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  • A urinary tract infection or UTI is a disease that effects which human body system?
    Excretory System
  • What is the involuntary muscle contractions which help move food along the esophagus?
    peristalsis
  • What organ in the Excretory System is in charge of filtering blood to remove cellular waste products from the body?
    Kidneys
  • What organ in the Respiratory System that's function is to keep food from going down the larynx?
    Epiglottis
  • What immune cells fight so furiously that they accidentally kill off good cells and things that the body needs?
    Nuetrophil
  • What is the gland that excretes insulin?
    Pancreas
  • What part of the immune system is the first line of defense against bacteria and viruses?
    Skin cells
  • What is produced in the male reproductive organ by the millions?
    sperm
  • True or False: The skin aids in filtering the blood?
    False
  • What organ in the Respiratory System is lined with cilia to filter air of small objects before they reach the lungs?
    Larynx
  • Where does a fertilized egg implant and develop?
    Uterus
  • What is the process called when an egg is released into the fallopian tubes?
    Ovulation
  • What is the unique method by which cell divisions produce egg and sperm?
    Meiosis
  • What is the outer most layer of the integumentary system, made up of dead skin cells called?
    Epidermis
  • What is the gland in the Endocrine System that excretes the growth hormone?
    Pituitary Gland
  • What is the function of the sensory nerves in the peripheral nervous system?
    carry messages to the brain from the body
  • What is the job of the stomach in the digestive process?
    Use stomach acid to break down the food particles
  • What gland in the Endocrine System secretes epinephrine?
    Adrenal Gland
  • What is the space between the axon and the dendrite called?
    Synapse
  • What are nerve cells called?
    Neurons
  • What Digestive organ digests food mechanically and chemically, using teeth and saliva?
    Mouth
  • What gland of the Endocrine System releases melatonin to help us sleep?
    Pineal Gland
  • What are the cells called that produce the pigment that gives us color?
    Merlanocytes
  • What body system is being used when the body is obtaining oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide, through a process of inspiration and expiration?
    Respiratory System
  • What system has the function of eliminating nonsolid wastes from the body?
    Excretory System
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