PLTW HBS EOC EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
What is the function of the urinary system? - Answer -To filter blood, remove waste in
the form of urine
What are the four organs involved in the urinary system? - Answer -Kidneys, ureters,
bladder, urethra
What is the function of the kidney? - Answer -To filter blood and create urea
What are ureters? - Answer -Tubes that transfer the urea from the kidney to the bladder
What is the bladder? - Answer -Holds the urine until it can be removed
What is the urethra? - Answer -Transports the urine out of the body
What is the function of the nervous system? - Answer -Information collection and
response, control of basic body functions
What organs/structures are involved in the nervous system? - Answer -Brain, spinal
cord, peripheral nerves, sensory organs
What are peripheral nerves? - Answer -Nerves that carry signals to and from limbs
What is the function of the immune system? - Answer -Prevents and eliminates
infections
What are the organs of the immune system? - Answer -Thymus, tonsils, appendix,
spleen, lymph nodes, skin
What is the thymus? - Answer -Promotes production of WBCs
What are the tonsils? - Answer -Trap pathogens as they enter the body
What is the appendix? - Answer -Stores good bacteria
What is the spleen? - Answer -Filters blood
What are the lymph nodes? - Answer -Filter lymph fluid
What is the function of the digestive system? - Answer -To break down food into
nutrients to fuel the body
What are the organs of the digestive system? - Answer -Teeth/tongue, pharynx,
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, gall bladder, liver
, What is the pharynx? - Answer -Connects the mouth to the esophagus
What is the rectum? - Answer -The final section of the large intestine
What is the anus? - Answer -Part of the body from which stool is released
What is the gall bladder? - Answer -Small membranous sac that stores bile and
releases it into the large intestine
What is the liver? - Answer -Makes bile for the small intestine
What is the function of the respiratory system? - Answer -Takes in oxygen for cells and
removes cellular CO2 waste.
What are the organs of the respiratory system? - Answer -Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx,
trachea, epiglottis, bronchi,, alveoli
What is the function of the cardiovascular system? - Answer -Moves blood throughout
the body
What organs/structures make up the cardiovascular system? - Answer -Atria,
ventricles, arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, capillaries
What is the function of the endocrine system? - Answer -Responsible for secretion of
hormones
anterior - Answer -front
ventral - Answer -front (belly)
posterior - Answer -back
dorsal - Answer -back
superior - Answer -higher, above
inferior - Answer -lower, below
lateral - Answer -side
medial - Answer -toward the middle
proximal - Answer -on limb, nearer to attachment point
far
What is the function of the urinary system? - Answer -To filter blood, remove waste in
the form of urine
What are the four organs involved in the urinary system? - Answer -Kidneys, ureters,
bladder, urethra
What is the function of the kidney? - Answer -To filter blood and create urea
What are ureters? - Answer -Tubes that transfer the urea from the kidney to the bladder
What is the bladder? - Answer -Holds the urine until it can be removed
What is the urethra? - Answer -Transports the urine out of the body
What is the function of the nervous system? - Answer -Information collection and
response, control of basic body functions
What organs/structures are involved in the nervous system? - Answer -Brain, spinal
cord, peripheral nerves, sensory organs
What are peripheral nerves? - Answer -Nerves that carry signals to and from limbs
What is the function of the immune system? - Answer -Prevents and eliminates
infections
What are the organs of the immune system? - Answer -Thymus, tonsils, appendix,
spleen, lymph nodes, skin
What is the thymus? - Answer -Promotes production of WBCs
What are the tonsils? - Answer -Trap pathogens as they enter the body
What is the appendix? - Answer -Stores good bacteria
What is the spleen? - Answer -Filters blood
What are the lymph nodes? - Answer -Filter lymph fluid
What is the function of the digestive system? - Answer -To break down food into
nutrients to fuel the body
What are the organs of the digestive system? - Answer -Teeth/tongue, pharynx,
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, gall bladder, liver
, What is the pharynx? - Answer -Connects the mouth to the esophagus
What is the rectum? - Answer -The final section of the large intestine
What is the anus? - Answer -Part of the body from which stool is released
What is the gall bladder? - Answer -Small membranous sac that stores bile and
releases it into the large intestine
What is the liver? - Answer -Makes bile for the small intestine
What is the function of the respiratory system? - Answer -Takes in oxygen for cells and
removes cellular CO2 waste.
What are the organs of the respiratory system? - Answer -Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx,
trachea, epiglottis, bronchi,, alveoli
What is the function of the cardiovascular system? - Answer -Moves blood throughout
the body
What organs/structures make up the cardiovascular system? - Answer -Atria,
ventricles, arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, capillaries
What is the function of the endocrine system? - Answer -Responsible for secretion of
hormones
anterior - Answer -front
ventral - Answer -front (belly)
posterior - Answer -back
dorsal - Answer -back
superior - Answer -higher, above
inferior - Answer -lower, below
lateral - Answer -side
medial - Answer -toward the middle
proximal - Answer -on limb, nearer to attachment point
far
