Body Systems Study Guide – Part II



1. plasma – the clear, light-yellow liquid that makes up most of your blood

2. hemoglobin – a substance in red blood cells that picks up and carries oxygen

3. carbon dioxide – a gas that is one of the wastes made by your cells.

4. antibodies – substances in blood that attack and destroy microbes

5. platelets – tiny parts of cells in your blood that help the blood thicken/clot, when you have a cut/wound

6. atrium – an upper chamber in your heart

7. ventricle – a lower chamber in your heart

8. lymph – a mixture of plasma and tissue fluid that collects cell wastes

9. trachea – the tube through which air moves from your throat to your chest; the windpipe

10. bronchial tubes – two branches of the trachea, which go into the lungs

11. alveoli – small, hollow air sacs inside your lungs

12. inhalation – is the process in which the air enters the lungs

13. exhalation – is the process in which the air leaves the lungs

14. breathing – moving air in and out of the lungs

15. diaphragm – a muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen, helps to also force air out of the lungs

16. neurons – nerve cells, which make up your nervous system

17. cerebrum – the largest part of the brain; where most of your thinking takes place

18. cerebellum – the part of the brain that makes your muscles work together; controls most movements that you do without thinking

19. hemispheres – two halves of a sphere, or ball-shaped object, such as the brain

20. brain – the major organ in the nervous system

21. spinal cord – an organ that carries messages to and from the brain

22. nerve – is a bundle of cells that conducts messages from one part of the body to another

23. reflex – an automatic response to stimuli

24. endocrine system – the body system that directs certain activities such as growth and development, hormone release to cause a change in the body

25. endocrine glands – organs that make up the endocrine system

26. hormones – chemicals made in one part of the body that is released into the blood, that is carried through the bloodstream, and that causes a change in another part of the body; controls growth and development and many other body functions.

27. pituitary gland – the gland in the endocrine system that produces growth hormone

28. thyroid gland – the gland that controls how fast your cells turn nutrients into energy; also controls how fast nutrients are used for building and repairing cells.

29. adrenal glands – glands that make many different kinds of hormones that control how the body uses nutrients

30. gonads – reproductive organs that make reproductive cells and hormones

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Body Systems Study Guide – Part II

1. What is the function of the circulatory system?

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2. What are the 3 main parts of the circulatory system?

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3. What is the function of the nervous system?

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4. What is the function of the respiratory system?

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5. What are the alveoli? What happens in them?

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6. What is the function of hemoglobin? Where is it found?

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7. What is the main function of the endocrine system?

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8. What is a hormone?

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9. What is the corpus callosum?

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10. What is the medulla oblongata?

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