Grade 11 Biology – Unit 3 Human Systems Jeopardy 2 Endocrine System Muscle and Skeletal Systems More Respiration System Even More Respiration System More Circulatory System

It is commonly called the MASTER GLAND

What is the PITUITARY GLAND?

A chemical released by one type of cell that effects other cells

What is a HORMONE?

The male sex hormone

What is TESTOSTERONE?

The three classes of hormones

What are STEROIDS, PEPTIDES and AMINES?

The endocrine gland in the brain that works with...or controls...the pituitary gland

What is HYPOTHALAMUS?

Ability to move from place to place under one’s own power

What is LOCOMOTION?

Found in the spongy bones, it can contain immature stem cells

What is BONE MARROW?

These strong bands of connective tissue hold the bones of moveable joints together

What are LIGAMENTS?

Heart beats are controlled by this muscle

What is CARDIAC MUSCLE?

The system whereby muscles work as pairs: one muscle contracts and the other relaxes. The bicep and triceps are examples

What are ANTAGONISTIC MUSCLES?

This flap covers the trachea opening to prevent food from entering the lungs

What is the EPIGLOTTIS?

Microscopic air sacs that are single-cell thick, lined with capillaries that allow for gas exchange between the air and the blood

What are ALVEOLI?

A pair of cone-shaped organs located in chest cavity allows body to take in air and remove carbon dioxide

What are the LUNGS?

Where air first enters the body.

What is the NASAL CAVITY?

The process whereby humans take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide

What is RESPIRATION?

300 million sacs cover 80 m 2 or about 40X the surface are of your skin

What is the TOTAL SURFACE AREA of the ALVEOLI?

This type of gas exchange occurs between the alveoli and the capillaries

What is DIFFUSION?

Air forced OUT of the lungs

What is EXPIRATION?

This organ helps to control air pressure in the lungs

What is the DIAPHRAGM?

Cartilage tube that is the initial passage way of air into the lungs

What is the TRACHEA?

These carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

What are VEINS?

It prevents blood in the heart from flowing backwards from the ventricles to the atria

What is the ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE?

It is a wall of muscle separating the right heart pump from the left heart pump.

What is the SEPTUM?

Largest artery in the body

What is the AORTA?

The maximum distance a cell is from a blood vessel.

What is TWO CELLS?