Chapter 2 quiz

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What is a white blood cell?

A cell that destroys disease-causing germs

A gland is?

A specialized organ that produces chemicals necessary for the body to function optimally.

What type of tissue stores energy?

Adipose tissue

The glands most closely connected to skin melanization are?

Adrenal glands

What function does pineal gland serve?

Affecting sexual development, sleep, and metabolism

As one of the major body organs, the kidneys have the function of?

Excreting urine

Exhalation is the process of?

Expelling carbon dioxide from lungs?

What best describes the process called metabolism?

The process of changing food into forms the body.

what system creates increased demands on the skin of older female clients?

The reproductive system

What is the circulatory system?

The system that controls the steady movement of blood through the body.

When people age, fluctuations in hormones related to the reproductive system cause?

loss of collagen

Where is the lunula found?

nail

The outer parts of the body are connected to the central nervous system?

peripheral nervous system

What gland is most closely connected to the regulation of blood pressure?

pituitary gland

What part of the cell is the nucleus?

The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell

The largest of cranial nerves is the?

fifth

What bone is just above the ribcage?

Clavicle

The integumentary system?

Contains sensory receptors

The skeletal system does not?

Contract and move parts of the body.

All of the following are considered accessories to the skin except?

Endocrine glands

What does the peripheral nervous system do?

It connects the outer parts of the body to the central nervous system

The organ that discharges bile as part of the digestive process is the?

Liver

What system provides the clearest structural framework to makeup application?

Muscular system

Before human cells can grow and reproduce, they need?

The ability to eliminate waste products

The biological term that denotes a structure composed of specialized tissues that perform specific functions is?

Organ

Blood is sent from the heart to the lungs to be oxygenated in a process know as?

Pulmonary circulation

What system is primarily responsible for passing the genetic code from one generation to the next?

Reproductive system

Histology is the study of?

The tiny structures found in living tissue

What gland that requires iodine in the diet in order to function properly?

Thyroid gland

What is the purpose of immune/lymphatic system?

To destroy disease-causing toxins and bacteria


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