- Pressure in blood vessels decreased as distance from heart
- larger veins have __________ to prevent the backflow of blood.
- Heart becomes four chambered organ by end of
- Accessory organ of the gastrointestinal system that is responsible for secreting insulin
- Control of the voluntary sphincter does not start until
- Process where digested food substances enter the bloodstream and body cells.
- myocardium - contains muscles of the heartendocardium - coating of the heart's interiorepicardium - slippery tissue coating the outside of the heart
- red blood cells aka erthrocytes- produced in the red marrow- production stimulated by erythroprotein from the kidneys- stored in the spleen- destroyed by the spleen and liver
- albumin - regulate amount of water in the bloodglobulin - transport fat and fight infectionsfibringen - clots blood
- how many months does it take for an embryo to grow into a fetus with developed organs
- tricuspid, pulmonary, bicuspid (mitral), aortic
- spleen- hand sized organ, located in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach that serves as a reservior for red blood cells
- venae cavae - superior vena cava reutrns blood from the upper part of the body- the inferior vena cava returns blood from the lower part of the body
- How long does the menstrual cycle last?
- Can you provide examples of situations in which adrenaline may boost blood glucose levels?
- What hormone does the adrenal gland produce during a fight or flight response?
- What is the term for glands that release substances directly into the blood?
- What can imbalances in hormone production lead to?
- What happens when kidney tubules are unable to completely reabsorb glucose during ultrafiltration?
- nervous system is highly _____ and changes continuously by ____ new information and storing it in ____