Human Body

Muscles are attached to bone by tough fibrous bands called _________.

Bones come together at?

The _______ pumps oxygen-rich blood from the heart out to the rest of the body.

The ________ is the muscular tube that leads from the mouth into the stomach.

The _______ controls our heartbeat and breathing.

How big are the kidneys and where are they located?

The space between two neurons over which chemical messages are passed is called the...

Nerves are made up of cells called?

How many chambers make up the heart?

The ___________ coordinates movement and balance.

The food we eat passes through the ______.

Kidneys contain millions of small filtering factories called______________.

Bile is made by the _______.

The diaphragm separates the heart and lungs from the __________.

The ________ controls our thinking and emotions.

What is the chemical coming from the breakdown of protiens during excretion?

How do kidneys clean blood?

Which of the following is NOT part of the brain?

Found in the heart, _________ provides the power to pump blood to the rest of the body.

How many kidneys are people born with?

The ______ absorbs most of the remaining water still in the food before it leaves as waste.

The function of the muscular/skeletal system is to provide the body with?

_________ provide the power needed to move the joints and bones and thus produce body movement.

The small tubes within the lungs that transport air to the alveoli are called?

The function of the respiratory system is to supply the body with?

Kidneys act like a ______________ system.

What role do lungs play in the excretory system?

The function of the digestive system is to provide the body with?

The function of the exctretory system is to collect___________ by cells and remove those from the body.

The _________ produce the fluid that breaks down food while still in the mouth.

Bile is stored in the...

The ______ receives and relays information from the face, ears, eyes, nose and tongue.

The two narrow tubes urine flows through from the kidneys are called _________________.

The main component/organ of the respiratory system is the?

The body receives information from the environment through the...

Tiny food particles pass through the walls of the ______ and enter the bloodstream.

When the bladder gets full so that its walls begin to stretch you feel like you need to__________.

Each lower chamber of the heart is called a(n) _________.

A _________ carries instructions to the muscles from the spinal cord.

______ are tiny air sacs in the lungs which are surrounded by capillaries.

The _______ releases enzymes into the small intestine.

_______ are bands of strong tissue that connect bone to bone.

Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart are called ______.

The ______ carries the oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the heart.

The largest artery in the body is the ______.

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called?

Smooth muscles can be found in the?

The ______ is often called the "windpipe".

The ______ churns the food and produces acid that helps in digestion.

The brain is protected by the _______.

Each upper chamber of the heart is called a(n)...

The smallest blood vessels in the body (about one cell thin), where O₂ is exchanged for CO₂, are...

The respiratory system removes a harmful waste product called...

Each neuron contains one long trunk called a(n) ______.

The human body contains two ______ which carry air into the lungs.

The thin muscular wall that separates the right side of the heart from the left side is called?

The _______ is the large breathing muscle that contracts drawing air into the nose and mouth

_______ covers the bone ends to protect the bone from wear and tear.

The heart and lungs are protected by the?

Small blood vessels where O₂ is exchanged for CO₂ are called...