Human Biology Basics
This is the smallest unit of life in the human body.
What is a cell?
This is the process of removing tissue to check for illness.
What is a biopsy?
This carries traits from parent to child.
What is a gene?
The bone located in your upper arm.
What is the humerus?
This system breaks down food for energy.
What is the digestive system?
This organ pumps blood through the body.
What is the heart?
The study of cells is called this.
What is cytology?
This is the complete set of genetic material in a living thing.
What is a genome?
This bone connects your shoulder to your neck.
What is the clavicle?
These glands produce the saliva in your mouth.
What are salivary glands?
The long tube that takes food from your mouth to your stomach.
What is the esophagus?
This term means a part of the body is shrinking or weakening.
What is atrophy?
These rod-like structures hold genetic information.
What are chromosomes?
This bone is also known as your lower jaw.
What is the mandible?
This organ produces insulin and digestive enzymes.
What is the pancreas?
These blood cells carry oxygen throughout your body.
What are red blood cells?
This refers to all the chemical processes in the body.
What is metabolism?
This type of cell fights infections.
What is a white blood cell?
These small bones make up your spine.
What are vertebrae?
This organ removes waste from the blood to make urine.
What is the kidney?
This system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is the nervous system?
This process helps the body get rid of waste through urine or feces.
What is excretion?
This structure surrounds and protects the brain.
What is the cranium?
This joint allows movement in one direction, like the elbow.
What is a hinge joint?
This gland in your neck helps control body functions.
What is the thyroid?