The result of a lack of sufficient oxygen carrying capacity by the blood is called?

Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart are called?

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called?

What can be described as a system of lymph vessels and lymph tissue which serves three basic functions: fluid balance, fat absorption, immunological defense?

What not only filters the lymph but it also acts as a transfer station, where immune cells combine their fluid into a larger vessel?

One important hormone which is secreted by the stomach is?

Carbohydrates that could not be broken down into monosaccharides in the small intestine are broken down by bacteria in the colon. This produces gas known as?

The larynx, often called the voice box contains what?

The process by which cells burn food for energy is called?

Air in the pleural cavity which leads to a collapsed lung?

The classic disease that increases airway resistance?

What muscles are an extension of the abdominal muscles which descend into the scrotum on each side?

The main organs of the urinary system are?

Cells in the kidneys detect low oxygen and response produce what?

Substances like sodium, potassium, and chloride are called?

A drop in blood pressure or decrease in blood sodium levels can be detected in the afferent arteriole by the:

Renin is an enzyme, not a hormone. It activates an inactive protein of the blood. What is it called?

The formation of organs in a developing fetus?

Allows nutrients and waste to be exchanged between the mother and the child?