The Human Body

What type of tissue conducts impulses through the body?

What is the first section of the small intestine?

What is the top layer of skin?

What body system has glands that control certain internal bodily functions?

Muscles that work without you thinking about them are ___.

What protects the brain?

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

The joints in the shoulders and hips are examples of ___ joints.

What are the two types of fractures?

What cells carry oxygen through the blood?

What system provides the body oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?

What is the scientific name for the shoulder blade?

What body system concentrates and removes liquid waste?

What body system provides movement?

What are the air sacs inside the lungs called?

What structure exchanges oxygen and nutrients between an unborn child and its mother?

Which type of circulation serves the heart?

What are the two main divisions of the skeleton?

What is the second layer of skin?

What is the primary pigment that causes skin color?

What do you call the muscular contractions that push food through the esophagus?

Which dome-shaped muscle helps you breathe?

What substance covers the crown of a tooth?

What system controls the other systems?

Bile is produced by the ___.

Chemicals that regulate many automatic body functions are called ___.

What are the three main parts of a tooth?

Food travels through the body along the ___ canal.

What structure controls simple reflexes?

When does life begin?

What is the scientific name for the windpipe?

A group of organs that function together to do a specific job for the body is called a ___.

What connects bones in a joint?

The brain and spinal cord is part of the ___ nervous system.

The largest internal organ in the body is the ___.

What is the tough membrane that encloses the heart?

What supports the body and protects vital organs?

What portion of the body contains most of the vital organs?

What part of a tooth is not covered by enamel?

What body system transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and carries waste from cells?

What two hormones are released by the islets of Langerhans to control blood sugar levels?

What part of the brain controls balance and muscle coordination?

A group of tissues arranged to perform a definitive function is called a ___.

What body system breaks down food?

What connects the kidneys to the bladder?

What system covers and protects the body?

What anchors teeth in the mouth?

Hair-like tubes in the small intestine that absorb nutrients are called ___.

What is tissue fluid called after it enters the lymphatic vessels?

What is the largest lymphatic organ?