Chapter 3

This organ pumps blood throughout the body

The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone

Any place where two bones meet

The main control unit of the central nervous system.

Considered the master gland because it helps control the activities of all other endocrine glands.

This organ filters blood to remove amino acids and neutralize some harmful toxins.

Produces a fluid element in semen that stimulates the motility of sperm.

The largest part of the brain, it controls mental activities and movement.

These carry blood away from the heart.

A somewhat flexible muscular tube that helps move food into the stomach.

A type of connective tissue fluid that moves throughout the circulatory system.

The pathway that food takes through the digestive system

Female reproductive organs.

A cord of fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.

The largest organ of the body.

The basic unit of life.

Tube-like structures that connects the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

This is where the digestive process begins.

These cell components are comprised of DNA and pass on traits of parent cells to new cells.

This part of the nervous system controls many automatic body functions like the heartbeat and breathing.

The outer covering of s cell that regulates what enters and leaves it.

The lining matter of a cell between the cell membrane and nucleus.

The functional center of a cell that governs activity and heredity.

A group of similar cells that perform a specialized function.

A part of the body containing two or more tissues that function together for a specific purpose.

A group of organs that work together to carry out a specific activity.

A group of organs that work together to carry out a specific activity.

A band of connective tissue that connects a bone to another bone.

A type of flexible connective tissue.

Part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.

All nervous tissue outside the central nervous system.

Chemical messengers that travels though the blood and act on target organs.

Chemical messengers that travels though the blood and act on target organs.

The total chemical changes by which the nutritional and functional activities of an organism are maintained.

Chemical messengers that travels though the blood and act on target organs.

The total chemical changes by which the nutritional and functional activities of an organism are maintained.

A hormone that reduces the level of sugar in the blood.

A hormone that can increase the blood sugar level.

Make sex cell

The female sex cell.

Male reproductive gland that forms a secrets sperm and several fluid elements in semen.

Sac in which testes are suspended.

A tube that carries sperm cells from the testes to the vas deferens.

A duct that transfers sperm from the epididymis to the seminal vesicle.

A duct that transfers sperm from the epididymis to the seminal vesicle.

A gland that produces semen.

A duct that transfers sperm from the epididymis to the seminal vesicle.

A gland that produces semen.

A duct formed by joining the seminal vesicles with the vas deferens though which semen moves during ejaculations.

Mixture of sperm cells and secretions from several make reproductive glands.

A tube that discharges urine and semen.

Male organ of urination and intercourse.

The muscular canal in a female that extends from an external opening to the neck of the uterus.

Lining of the uterus.

Slender tubes that convey the ova(eggs) from the ovaries to the uterus.

Finger-like projections extending from the Fallopian tubes that draw ova(eggs) into the Fallopian tubes.

The reservoir for urine

Nasal cavity

Nasal cavity

Throat

Nasal cavity

Throat

Voice box

Nasal cavity

Throat

Voice box

Windpipe

Tubes that extends from the trachea into the both sides of the lungs

The two organs of respiration.

The two organs of respiration.

The pathway that food takes through the digestive system. Also called digestive track.

A pouch that serves as a reservoir for food that has been consumed.

A pouch that serves as a reservoir for food that has been consumed.

The organ in the digestive system where the greatest amount of digestion and absorption of nutrients into the body occurs

A pouch that serves as a reservoir for food that has been consumed.

The organ in the digestive system where the greatest amount of digestion and absorption of nutrients into the body occurs

The digestive organ that dehydrates digestive residue (feces)

The last several inches of the large intestine

The lower opening of the alimentary canal.

Vessels that serve as connections between veins and arteries

The two upper chambers of the heart.

The two lower chambers of the heart.

The two lower chambers of the heart.

The largest blood vessel in the body.