to provide movement • Controls the movement of blood to and from all parts of the body • Brings oxygen to the body and takes carbon dioxide away from the body • Removes waste from body fluids and maintains a balance of healthy body fluids • ...
BODY SYSTEMS CROSSWORD 2024-01-21
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- A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly.
- A group or layer of cells that worktogether to perform a specific function.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to allow movement for the organism.
- A single living thing formed by all organ systems working together to maintain homeostasis.
- A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function in an organism’s body.
- The basic unit of life in all living things.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to remove waste and toxins from the body.
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- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together as the organism’s control center. This system processes sensory information from outside (and inside) the body and controls all behaviors.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to help the body fight infections, disease and other foreign invaders.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to act as the body’s framework. This system aids in movement and protects the internal organs.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair.
- Two or more tissues that work together as a unit to perform a specific funtcion.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to use blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients throughout the body while also removing waste products.
- SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to bring in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
14 Clues: The basic unit of life in all living things. • A group or layer of cells that worktogether to perform a specific function. • Two or more tissues that work together as a unit to perform a specific funtcion. • SYSTEM, A system where the organs work together to allow movement for the organism. • ...
7th Grade Human Body Systems 2021-08-17
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- system that regulates temperature; includes skin and hair
- system that transmits signals from the body to the brain; consists of nerves, brain and spinal cord
- system that contains the heart and blood vessels which circulate blood throughout the body
- disposing of the body's waste
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- this is also known as the urinary system
- breaks down food; includes esophagus, stomach, and intestines
- system that includes bone, cartilages, and ligaments; protects major internal organs and provides overall support.
- system that helps movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
- system that brings air into the body and removes carbon dioxide
9 Clues: disposing of the body's waste • this is also known as the urinary system • system that regulates temperature; includes skin and hair • breaks down food; includes esophagus, stomach, and intestines • system that brings air into the body and removes carbon dioxide • system that contains the heart and blood vessels which circulate blood throughout the body • ...
Crossword Vocab Words 5-1B 2024-02-07
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- a process that helps to regulate functions in living organisms to return the body to homeostasis.
- system that produces and transports gametes and supports the development of offspring.
- system that helps in the exchange of gasses between the organism and its environment.
- system that provides structural support and protects internal organs, also helps in movement and production of blood cells
- system that enables movement, helps in support to maintain posture, and can generate heat.
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- system that functions to protect the inside from the hazards in the environment, also helps to regulation temperature and sensory perception.
- system that regulates bodily functions through the release of hormones.
- system that mechanically and chemically breakdowns food and absorbs nutrients, it also helps to eliminate waste
- system that protects the organism from from pathogens, can remove excess fluid from tissues, can absorb fats from the digestive system.
- system that removes waste products and excess substances, also regulates electrolyte balance and blood pressure.
- system that controls voluntary and involuntary actions, processes information and coordinates functions in the organism.
- system that transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products throughout the organism, also helps to maintain temperature and pH.
12 Clues: system that regulates bodily functions through the release of hormones. • system that helps in the exchange of gasses between the organism and its environment. • system that produces and transports gametes and supports the development of offspring. • system that enables movement, helps in support to maintain posture, and can generate heat. • ...
What Do You Remember? 2020-12-15
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- State associated with the two step
- Country of Jarabe Tapatio
- ballet position with arms open to the sides
- this dance form evolved from street jazz
- where the hula comes from
- stretches with movement
- Dance done just for fun
- made up of the abdominal and back muscles
- system made up of muscles
- modern dance provided dancers with more ___
- English word for grande jete
- Dance ____________ done for exercise
- maximum amount of force muscle exerts
- Who can enjoy dance or dancing
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- Broadway musical I love so much
- means with oxygen, often called cardio
- The first assignment we ever did
- this dance form was a rebellion to ballet
- We tried to use this but it never worked
- stretches without movement
- the number of ballet foot positions
- Dance done in a formal setting
- most widely spoken lang. in Central America
- the science of movement
- system made up of all the bones
25 Clues: stretches with movement • Dance done just for fun • the science of movement • Country of Jarabe Tapatio • where the hula comes from • system made up of muscles • stretches without movement • English word for grande jete • Dance done in a formal setting • Who can enjoy dance or dancing • Broadway musical I love so much • system made up of all the bones • ...
CSEC Physical Education and Sport 2021 2021-05-03
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- move limb away from the body
- 'f' in the training principle means
- often short with high level of body mass as fat
- this system supports protect aids with movement
- when muscles increase in length
- two bottom chambers of the heart
- the form in which glucose is stored
- small air sacs in the lungs
- the maximum amount of oxygen the body needs
- needed for life and derived from food
- small tubes in the lungs subdivide of bronchi
- increase in muscle size
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- endurance of the heart and lungs
- move limb toward the body
- this substance increase of urine excretion
- basic cell of the nervous system
- often slim with thin arms
- high blood pressure
- large range of mobility happens here
- injury to ligaments
- thin blood vessel which transports blood
- ability to change direction quickly
- fibrous tissue joining muscles to bones
- top chambers of the heart
- banned type of androgenic anabolic steroids
25 Clues: high blood pressure • injury to ligaments • increase in muscle size • move limb toward the body • often slim with thin arms • top chambers of the heart • small air sacs in the lungs • move limb away from the body • when muscles increase in length • endurance of the heart and lungs • basic cell of the nervous system • two bottom chambers of the heart • ...
Ap psych 2023-10-06
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- The base of the brain stem damage=death
- Supports neurons and provides nourishment
- system The electrochemical communication system electrons move so they can communicate with the rest of the body
- Brings the body down to a relaxed state
- Controls breathing , blood pressure , and digestive process (by itself)
- Processes new memories for permanent storage
- An amplified recording of the electrical waves sweeping across the brain surface
- Enables thinking abilities such as making plans and judgements
- The contact points between neurons
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- Affects our attraction, appetite , and aggression
- Controls “fight or flight” responses such as fear and anger
- Controls all skeletal muscles
- sheath Insulates the axon to speed up the neutral impulse
- Associated with learning, movement, and pleasurable emotions
- Helps coordinate balance and muscle coordination
- Carry information to the cell body
- glands Inner part helps trigger “fight or flight” response
- Enables muscle action and influences learning and memory
- Plays a role in functions, pleasure, and sexual function
- Where sound information is processed
20 Clues: Controls all skeletal muscles • Carry information to the cell body • The contact points between neurons • Where sound information is processed • The base of the brain stem damage=death • Brings the body down to a relaxed state • Supports neurons and provides nourishment • Processes new memories for permanent storage • Helps coordinate balance and muscle coordination • ...
Cells and Body systems 2017-01-30
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- support and protect
- a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood
- a large lobed glandular organ
- tissue found in bones
- used for smelling and breathing
- tissue lines the outside of your organs
- response to a stimulus
- an individual plant, animal, and single celled life form
- the colorless fluid part of the blood
- collects urine for excretion
- a small disk shaped cell fragment
- tissue supports and connects pther parts of the body
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- center most important part of a cell
- duct where urine passes from the kidney to the bladder
- a tube shaped sac attached to the large intestine
- immunity to a disease
- balancing or evening out of something
- canal that connects the throat to the stomach
- coordinate, control, connect
- soup where most of the cellular metabolism occurs
- tubes that transport usually oxygenated blood
- dome shaped muscular part separating the thorax and abdomen
- breathing system
- any tubes forming the circulatory system
- largest organ
25 Clues: largest organ • breathing system • support and protect • immunity to a disease • tissue found in bones • response to a stimulus • coordinate, control, connect • collects urine for excretion • a large lobed glandular organ • used for smelling and breathing • a small disk shaped cell fragment • center most important part of a cell • balancing or evening out of something • ...
Human Body Systems 2018-02-01
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- tiny balloon like air sacs in the lungs
- nerve cell
- pumps blood throughout the body
- causes the lungs to expand and contract
- removes waste
- directs sugar to cells
- a group that makes up the endocrine system
- muscles you have no control over
- detects information from the environment and controls body functions
- transports materials to and from cells
- supports and protects the body
- the maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism
- muscles you can control
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- protects bones when they rub against each other
- controls many processes by releasing chemicals
- master gland
- takes in oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide
- enable movement of the body and internal organs
- creates blood cells
- breaks down food and absorbs nutrients
- controls metabolism
- organs in the skeletal system
- a place where two bones come together
- carries blood to the heart
- raises/lowers sugar levels in the blood
- chemical messengers secreted by glands
26 Clues: nerve cell • master gland • removes waste • creates blood cells • controls metabolism • directs sugar to cells • muscles you can control • carries blood to the heart • organs in the skeletal system • supports and protects the body • pumps blood throughout the body • muscles you have no control over • a place where two bones come together • breaks down food and absorbs nutrients • ...
health final 2024-05-13
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- the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen
- a infectious bacterial disease in the tissues that effects the lungs.
- the temporary help given to a sick or injured person until medical personnel arrives
- part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it
- the organs and structures in your body that allow you to breathe
- coordinates and regulates muscular activity.
- sensory and neural functions
- the internal framework of the human body
- a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance,
- a colorless fluid containing white blood cells,
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- the heart and how it pumps
- inflammation of the tendons
- the body's command center
- how food gets digested in the human body
- organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system
- the windpipe
- a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses
- the main organ in the respiratory system
- a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human
- when the trachea and brochis narrow
20 Clues: the windpipe • the body's command center • the heart and how it pumps • inflammation of the tendons • sensory and neural functions • when the trachea and brochis narrow • how food gets digested in the human body • the main organ in the respiratory system • the internal framework of the human body • coordinates and regulates muscular activity. • ...
The human body 2022-09-29
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- everything in the world
- produces offspring
- provides structure and protection for the body
- a thing or event that causes a response or reaction
- transports nutrients and oxygen to the body bladder help get rid of liquid waste.
- balanced; unchanging
- breaks down food and provides energy,nutrient
- helps people eat things
- provides movement of the body
- The largest organ in the circulatory system.
- helps people smell.
- a group of cells make tissue
- a change in the position of the object
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- controls and coordinates the body
- keeps your head warm but if you're bold.
- regulates the body with hormones
- removes waste from the body
- interacting,interacting, or interdependent elements forming a more complex whole.
- exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
- help you breath
- protect fingers or be used as a weapon.
- a push or pull that can change the position or motion.
- The largest organ in the body
23 Clues: help you breath • produces offspring • helps people smell. • balanced; unchanging • everything in the world • helps people eat things • removes waste from the body • a group of cells make tissue • provides movement of the body • The largest organ in the body • regulates the body with hormones • controls and coordinates the body • exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide • ...
Xword 2025-02-20
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- mid-day
- the wife of a king
- the bone that holds your brain
- continent where Egypt is located
- this is what "P.E." means
- shellfish that is popular to eat in Maine
- continent where Switzerland is located
- the subject with fractions and equations
- after rain you might see this in the sky
- what you wear
- the longest bone in the body
- the day you were born
- southernmost continent in the world
- something that holds liquid or things
- what you are working on now
- the town where this school is located
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- city with second largest population in Mexico
- what some people have on their upper lip
- very pretty
- second most important city in Honduras
- the system that includes bones and tendons
- the American _____ was fought against Britain
- the system that includes the heart and blood
- the capital of Maine
- capital of the U.S.
- extinct giant lizard
- earthly line between north and south
27 Clues: mid-day • very pretty • what you wear • the wife of a king • capital of the U.S. • the capital of Maine • extinct giant lizard • the day you were born • this is what "P.E." means • what you are working on now • the longest bone in the body • the bone that holds your brain • continent where Egypt is located • southernmost continent in the world • earthly line between north and south • ...
Human Body Systems 2025-05-08
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- tiny balloon like air sacs in the lungs
- nerve cell
- pumps blood throughout the body
- causes the lungs to expand and contract
- removes waste
- directs sugar to cells
- a group that makes up the endocrine system
- muscles you have no control over
- detects information from the environment and controls body functions
- transports materials to and from cells
- supports and protects the body
- the maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism
- muscles you can control
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- protects bones when they rub against each other
- controls many processes by releasing chemicals
- master gland
- takes in oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide
- enable movement of the body and internal organs
- creates blood cells
- breaks down food and absorbs nutrients
- controls metabolism
- organs in the skeletal system
- a place where two bones come together
- carries blood to the heart
- raises/lowers sugar levels in the blood
- chemical messengers secreted by glands
26 Clues: nerve cell • master gland • removes waste • creates blood cells • controls metabolism • directs sugar to cells • muscles you can control • carries blood to the heart • organs in the skeletal system • supports and protects the body • pumps blood throughout the body • muscles you have no control over • a place where two bones come together • breaks down food and absorbs nutrients • ...
CPT®, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-10-CM 2025-05-18
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- Medical coding system for procedures maintained by the AMA
- Diagnostic imaging using sound waves
- Organization that developed ICD-10
- Federal agency that develops HCPCS Level II codes
- Medical action performed on a patient
- Organization that publishes the CPT manual
- Coding system for items and services not included in CPT
- Radiologic assistance during procedures
- CPT section that includes imaging and nuclear medicine
- CPT subsection for skeletal imaging
- Codes added to CPT/HCPCS codes to provide more detail
- Identification of disease or condition
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- Imaging procedure for breast tissue
- Medical specialty focused on cancer treatment
- Characteristic of Category II codes
- Format used in Category II and III codes
- Descriptor for some Category III and HCPCS codes
- Required to justify code selection and modifiers
- Payment received for medical services
- Format used in Category I CPT codes
- Resource containing medical codes and guidelines
- Term for CPT codes used when no specific code is available
- Type of medicine that uses radioactive substances
23 Clues: Organization that developed ICD-10 • Imaging procedure for breast tissue • Characteristic of Category II codes • Format used in Category I CPT codes • CPT subsection for skeletal imaging • Diagnostic imaging using sound waves • Payment received for medical services • Medical action performed on a patient • Identification of disease or condition • ...
Nervous System 2025-09-16
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- Hemisphere, the center of language and reasoning
- lobe, controls the heat, cold, pain, and touch sensory information
- also known as nerve cells
- cord, as thick as your index finger
- lobe,controls the sense of hearing and smell
- Oblongata, lowest part of the brainstem
- nerve, controls the fight or flight responses
- largest part of the brain
- relay center for incoming sensory information
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- receive information from other neurons
- hemisphere, center of processing music and art
- stimulate appetite for food and drink
- Body, contains the center of the cell
- coordinates movements of the skeletal muscles
- transmit impulses to another neuron
- Steam, connects the spinal cord to the rest of the brain
- nervous system, one of the main divisions of the nervous system
- controls voluntary movements
- impulses, travel as fast as 280 mph
- is involved in control of eyeball movement
- lobe, controls the sense of vision
- connects nerve impulses to other parts of the brain
22 Clues: also known as nerve cells • largest part of the brain • controls voluntary movements • lobe, controls the sense of vision • transmit impulses to another neuron • impulses, travel as fast as 280 mph • cord, as thick as your index finger • stimulate appetite for food and drink • Body, contains the center of the cell • receive information from other neurons • ...
Exercise physiology 2024-06-04
5 Clues: what system regulates your body • System that helps protect organs • What system facilitate movements • What type of bone is the sternum? • What system is the communiction system
Anatomy 9.5-9.9 Vocabulary 2024-02-13
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- the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
- (neuron) 2 or more single neurons connect with 1 cell body of a neuron
- arc the nerve pathway involved in a reflex action including at its simplest a sensory nerve and a motor nerve with a synapse between.
- pools functional groups of interconnected neurons
- Neurotransmitters are broken down ending the action potential
- -Signals pushing a neuron's accelerator
- slows neuron's firing speed
- chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
- May excite or inhibit autonomic nervous system actions.
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- CNS: Creates a sense of feeling good:
- P A neurotransmitter that is involved in the transmission of pain messages to the brain.
- PNS: Stimulates Skeletal muscle,
- nerve carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and organs; efferent nerve
- a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron
- nerve carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord from a receptor; afferent nerve
- chemical in the brain that plays a specialized role in pain reduction
- (neuron) 1 neuron sending signals to 2 or more cell bodies of other neurons
- Controls skeletal muscle actions
- Cleft The narrow gap that separates the presynaptic neuron from the postsynaptic cell.
19 Clues: slows neuron's firing speed • PNS: Stimulates Skeletal muscle, • Controls skeletal muscle actions • CNS: Creates a sense of feeling good: • -Signals pushing a neuron's accelerator • pools functional groups of interconnected neurons • a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron • May excite or inhibit autonomic nervous system actions. • ...
Ch. 4 - Tissues, Glands, and Membranes 2024-10-06
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- Tissue that is composed of more than one layer, it protects underlying tissue from wear & tear.
- Adipose A loose connective tissue that holds organs and other structures in place in the body.
- It is a fabric-like tissue that comprises the following membranes: synovial, meninges, facia, perichondrium, periosteum, and around the heart.
- This firm and rigid tissue is located between vertebrae, knee joints, and the pubic bones.
- A connective tissue covering the brain.
- A type of connective tissue membrane that lines the cavity of a freely movable joint.
- This tissue is striated, has multiple nuclei, and they are voluntary muscles.
- A tissue that supports temperature regulation.
- Are produced in the bone marrow
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- Cardiac tissue.
- The secrete mucus to trap foreign particles in the respiratory tract & the lining of the digestive system.
- Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal are these types of tissues?
- These glands secrete chemicals know as hormones into the blood.
- Type of connective tissue in the bones.
- The make up of neurons, neuroglia cells, dendrites, axons, and transmits impulses to other cells of the body.
- A connective tissue that makes up epithelial and mucous membranes.
- What membrane lines body cavities and covers internal organs?
- These glands have ducts to take secretions away (salivary, sweat, and gastric)
- Circulating connective tissue
19 Clues: Cardiac tissue. • Circulating connective tissue • Are produced in the bone marrow • Type of connective tissue in the bones. • A connective tissue covering the brain. • A tissue that supports temperature regulation. • Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal are these types of tissues? • What membrane lines body cavities and covers internal organs? • ...
cardio 13 2013-11-07
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- in beta receptors NA binds activates adenylate __________ increases cAMP production relaxation vasodilation.
- intrinsic autoregulation of vessels involves myogenic response to _______. If blood flow decreases (due to drop in pressure resistance decreases to increase flow) if blood pressure increases, sensed by vessels, reflexive vasoconstriction to protect capillaries.
- alpha receptors when bound to noradrenaline stimulate vaso___________. GPCR activates phospholipase C IP3 release of calcium from SR contraction.
- these receptors are found in vascular smooth muscle and mediate CONSTRICTION. Lower ratio in heart and skeletal muscle, higher ratio in other blood vessels eg splachnic viscera.
- sheer stress caused by high velocity blood flow causes ________ levels in endothelial cells to increase . this leads to increased NO synthase actvitity , NO production, stimulates smooth muscle, cGMP production, vasodilation.
- under some circumstances, vascular endothelial cells may produce the vasoconstrictor __________.
- vascular smooth muscle is controlled by: sympathetic nerves, mediators secreted by vascular endothelium, and by ___________ circulating in the blood.
- _____________ nervous system innervates vessels.
- ______________ depolarisation of smooth muscle cells produces a basal level of tone. Mechanical and chemical factors can modify this activity.
- nitric oxide is a _____ ______, a small gaseous molecule that is generated by the enzyme NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE (in endothelial and inflammatory cells). NO synthase activity increases in response to high Calcium levels in endothelial cells (due to sheer stress).
- active hyperaemia occurs when ___________ products increase in blood (adenosine, lactic acid, CO2, low oxygen levels, potassium) stimulate vasodilation (active hyperaemia).
- NA binding to beta receptors cause increased production of _____, ultimately relaxes vessel.
- as well as nitric oxide, endothelial cells can also release vasodilatory ____________. And mediate circulating thrombin and bradykinin.
- beta receptors can be found in blood vessels in skeletal muscle and ___________ circulation. When NA beta receptors dilation. (fight or flight)
- alpha receptors are GPCRs. NA binds to GPCR alpha receptor activates ________ C IP3 produced stimulates calcium release from SR (small amount) stimulates calcium entry from ECF (relatively larger amount) contraction vessel constriction.
- nitric oxide is released by endothelial cells that are being affected by high velocity blood flow (sheer stress) acts on underlying smooth m cells to INCREASE levels of ______ vascular relaxation. (cAMP also has same effect)
- in smooth muscle, during an action potential, the inward flux of ions is not _________, but calcium( through receptor and voltage operated channels).
- cAMP and cGMP help relax smooth muscle by causing ___________ of myosin light chain kinase.
- an increased velocity of blood flow generates sheer stress on the walls of vessels stimulates endothelial cells to release factors that relax underlying smooth muscle (eg NO) this counterbalances the _________ stretch response (increased pressure = reflex vasoconstriction).
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- __________ control mechinisms include neural and hormonal. Intrinsic includes local mediators/autoregulation.
- calcium moves into cell during action potential via ligand gated and _______ gated ion channels.
- the major neurotransmitter affecting vascular tone.
- beta receptors in blood vessels mediate vaso_________. High proportion in vessels in the coronary and skeletal muscle circulation.
- smooth muscle contractions maintain large forces, almost continually, and are very _____. Low energy costs.
- once vascular smooth muscle has shortened, it can maintain ___________ for an even lower than normal energy cost.
- smooth muscle, unlike skeletal, has a poorly developed ____________ __________.
- ______ consumption of smooth muscle 300x lower than skeletal.
- in smooth muscle ,mechasnism of contraction differs from cardiac and skeletal – calcium enters cell mainly from ECF binds to __________ activates myosin light chain kinase phosphorylates myosin (active)
- circulating substances such as adrenalin, serotonin, thromboxane A2 and__________ (a major part of RAAS system), all cause vasoconstrictionvia various mechanisms increasing calcium influx.
- myosin light chain ______________ is an enzyme that removes phosphate from myosin (deactivates it) ending cycling. (myosin light chain kinase ADDs Pi)
- vasodilators include adenosine, prostacyclin and ___________ smooth muscle cell relaxation by increasing cAMP or cGMP (inactivate myosin light chain kinase).
- the pulastile wave of contraction that keeps blood moving through vessels is known as ‘__________’. (eg in mouse tail arteriole)
- smooth muscle cells contain a few thick myosin filaments, and many thin _____ filaments, attached to dense bodies.
- vascular smooth muscle has calmodulin, but no ___________.
- ___________ hyperaemia is a term given to the temporary increase n blood flow after a period of reduced blood flow (due to the same build up of metabolic products as in active hyperaemia). Gradually returns to control level.
35 Clues: _____________ nervous system innervates vessels. • the major neurotransmitter affecting vascular tone. • vascular smooth muscle has calmodulin, but no ___________. • ______ consumption of smooth muscle 300x lower than skeletal. • smooth muscle, unlike skeletal, has a poorly developed ____________ __________. • ...
cardio 13 2013-11-04
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- NA binding to beta receptors cause increased production of _____, ultimately relaxes vessel.
- myosin light chain ______________ is an enzyme that removes phosphate from myosin (deactivates it) ending cycling. (myosin light chain kinase ADDs Pi)
- _____________ nervous system innervates vessels.
- vascular smooth muscle has calmodulin, but no ___________.
- nitric oxide is a _____ ______, a small gaseous molecule that is generated by the enzyme NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE (in endothelial and inflammatory cells). NO synthase activity increases in response to high Calcium levels in endothelial cells (due to sheer stress).
- vascular smooth muscle is controlled by: sympathetic nerves, mediators secreted by vascular endothelium, and by ___________ circulating in the blood.
- intrinsic autoregulation of vessels involves myogenic response to _______. If blood flow decreases (due to drop in pressure resistance decreases to increase flow) if blood pressure increases, sensed by vessels, reflexive vasoconstriction to protect capillaries.
- under some circumstances, vascular endothelial cells may produce the vasoconstrictor __________.
- alpha receptors are GPCRs. NA binds to GPCR alpha receptor activates ________ C IP3 produced stimulates calcium release from SR (small amount) stimulates calcium entry from ECF (relatively larger amount) contraction vessel constriction.
- __________ control mechinisms include neural and hormonal. Intrinsic includes local mediators/autoregulation.
- in smooth muscle ,mechasnism of contraction differs from cardiac and skeletal – calcium enters cell mainly from ECF binds to __________ activates myosin light chain kinase phosphorylates myosin (active)
- cAMP and cGMP help relax smooth muscle by causing ___________ of myosin light chain kinase.
- as well as nitric oxide, endothelial cells can also release vasodilatory ____________. And mediate circulating thrombin and bradykinin.
- beta receptors can be found in blood vessels in skeletal muscle and ___________ circulation. When NA beta receptors dilation. (fight or flight)
- circulating substances such as adrenalin, serotonin, thromboxane A2 and__________ (a major part of RAAS system), all cause vasoconstrictionvia various mechanisms increasing calcium influx.
- ______ consumption of smooth muscle 300x lower than skeletal.
- once vascular smooth muscle has shortened, it can maintain ___________ for an even lower than normal energy cost.
- smooth muscle cells contain a few thick myosin filaments, and many thin _____ filaments, attached to dense bodies.
- in smooth muscle, during an action potential, the inward flux of ions is not _________, but calcium( through receptor and voltage operated channels).
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- in beta receptors NA binds activates adenylate __________ increases cAMP production relaxation vasodilation.
- nitric oxide is released by endothelial cells that are being affected by high velocity blood flow (sheer stress) acts on underlying smooth m cells to INCREASE levels of ______ vascular relaxation. (cAMP also has same effect)
- alpha receptors when bound to noradrenaline stimulate vaso___________. GPCR activates phospholipase C IP3 release of calcium from SR contraction.
- smooth muscle contractions maintain large forces, almost continually, and are very _____. Low energy costs.
- an increased velocity of blood flow generates sheer stress on the walls of vessels stimulates endothelial cells to release factors that relax underlying smooth muscle (eg NO) this counterbalances the _________ stretch response (increased pressure = reflex vasoconstriction).
- vasodilators include adenosine, prostacyclin and ___________ smooth muscle cell relaxation by increasing cAMP or cGMP (inactivate myosin light chain kinase).
- active hyperaemia occurs when ___________ products increase in blood (adenosine, lactic acid, CO2, low oxygen levels, potassium) stimulate vasodilation (active hyperaemia).
- smooth muscle, unlike skeletal, has a poorly developed ____________ __________.
- the pulastile wave of contraction that keeps blood moving through vessels is known as ‘__________’. (eg in mouse tail arteriole)
- ___________ hyperaemia is a term given to the temporary increase n blood flow after a period of reduced blood flow (due to the same build up of metabolic products as in active hyperaemia). Gradually returns to control level.
- these receptors are found in vascular smooth muscle and mediate CONSTRICTION. Lower ratio in heart and skeletal muscle, higher ratio in other blood vessels eg splachnic viscera.
- the major neurotransmitter affecting vascular tone.
- ______________ depolarisation of smooth muscle cells produces a basal level of tone. Mechanical and chemical factors can modify this activity.
- calcium moves into cell during action potential via ligand gated and _______ gated ion channels.
- beta receptors in blood vessels mediate vaso_________. High proportion in vessels in the coronary and skeletal muscle circulation.
- sheer stress caused by high velocity blood flow causes ________ levels in endothelial cells to increase . this leads to increased NO synthase actvitity , NO production, stimulates smooth muscle, cGMP production, vasodilation.
35 Clues: _____________ nervous system innervates vessels. • the major neurotransmitter affecting vascular tone. • vascular smooth muscle has calmodulin, but no ___________. • ______ consumption of smooth muscle 300x lower than skeletal. • smooth muscle, unlike skeletal, has a poorly developed ____________ __________. • ...
EVS 2021-12-20
7 Clues: Made of fibres • Wholesale market • Used in rainy season • Part of skeletal system • Add flavour to our food • Eats only food from plants • Example of stem based plant product
Cardio - Lec 13: Vascular Smooth Muscle Function 2013-08-26
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- in beta receptors NA binds activates adenylate __________ increases cAMP production relaxation vasodilation.
- nitric oxide is released by endothelial cells that are being affected by high velocity blood flow (sheer stress) acts on underlying smooth m cells to INCREASE levels of ______ vascular relaxation. (cAMP also has same effect)
- ___________ hyperaemia is a term given to the temporary increase n blood flow after a period of reduced blood flow (due to the same build up of metabolic products as in active hyperaemia). Gradually returns to control level.
- intrinsic autoregulation of vessels involves myogenic response to _______. If blood flow decreases (due to drop in pressure resistance decreases to increase flow) if blood pressure increases, sensed by vessels, reflexive vasoconstriction to protect capillaries.
- smooth muscle, unlike skeletal, has a poorly developed ____________ __________.
- in smooth muscle, during an action potential, the inward flux of ions is not _________, but calcium( through receptor and voltage operated channels).
- sheer stress caused by high velocity blood flow causes ________ levels in endothelial cells to increase . this leads to increased NO synthase actvitity , NO production, stimulates smooth muscle, cGMP production, vasodilation.
- an increased velocity of blood flow generates sheer stress on the walls of vessels stimulates endothelial cells to release factors that relax underlying smooth muscle (eg NO) this counterbalances the _________ stretch response (increased pressure = reflex vasoconstriction).
- vascular smooth muscle is controlled by: sympathetic nerves, mediators secreted by vascular endothelium, and by ___________ circulating in the blood.
- the major neurotransmitter affecting vascular tone.
- alpha receptors are GPCRs. NA binds to GPCR alpha receptor activates ________ C IP3 produced stimulates calcium release from SR (small amount) stimulates calcium entry from ECF (relatively larger amount) contraction vessel constriction.
- beta receptors can be found in blood vessels in skeletal muscle and ___________ circulation. When NA beta receptors dilation. (fight or flight)
- under some circumstances, vascular endothelial cells may produce the vasoconstrictor __________.
- smooth muscle cells contain a few thick myosin filaments, and many thin _____ filaments, attached to dense bodies.
- active hyperaemia occurs when ___________ products increase in blood (adenosine, lactic acid, CO2, low oxygen levels, potassium) stimulate vasodilation (active hyperaemia).
- beta receptors in blood vessels mediate vaso_________. High proportion in vessels in the coronary and skeletal muscle circulation.
- smooth muscle contractions maintain large forces, almost continually, and are very _____. Low energy costs.
- _____________ nervous system innervates vessels.
- in smooth muscle ,mechasnism of contraction differs from cardiac and skeletal – calcium enters cell mainly from ECF binds to __________ activates myosin light chain kinase phosphorylates myosin (active)
- ______ consumption of smooth muscle 300x lower than skeletal.
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- calcium moves into cell during action potential via ligand gated and _______ gated ion channels.
- myosin light chain ______________ is an enzyme that removes phosphate from myosin (deactivates it) ending cycling. (myosin light chain kinase ADDs Pi)
- __________ control mechinisms include neural and hormonal. Intrinsic includes local mediators/autoregulation.
- alpha receptors when bound to noradrenaline stimulate vaso___________. GPCR activates phospholipase C IP3 release of calcium from SR contraction.
- once vascular smooth muscle has shortened, it can maintain ___________ for an even lower than normal energy cost.
- nitric oxide is a _____ ______, a small gaseous molecule that is generated by the enzyme NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE (in endothelial and inflammatory cells). NO synthase activity increases in response to high Calcium levels in endothelial cells (due to sheer stress).
- as well as nitric oxide, endothelial cells can also release vasodilatory ____________. And mediate circulating thrombin and bradykinin.
- cAMP and cGMP help relax smooth muscle by causing ___________ of myosin light chain kinase.
- ______________ depolarisation of smooth muscle cells produces a basal level of tone. Mechanical and chemical factors can modify this activity.
- vasodilators include adenosine, prostacyclin and ___________ smooth muscle cell relaxation by increasing cAMP or cGMP (inactivate myosin light chain kinase).
- circulating substances such as adrenalin, serotonin, thromboxane A2 and__________ (a major part of RAAS system), all cause vasoconstrictionvia various mechanisms increasing calcium influx.
- the pulastile wave of contraction that keeps blood moving through vessels is known as ‘__________’. (eg in mouse tail arteriole)
- vascular smooth muscle has calmodulin, but no ___________.
- NA binding to beta receptors cause increased production of _____, ultimately relaxes vessel.
- these receptors are found in vascular smooth muscle and mediate CONSTRICTION. Lower ratio in heart and skeletal muscle, higher ratio in other blood vessels eg splachnic viscera.
35 Clues: _____________ nervous system innervates vessels. • the major neurotransmitter affecting vascular tone. • vascular smooth muscle has calmodulin, but no ___________. • ______ consumption of smooth muscle 300x lower than skeletal. • smooth muscle, unlike skeletal, has a poorly developed ____________ __________. • ...
Health - Essential nutrients in the body 2020-05-26
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- What is the healthiest type of bread?
- This is your body's fuel source
- Builds strong bones and helps your bones to grow
- Which body system would benefit the most from calcium?
- The body needs this mineral to make thyroid hormones
- This is essential for cell and tissue growth
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- How many grams of nuts do you need 5 times a week?
- This is required to make insulin and maintain a healthy immune system
- An organ that pumps blood around your body
- Your body is made up of 70% of this
- Provides our body with energy
- What leafy green food is highest in iron?
- Helps deliver oxygen throughout the body
- How many serves of dairy does the body need each day?
14 Clues: Provides our body with energy • This is your body's fuel source • Your body is made up of 70% of this • What is the healthiest type of bread? • Helps deliver oxygen throughout the body • What leafy green food is highest in iron? • An organ that pumps blood around your body • This is essential for cell and tissue growth • Builds strong bones and helps your bones to grow • ...
Revision 2022-11-12
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- the outer layer of skin is
- the inner layer of skin is
- the main organ of the respiratory system is
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- system the organ system that supports the body is
- many cells together are
- the type of vessels that deliver blood from the body to the heart are
- muscles the type of muscles that are found in internal organs is
7 Clues: many cells together are • the outer layer of skin is • the inner layer of skin is • the main organ of the respiratory system is • system the organ system that supports the body is • muscles the type of muscles that are found in internal organs is • the type of vessels that deliver blood from the body to the heart are
Systems of the Body 2014-03-30
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- The environment in your stomach is highly __________
- The skeleton system that includes upper and lower limbs
- What from your salivary glands helps to break down food
- The skeleton system that includes the skull and ribs
- Pipe that the larynx is at the top of
- There are 26 in the body
- Muscles can only contract and ___________
- Your body may treat processed food as a foreign ________
- The bone of the upper arm
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- The names of the tiny hairs in the nasal passage
- The name of the strings in a muscles
- The number of times you should chew before swallowing
- Covers the air passage when we swallow
- Heartburn is caused by a ________ of stomach acid
- Another name for the voice-box
- You have 640 of these types of muscle
- The name of the heart muscle
- Name of the tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
- The part of the skull which protects the brain from damage
- Is at the end of each muscle
20 Clues: There are 26 in the body • The bone of the upper arm • The name of the heart muscle • Is at the end of each muscle • Another name for the voice-box • The name of the strings in a muscles • You have 640 of these types of muscle • Pipe that the larynx is at the top of • Covers the air passage when we swallow • Muscles can only contract and ___________ • ...
Psychology Vocab 2020-10-19
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- produce and secrete hormones into the body
- covers the axon and helps speed neural impulses
- intersection between the axon tip of sending neurons and dendrite of receiving neuron
- a nerve cell
- a chemical that decreases the availability of a neurotransmitter
- carry outgoing information from brain/spinal cord to the muscles/glands
- passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands
- controls the body's skeletal muscles
- communicate internally and intervene between sensory/motor outputs
- consists of the autonomic and somatic systems
- a chemical increases the availability of neurotransmitters to a reaction
- carry information away from the central nervous system
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- chemical messenger inside body
- carry signals toward the central nervous system from the periphery
- how neurons communicate
- chemically controls the various functions of cells tissues and organs
- carry incoming information to the brain/spinal cord
- the cell's life support center
- store of potential energy
- receive messages from other cells
20 Clues: a nerve cell • how neurons communicate • store of potential energy • chemical messenger inside body • the cell's life support center • receive messages from other cells • controls the body's skeletal muscles • produce and secrete hormones into the body • consists of the autonomic and somatic systems • covers the axon and helps speed neural impulses • ...
Body Systems 2023-11-17
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- a liquid that can be either dark red or bright red
- A tube that pushes food down or up in the throat
- used to smell
- Absorbs extra water
- The part that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
- These parts are not your skeletal system They are part of the digestive system.
- The tubes that carry air into the lungs.
- The organ that pumps blood
- used to protect vital organs
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- The part that absorbs nutrients for your body
- protects the brain
- a martial art that is called "The Gentle Way"
- A large tube that carries lots of blood!
- the one part of the body that YOU are.
- covers your entire body
- A part that pushes food to your teeth.
- used for vision
- Has strong acid
- Digestive part in a bird that grinds the seeds
- used to filter toxins
- This is what you drink first when "water-falling"
- The part that helps you breathe
- another word for skull
23 Clues: used to smell • used for vision • Has strong acid • protects the brain • Absorbs extra water • used to filter toxins • another word for skull • covers your entire body • The organ that pumps blood • used to protect vital organs • The part that helps you breathe • the one part of the body that YOU are. • A part that pushes food to your teeth. • A large tube that carries lots of blood! • ...
Body Bones 2022-09-29
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- controls hearing in the ear and balance
- small bone in front of the knee joint.
- gives balance and stability while sitting down
- protects the vital organs found in the chest.
- provides all the movements of the wrist.
- jaw or jawbone.
- articulating at the hip and the knee.
- stabilize the ankle and lower leg
- relating to the spine
- connects the sternum to the shoulder blade.
- system that holds your bones up
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- helps breath through your nose
- providing movement at the shoulder.
- protects and support the spinal cord
- helps you chew and speak
- proper foot function
- your shin bone
- system that helps your body move
- made with marrow
- makes the wrist strong and flexible
- if you didn't have this you would be clueless.
- helps with stiffness of the hip joint
- helps with rotation on the wrist
- supplies the skin along the back of the head.
- protects the organs like your heart
25 Clues: your shin bone • jaw or jawbone. • made with marrow • proper foot function • relating to the spine • helps you chew and speak • helps breath through your nose • system that holds your bones up • system that helps your body move • helps with rotation on the wrist • stabilize the ankle and lower leg • providing movement at the shoulder. • makes the wrist strong and flexible • ...
Chronicles: Health, Sleep, Memory, & Stress 2025-11-14
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- sleep stage most easily awakened from
- researcher whose study found that hour long naps have benefits
- inadequate sleep affects ____
- memory type associated with knowing how to ride a bike
- abbreviation for what stores prior events and facts
- what can be offset by a disruptive nap
- a 2016 study found that restricting an _____ time in bed led to declined cognitive function
- "george washington was the first US president"
- irregular eye movements and ____ skeletal muscles are associated with REM sleep
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- sustained _______ could not be restored after some recovery sleep
- like remembering your 10th birthday party
- ____ memory requires manipulation
- aka the sympathetic nervous system
- a process of learning involved in strengthening connections
- grogginess that may follow a longer nap
- the stage associated with the highest quality of sleep
- stress leads to sleep deprivation which in turn leads to ____
- neurobehavioral ____ may be caused by sleep deprivation
- a rise in ____ activates the sympathetic nervous system
- activator of stress response
20 Clues: activator of stress response • inadequate sleep affects ____ • ____ memory requires manipulation • aka the sympathetic nervous system • sleep stage most easily awakened from • what can be offset by a disruptive nap • grogginess that may follow a longer nap • like remembering your 10th birthday party • "george washington was the first US president" • ...
Muscular System 2024-11-03
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- this pigment stores oxygen in muscle tissue for aerobic respiration
- these bands are anchored to the Z lines, made up of actin filaments
- the enzyme that provides energy from ATP to ADP to the cross-bridges
- Reticulum a network of membranous channels beneath the sarcolemma of a muscle fiber
- in the sliding model of muscle contraction, this is formed when a myosin head attaches to a binding site on the actin filament
- myofibrils are made up of many units of these
- broad sheets of connective tissue that can connect muscles to each other
- proteins in thick filaments of myofibrils
- proteins in thin filaments of myofibrils
- first phase of cellular respiration, occurs in the cytoplasm
- extends inward from epimysium, surrounds bundles of skeletal muscle fibers
- the cytoplasm of a muscle cell
- this junction is a synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber that it regulates
- these tubules are invaginations of the sarcolemma
- these bands are made up of overlapping thick and thin filaments
- center of the H zone, consists of proteins that hold the myosin filaments in place
- fused to the periosteum of bones
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- dense connective tissue layers that surround and separate muscles
- this carries oxygen to muscle tissue in red blood cells
- bundles of skeletal muscle fibers inside perimysium
- the cell membrane of a muscle fiber
- allows neurons to communicate with the muscle fiber
- parallel, contained in sarcoplasm, active in muscle contraction
- a type of respiration that completely breaks down glucose, requires oxygen, and occurs in the mitochondria
- neurotransmitter for skeletal muscle fiber contraction at the neuromuscular junctions
- layer of connective tissue around each skeletal muscle
- these neurons stimulate skeletal muscle fibers to contract
- the organization of thick and thin filaments produces these bands
- zone in center of the A band, consists of myosin filaments only
29 Clues: the cytoplasm of a muscle cell • fused to the periosteum of bones • the cell membrane of a muscle fiber • proteins in thin filaments of myofibrils • proteins in thick filaments of myofibrils • myofibrils are made up of many units of these • these tubules are invaginations of the sarcolemma • bundles of skeletal muscle fibers inside perimysium • ...
Nervous System 2016-03-31
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- Type of system that has nerves to carry sensory info to the CNS and motor commands to the skeletal muscles
- Makes prefrontal area aware of past experiences
- Type of matter, unmyelinated cell bodies and short fibers
- Has reflex centers for visual, auditory, and tactile responses
- Type of matter, myelinated long fibers of interneurons
- Separated from the brainstem by the fourth ventricle
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- This contains the cranial and spinal nerves
- One of the well known transmitters
- Causes experiences to have emotional overtones
- Type of system that regulates cardiac and smooth muscle glands
- Largest part of the brain in humans
- Potential when the axon is not conducting an impulse
- This integrates sensory information and controls the body
13 Clues: One of the well known transmitters • Largest part of the brain in humans • This contains the cranial and spinal nerves • Causes experiences to have emotional overtones • Makes prefrontal area aware of past experiences • Potential when the axon is not conducting an impulse • Separated from the brainstem by the fourth ventricle • ...
Intro to Anatomy Review chapter 1-3 2024-04-15
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- The longest bone in the body
- Type of muscle that functions without thought
- Any self-regulating process by which and organism tends to maintain stability
- Type of muscle found in the heart
- The strongest muscle in your body
- Tissues that hold bone together
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- Type of muscle that require the human to think about before controlling them
- Tough membrane on outside of bones
- Greek philosopher who believed in 4 fluids within the body to main health
- Type of muscle found in the intestines
- system Helps regulate temperature in humans
- The study of the human body and all of its parts
- Doctor for Roman gladiators who furthered the science of anatomy
- system Provides supports or humans
14 Clues: The longest bone in the body • Tissues that hold bone together • Type of muscle found in the heart • The strongest muscle in your body • Tough membrane on outside of bones • system Provides supports or humans • Type of muscle found in the intestines • system Helps regulate temperature in humans • Type of muscle that functions without thought • ...
second 2021-04-29
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- 17.2 blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood
- 17.1 collection of tissues that perform a specific job
- 16.2 number of years a person lives
- 17.3 bean shaped organ filters blood and makes urine
- 17.1 system made of 206 bones and provides structure, shape and protection
- 17.1 collection of similar cells that do a certain job for the body
- 17.2 watery part of the blood
- 11.4 inflammation of the joints causing pain and stiffness
- 17.1 system that helps the body move
- 11.4 complex disease that typically involves uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
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- 17.1 collection of organs that work together
- 17.1 group of cells that produce and release substances into the body
- 17.2 organ in center of chest pumps blood
- 17.3 large brown organ to the right of the stomach that has many jobs
- 11.4 mass of abnormal cells
- 17.2 blood vessels that carry oxygen poor blood
- 17.3 organ filled with white blood cells, filters blood
- 11.4 emergency in which blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted injuring and killing brain cells
18 Clues: 11.4 mass of abnormal cells • 17.2 watery part of the blood • 16.2 number of years a person lives • 17.1 system that helps the body move • 17.2 organ in center of chest pumps blood • 17.1 collection of organs that work together • 17.2 blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood • 17.2 blood vessels that carry oxygen poor blood • ...
Circulatory System 2012-04-22
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- ______ types of blood vessels
- Which loop does the blood travel from the heart to the lungs and back?
- Surgery performed on the internal structures of the heart
- Largest artery
- A group of heart cells that gives signals that lead to the heart muscle contractions
- Blood travels through our body using tubes called _________
- Where does blood get oxygenized?
- How many pressure readings are there for checking one's blood pressure?
- Found among skeletal muscles
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- Can occur when coronary arteries become blocked
- If you are suffering from fatigue, chest pain, and dizziness, you might have _________
- __________ ___________s perform surgery on the heart and great vessels
- Smallest blood vessel
- One system that relates to the circulatory system
- Stops blood with at least a little oxygen from combining with the heart
15 Clues: Largest artery • Smallest blood vessel • Found among skeletal muscles • ______ types of blood vessels • Where does blood get oxygenized? • Can occur when coronary arteries become blocked • One system that relates to the circulatory system • Surgery performed on the internal structures of the heart • Blood travels through our body using tubes called _________ • ...
Health is The Word 2024-08-27
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- The process of bone formation from cartilage is known as
- The region composing the inner pelvic area of the anterior region
- A flexible connective tissue that serves as a precursor to bone
- The common term for the Pollex
- Melatonin is the "sleep hormone," regulated by this system
- The set of bones distal to the tarsus bones
- and socket Our rotating acromial region is an excellent example of this type of joint
- The skull is held together by this type of joint
- Spongy bone is composed of tiny structures called:
- The region responsible for main entry into the digestive system, superior to the mental region
- The most common joint in the human body
- The fingers and toes are known as
- The epiphyses house this type of bone that helps stresses near joints
- The largest bone in the body is found in the
- Another word for banded muscle
- The Latin word for "cell"
- The latin word for "Cover"
- A characteristic of muscle is that it must _______ to function
- The region with a bone unique to mammalian locomotion
- The cheek region in anatomy
- Commonly known as the excretory system, this system helps to regulate fluids and associated electrolyes
- The system associated with immunity is known as the
- The anatomical word for collarbone
- hundred six Adult human skeletal systems are composed of this many bones
- The large group of fish that all feature cartilaginous skeletons
- Lateral to each side of the midline is the region of the skeletal system known as the _________ skeleton
- Dairy or similar products is responsible for intake of this vitamin that helps to build strong bones
- Another word for growth plates, or the ends of bones
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- The central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) are housed within the ______ skeleton
- The bone found in the sural region of the body
- The system working to deliver oxygen to working muscles and cellular functions
- The system composing the skin and accompanying parts is called the ______ system
- Development of bone or replacing bone cells after injury is normally completed by
- The hand region in anatomy
- Inferior to the frontal region is a cartilaginous region known as the
- The articulation point between bones
- The anatomical term for close to the midline
- Smooth muscle activation is typically:
- The "rear" or hind view of a specimen
- The combination of the structure of the body and the system that moves it is known as
- Most digestive organs are housed in this region, inferior to the thoracic
- Synovial joints are filled with _____ to help resist wear and tear around joints
- The forearm region is known as the
- Most public health research, particularly on diseasecomes from a coordinated research group based in Atlanta known as
- Working a muscle too hard can cause injury to this area that connects muscle to bone
- The cavity of the body protected by the intercostal muscles
- The muscle working from birth to death is known as the
- Marrow The central region of bones composed of compact bone house this fatty material
- The thoracic region houses the ribs, known as the ________ region
- Connections across bones are known as
50 Clues: The Latin word for "cell" • The hand region in anatomy • The latin word for "Cover" • The cheek region in anatomy • The common term for the Pollex • Another word for banded muscle • The fingers and toes are known as • The forearm region is known as the • The anatomical word for collarbone • The articulation point between bones • The "rear" or hind view of a specimen • ...
Ch. 4 - Tissues, Glands, and Membranes 2024-10-06
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- Tissue that is composed of more than one layer, it protects underlying tissue from wear & tear.
- Adipose A loose connective tissue that holds organs and other structures in place in the body.
- It is a fabric-like tissue that comprises the following membranes: synovial, meninges, facia, perichondrium, periosteum, and around the heart.
- This firm and rigid tissue is located between vertebrae, knee joints, and the pubic bones.
- A connective tissue covering the brain.
- A type of connective tissue membrane that lines the cavity of a freely movable joint.
- This tissue is striated, has multiple nuclei, and they are voluntary muscles.
- A tissue that supports temperature regulation.
- Are produced in the bone marrow
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- Cardiac tissue.
- The secrete mucus to trap foreign particles in the respiratory tract & the lining of the digestive system.
- Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal are these types of tissues?
- These glands secrete chemicals know as hormones into the blood.
- Type of connective tissue in the bones.
- The make up of neurons, neuroglia cells, dendrites, axons, and transmits impulses to other cells of the body.
- A connective tissue that makes up epithelial and mucous membranes.
- What membrane lines body cavities and covers internal organs?
- These glands have ducts to take secretions away (salivary, sweat, and gastric)
- Circulating connective tissue
19 Clues: Cardiac tissue. • Circulating connective tissue • Are produced in the bone marrow • Type of connective tissue in the bones. • A connective tissue covering the brain. • A tissue that supports temperature regulation. • Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal are these types of tissues? • What membrane lines body cavities and covers internal organs? • ...
hierarchical organization 2023-06-06
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- The organ system which interprets and responds to informations, e.g. brain.
- The basic structure is the smallest particle of life.
- A part of the cell which is formed by the macromolecules, provide different functions inside the cell.
- A group of similar cells corporate to perform a particular function.
- The organ system which protects organ, shape our body and allows movement, e.g. bones.
- A group where the same species of organism live together in a specific area.
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- The organ system which transports materials to and from cells, e.g. heart.
- A group of similar cells corporate to perform a particular function.
- The organ system which allows for movement by contracting, e.g. muscle.
- The organ system which takes in and digests food, e.g. intestine.
- The organ system which takes in oxygen and removes another useless substances, e.g. lungs.
- The smallest unit where life exists. Made up of various organelles, work as the building block for all organisms.
12 Clues: The basic structure is the smallest particle of life. • The organ system which takes in and digests food, e.g. intestine. • A group of similar cells corporate to perform a particular function. • A group of similar cells corporate to perform a particular function. • The organ system which allows for movement by contracting, e.g. muscle. • ...
Biopsych 1.2 2023-04-07
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- A part of the peripheral nervous system that provides the main neural connections to the internal organs.
- (CNS) The portion of the nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord.
- Referring to the five spinal segments in the upper part of the lower back.
- Referring to the lowest spinal vertebra (the coccyx, or “tailbone”).
- The part of the autonomic nervous system that generally prepares the body to relax and recuperate.
- The part of the autonomic nervous system that generally prepares the body for action.
- A nerve that transmits in- formation from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands.
- Referring to the five spinal segments in the lower part of the lower back.
- A part of the peripheral nervous system that supplies neural connections mostly to the skeletal muscles and sensory systems of the body. It consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves.
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- Referring to the 12 spinal segments below the cervical (neck) portion of the spinal cord, in the torso.
- A nerve that conveys information from the body to the central nervous system.
- Referring to the topmost eight segments of the spinal cord, in the neck region.
- The portion of the nervous system that includes all the nerves and neurons outside the brain and spinal cord.
- A collection of axons bundled together outside the central nervous system.
- A nerve that is connected directly to the brain (+nerve)
- A nerve that emerges from the spinal cord. (+nerve)
16 Clues: A nerve that emerges from the spinal cord. (+nerve) • A nerve that is connected directly to the brain (+nerve) • Referring to the lowest spinal vertebra (the coccyx, or “tailbone”). • A collection of axons bundled together outside the central nervous system. • Referring to the five spinal segments in the upper part of the lower back. • ...
Body Systems 2025-02-12
Across
- Helps you breathe
- the name for a molecule made of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
- what we get from our food
- controls everything in the body
- how nutrients are transported in the body
- a food molecule we can't break down
- gives your body structure
- indicates the presence of glucose
- the enzyme that is in your spit
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- the Esophagus is part of this body system
- helps your body move
- what normally should happen
- what happens to the atoms in a chemical reaction
- indicates the presence of starch
- how we take nutrients out of food
- sugar
- extreme over use of muscles, very tired
17 Clues: sugar • Helps you breathe • helps your body move • what we get from our food • gives your body structure • what normally should happen • controls everything in the body • the enzyme that is in your spit • indicates the presence of starch • how we take nutrients out of food • indicates the presence of glucose • a food molecule we can't break down • ...
30 2018-05-08
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- AN ETHICAL PRINCIPLE THAT RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS BE TOLD ENOUGH TO ENABLE THEM TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY WISH TO PARTICIPATE.
- A PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED TO USE A DRUG, SUCH AS TO RELIEVE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS.
- THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF THE BRAIN ACTIVITY LINKED WITH COGNITION
- THE DIVISION OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE BODY’S SKELETAL MUSCLES. ALSO CALLED THE SKELETAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
- THE LOSS OF SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-RESTRAINT OCCURRING IN GROUP SITUATIONS THAT FOSTER AROUSAL AND ANONYMITY.
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- TREATMENT INVOLVING PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CONSISTS OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A TRAINED THERAPIST AND SOMEONE SEEKING TO OVERCOME PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES OR ACHIEVE PERSONAL GROWTH.
- AN ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT CREATED WHEN TWO OR MORE ADJACENT LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF IN QUICK SUCCESSION.
- RESULTING FROM ONE’S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT OTHERS’ OPINIONS ABOUT REALITY.
- THE TIME OF NATURAL CESSATION OF MENSTRUATION; ALSO REFERS TO THE BIOLOGICAL CHANGES A WOMAN EXPERIENCES AS HER ABILITY TO RE- PRODUCE DECLINES.
- A MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE TEST PERFORMANCE DEVISED BY BINET; THE CHRONOLOGICAL AGE THAT MOST TYPICALLY CORRESPONDS TO A GIVEN LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. THUS, A CHILD WHO DOES AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE 8-YEAR-OLD IS SAID TO HAVE A MENTAL AGE OF 8.
- A SAMPLE THAT FAIRLY REPRESENTS A POPULATION BECAUSE EACH MEMBER HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF INCLUSION.
11 Clues: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF THE BRAIN ACTIVITY LINKED WITH COGNITION • A PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED TO USE A DRUG, SUCH AS TO RELIEVE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS. • RESULTING FROM ONE’S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT OTHERS’ OPINIONS ABOUT REALITY. • A SAMPLE THAT FAIRLY REPRESENTS A POPULATION BECAUSE EACH MEMBER HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF INCLUSION. • ...
