| Questions | 5 |
| Topics | Central & Peripheral Nervous Systems, Genetic Type, Heart, Neutron, Species |
The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.