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What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the airway? - correct
answer. Epiglottis
Which substance makes up the pads that provide support between the vertebrae? -
correct answer. Cartilage
The two criteria for classifying epithelial tissue are cell layers and ______ - correct
answer. Cell shape
Where is the parathyroid gland located? - correct answer. Neck
How many organ systems are in the human body? - correct answer. 11
Which element within the respiratory system is responsible for removing foreign matter
from the lungs? - correct answer. Cilia
What is the name of the process in the lungs by which oxygen is transported from the
air to the blood? - correct answer. Diffusion
Which gland is responsible for the regulation of calcium levels? - correct answer.
Parathyroid
Which secretion of the digestive system is responsible for water reabsorption? - correct
answer. Large intestine
Describe one responsibility of the integumentary system. - correct answer. Blocking
pathogens that cause disease
When are parasympathetic nerves active within the nervous system? - correct answer.
When a person is resting or eating
What best describes the relationship between the circulatory system and the
integumentary system? - correct answer. Removal of excess heat from body
, Once blood has been oxygenated, it travels through the pulmonary veins, through the
left atrium, and then through the _______ before entering the left ventricle. - correct
answer. Mitral valve
The part of the human excretory system most responsible for maintaining normal body
temperature is what? - correct answer. Sweat glands
A part of what body system controls fluid loss, protects deep tissue, and synthesizes
vitamin D? - correct answer. Integumentary system
The respiratory system ______ oxygen and ______ carbon dioxide. - correct answer.
Delivers; expels
What is the name for any substance that stimulates the production of antibodies? -
correct answer. Antigen
What does not exist in RNA? - correct answer. Thymine
In what muscle type are the filaments arranged in a disorderly manner? - correct
answer. Smooth muscle
Which hormone is produced by the pineal gland? - correct answer. Melatonin
What type of plane describes a section that divides the body into equal right and left
parts? - correct answer. Mid-sagittal
In the development of genetic traits, one gene must match to the one _______ for the
traits to develop correctly. - correct answer. Protein
What can be found in the dorsal cavity of the body? - correct answer. Spine
What best describes the careful ordering of molecules within solids that have a fixed
shape? - correct answer. Crystalline order
What structure moves downward during inspiration? - correct answer. Diaphragm
Which of the following describes the transport network that is responsible for the
transference of proteins throughout a cell? - correct answer. ER
The right lung has ___ lobes and the left lung has ___ lobes? - correct answer. 3;2
A _________ is the physical and visible expression of a genetic trait. - correct answer.
Phenotype
Which systems primary function is to release hormones ? - correct answer.
Endocrine system