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Worksheetsvocabulary w10 HUMAN ANATOMY
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
The ? system exerts its control by means of chemical messengers called hormones.
Circulatory
Endocrine
Nervous
Muscular
A key endocrine gland is the ?,
which is located under the brain in the middle of the head. It produces at least eight hormones, which affect growth, kidney function, and development of the gonads, or sex organs.
Gonads
Pancreas
Pituitary
Thyroid
The spinal cord is protected by the bony ? of the spinal column.
vertebrae
nervous
structure
integument
which system comprises a network of features that forms the covering of an organism?
circulatory
skeletal
reproductive
integumentary
The ? are structures that connect two or more adjacent skeletal elements.
vertebrae
joints
wrist
spine
? is a more flexible material than bone. It serves as a protective, cushioning layer where bones come together.
cartilage
contraction
striated
spine
Only ? muscle is under voluntary control and thus functions with the skeletal system to move the body.
smooth
cardiac
human
striated
The waste products generated by ? processes must be removed before they accumulate and poison the body.
respiratory
lymphatic
metabolic
exhalation
The respiratory system helps in gas exchange by taking in oxygen from the air and ? carbon dioxide from the body.
moving
expelling
taking
getting
Food enters through the mouth, where chewing and ? start to break it up and make it easier to swallow.
saliva
cavity
gallbladder
esophagus
As blood passes through the ? , the organs remove certain molecules that are in excess supply in the blood and conserve those molecules that are in short supply.
(a)
Hormones are produced by a variety of endocrine ?, which release the hormones directly into the blood stream.
(a)
The basic organs of the human reproductive system are the ? , which are testes in males and ovaries in females.
(a)
The main organs of the immune system are the ?, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and bone marrow.
(a)
The liquid remainder of the food enters the large intestine, or ?, which is about 12 feet (3.7 meters) long.
(a)
