Final Exam Review: Chapters 8-12

The light-sensitive innermost layer of the eye.

The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord.

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

• Axial Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

Tube-like organ that prepares undigested food for expulsion from the body.

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Stomach

• Duodenum and Jejunum

This is a body system that provides communication with the world and protects the body from its surroundings.

• Integumentary System

• Nervous System

• Endocrine System

• Circulatory System

Either of two pairs of blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.

• Venae Cavae

• Pulmonary Veins

• Jugular Veins

• Femoral Arteries

A microscopic air sac of the lungs in which gas exchange takes place.

• Bronchial sac

• Microtubule

• Alveolus

• Bronchiole

The outermost layer of the skin.

Pituitary hormone that regulates skeletal growth; also called growth hormone.

• Epinephrine

• Somatotropin

• Human growth hormone (HGH)

• Serotonin/Melatonin

What percentage of the human body is made up of water?

• 50%

• 70-75%

• 80%

• 60%

What is the primary function of the red blood cells?

• To fight infection

• To clot blood

• To carry oxygen

• To remove waste