Biology Human Test

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chemical digestion of carohydrates begins here

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mouth

Front 2

enzyme that begins the digestion of proteins

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pepsin

Front 3

produced by the liver, this emulsifies fats to make disgestion easier

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bile

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acid present in the stomach

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hydochloric

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tube between the mouth and stomach

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esophagus

Front 6

water and certain vitamins are absorbed here from undigested food

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large intestine

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wastes are stored here before expulsion

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rectum

Front 8

fingerlike projections which increase the surface area of the small intestine

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villi

Front 9

long, convoluted tube where chemical digestion is completed

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small intestine

Front 10

enzyme present in saliva

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amylase

Front 11

involuntary muscle contraction that move the food through the digestive system

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peristalsis

Front 12

in this muscular pouch, food is mixed with gastric juice

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stomach

Front 13

the name of the organisms during development

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embryo

Front 14

specialized structure in the wall of the uterus

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placenta

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a tube with a funnel- like opening

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fallopian tube

Front 16

wall of the uterus

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uterine wall

Front 17

connects the embryo to the placenta; contains blood vessels connecting embryo circulatory system to placenta

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umbilical cord

Front 18

in boith shelled eggs and mammals, a fluid- filled embryonic sac that surronds the embryo; provides a watery environment and protects the embryo

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amnion

Front 19

protects fetus; provides stable environment

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amniotic fluid

Front 20

the female reproductive organ

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vagina

Front 21

where fertilization takes place

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uterus

Front 22

part of the brain that controls some voluntary and involunatry movements

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cerebellum

Front 23

serves as a relay center between various parts of the brain and spinal cord

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thalamus

Front 24

helps control body temperature, blood pressure, sleep, and emotions

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hypothalamus

Front 25

nerves that make a bridgelike connection between hemisperes

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corpus callosum

Front 26

serves as a relay system, linking the spinal cord, medula oblongata, cerebellum, and cerebrum

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pons

Front 27

it connects the nerves of the peripheral nerrvous system with the brain. It also controls certain reflexes, which are automatic responses

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spinal cord

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it is the largest part of the human brain

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cerebrum

Front 29

it is a small gland attached to the brain. it controls the activity of a number of other endocrial glands

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pituatry gland

Front 30

they are the organs that produce urine

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kidneys

Front 31

the endocrine glands that secrete hormones that help the body deal with stress

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adrenal glands

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a tube that carries urine from a kidney to bladder

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ureter

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a saclike organ where urine is sotred before being excreted

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urinary bladder

Front 34

the tube that carries urine form the bladder to the outside of the body

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urethra

Front 35

the vessels that bring blood to the kidneys

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renal artery

Front 36

the vessels through which blood flows from the kidneys

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renal vein

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it is the outer region or layer of a plant or animal organ or structure

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cortex

Front 38

it is the middle region of the kidney

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medulla

Front 39

it is the inner region of the kidney

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renal pelvis

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vessels which carry blood away from the heart

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arteries

Front 41

vessels which carry blood toward the heart

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veins

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tiny blood vessels with walls that are only one cell thick

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capillaries

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thick wall that divides the heart into two sides

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septum

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upper chambers of the heart that receive blood

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atrium

Front 45

lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

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ventricle

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valve between right atrium and right ventricle

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tricuspid valve

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valve between left atrium and left vetnricle

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bicuspid valve

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valves found between the ventricles and blood vessels

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seminar valve

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membrane around the heart

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pericardium

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the only artery in the body rich in carbon dioxide

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pulmonary artery

Front 51

the only vein in the body rich in oxygen

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pulmonary vein

Front 52

area at the back of the throat where the mouth and nasal cavity meet

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pharynx

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the trachea divides into these righ and left branches

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bronchi

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opening to the windpipe

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glottis

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contians the vocal chords

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larynx

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tiny air sacs where the exchange of gases between air and blood takes place

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alveoli

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flat sheet of muscle separating the chest caivty from the abdominal cavity

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diaphragm

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inlfammation of the lining of the bronchila tubes

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bronchitis

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smaller branches of the bronchi

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bronchioles

Front 60

flap of tissue which prevents food from entering windpipe during swallowing

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epiglottis

Front 61

tube leading from larynx to bronchi

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trachea

Front 62

blood vessels surronding the air sacs

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capillaries

Front 63

moist membrane covering the lung

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pleura

Front 64

infection of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi

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pneumonia

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bronchial spasm resulting decreased air movement and air trapped in alveoli

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asthma