Organ Quiz

1. After surgical removal of an organ, a patient has less capacity to filter certain blood cells and support immune responses to some bacteria. Which organ was removed?

2. After food leaves the stomach, where does most nutrient absorption normally occur?

3. Following a head injury, someone has new difficulty forming memories and producing speech. Which organ has most likely been injured?

4. A person has difficulty processing bilirubin, a pigment produced during the breakdown of red blood cells. Dysfunction of which organ is most directly associated with this problem?

5. Which organ releases insulin to help regulate the amount of glucose in the blood?

6. During dehydration, which organs adjust urine concentration to help the body conserve water?

7. Which organ temporarily stores urine before it leaves the body?

8. A disease damages alveoli and reduces the body's ability to move oxygen into the bloodstream. Which organs are primarily affected?

9. Which organ stores and concentrates bile before releasing it during digestion?

10. Which organ contains alveoli, the tiny air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged?

11. After most nutrients have been absorbed, which organ reclaims much of the remaining water and compacts the waste into stool?

12. Which organ churns food and exposes it to acid and digestive enzymes before passing it to the small intestine?

13. A blockage prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching cardiac muscle. Which organ is directly affected?

14. A gland in the neck produces too little hormone, slowing many metabolic processes. Which organ is being described?

15. A singer develops hoarseness after straining the vocal folds. In which organ are the vocal folds located?

16. On a hot day, which organ directly releases sweat and increases heat loss at the body's surface?