CARMALT - Random questions on human body, functions, parts
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| 4 front teeth on top and bottom of human mouth | incisors
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| pointed teeth behind incisors, aka "eye teeth" | canines
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| all teeth in human mouth other than incisors and canines | molars
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| energy producing organelle in a cell | mitochondrion
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| organelle that breaks down dead cells | lysosome
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| organelle that assembles proteins | ribosome
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| cell division phase where all chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell | metaphase
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| cell division phase where chromosomes pull apart | anaphase
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| cell division phase where nuclear membrane disappear | prophase
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| digestive system organ with friendly microbes and loves to soak up water | large intestines
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| system that controls response to invading microorganisms | immune system
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| 4 blood times | A, B, AB, O
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| blood cells that play a role in the defense of the body | white blood cells
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| gland increases metabolic rate, maintains calcium and potassium levels in blood | thyroid gland
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| gland elevates heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar, breathing but suppresses digestion | adrenal gland
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| master gland controls all other glands | hypothalamus
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| gland regulates immune system | thymus glad
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| hollow ball of cells in early animal development | blastula
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| tissue that eventually forms muscles | mesoderm
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| tissue that forms nerve cells | ectoderm
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| tissue that forms digestive system | endoderm
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| basic units of heredity | genes
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| cell structure where genes are found | chromosomes
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| organisms overall appearance | phenotype
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| energy produced in cell organelles | mitochondria
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| 4 types of organisms that live in or on human body | viruses, bacteria, fungi, microscopic insects
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| blocked blood vessel that serves the brain may cause this | stroke
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| blocked blood vessel in the heart starves the heart muscle and causes this | heart attack
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| weak-walled blood vessel that bulges and may burst is this | aneurysm
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| branches of nerve cells | dendrites
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| three solids that make up human blood | red cells, white cells, platelets
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| fluid of human blood | plasma
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| percentage of water in plasma | 90%
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| percentage of sugars, fats, salts, gases and proteins in blood | 10%
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| CNS means ___ | Central Nervous System
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| 2 parts of the central nervous system | brain, spinal column
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| part of brain that controls respiration, circulation, swallowing | medulla
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| part of brain that controls balance and coordination | cerebellum
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| part of brain that processes sensory information, controls voluntary muscles, center of thought, learning, memory, language, emotion | cerebrum
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| Stopping antibiotics too soon results in "super bug" bacteria that is _____ to the antibiotic. | resistant
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| warm-blooded, skin covered with hair, nurse young, live birth | mammal
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| human's complete classification: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species | Animalia, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Primate, Hominidae, Homo, sapiens
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| cell organelle controls what enters and leaves nucleus | nuclear membrane
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| site for protein manufacture | ribosome
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| cell organelle that breaks down cell structure | lysosome
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| membrane network within a cell | endoplasmic reticulum
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| filtering unit of the kidney | nephron
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| connect sensory and motor neurons | interneurons
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| verb meaning to supply with nerves | innervate
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| neurons that innervate muscles | motor neurons
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| neurons that transmit signals from receptors | sensory neurons
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| nerve ending that carries out CNS commands, ie. impulse to contract muscle or glandular secretion | effectors
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| main nerve trunk line | spinal cord
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| element largest in human exhaled air | nitrogen 78% (16% oxygen, 4% carbon dioxide)
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| causes "blind spot" in human eye | optic nerve
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| back part of eye | retina
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| transparent part of the eye that covers iris and pupil | cornea
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| blood protein that helps clot blood | fibrin
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| type of immunity where body creates antibodies in response to disease organism | active immunity
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| type of immunity where protection by antibodies produced by the mother in the womb or by vaccine | passive immunity
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| job of phagocytes, T-cells and B-cells | find and destroy harmful bacteria and viruses
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| human organ hepatitis E attacks | liver
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| type of organism that causes hepatitis E | virus
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| hormone that produces female secondary sexual characteristics like breasts | estrogen
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| hormone that promotes growth of the uterine lining | progesterone
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| hormone that produces male secondary sexual characteristics like facial hair | testosterone
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