The Popsicle
This bone is the longest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
What type of nerve cell carries signals from the CNS to the muscles and glands?
What is a motor neuron?
What is the term for the physical digestion of food accomplished by the mouth?
What is mastication?
Muscles used for long distance running have more of these.
What are mitochondria?
What is the name of the muscle that prevents the acidic contents of the stomach from flowing back into the esophagus?
What is the Lower Esophageal Sphincter?
This bone is commonly called the tailbone is scientifically known as this.
What is the sacrum?
What is the myelin sheath?
The pancreas is responsible for the these digestive enzymes.
What is amylase lipase and protease?
This subunit of a muscle consists of proteins that pull against one another and is what gives striated muscle is striations.
What is the sarcomere?
This type of connective tissue connects bone to bone.
What are ligaments?
What are long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular bones?
This specialized area of the brain is responsible for voluntary movement, balance, coordination, and is separate from the lobes of the brain.
What is the Cerebellum?
What is the term used to describe the process by which food is squeezed through the small intestine by muscular contractions?
This type of protein is made of tiny heads activated by ATP that pull on other proteins in order to contract a muscle.
What is Myosin?
This substance is released into the duodenum to neutralize the acid produced in the stomach.
What is bile?
This type of cell lays down protein in a mesh in order to build bone.
What are osteoblasts?
This structure is the relay system for the brain and allows the lobes of the brain to interact.
What is the the thalamus?
What is the name of the hormone that stimulates the release of sugar from cells and helps regulate blood sugar levels?
What is glucagon?
This structure allows calcium to enter the muscle and its malfunction can result in muscle cramps.
What is the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
This structure is located in the brain and is involved with agression and fear.
What is the amygdala?
This type of cartilage exists between the disks of the spine.
What is fibrocartilage?
What is the structure in the brain that controls the regulation of unconscious activities such as heart rate and breathing?
What is the Medulla Oblongata?
What is the name of the nerve that stimulates the contraction of the muscles in the wall of the small intestine and regulates the release of digestive juices?
What is the Vagus Nerve?
What is the term used to describe the thin layer of connective tissue that covers a muscle?
What is epimysial fascia or epimysium?
These structures of the ear are responsible for balance and are the reason you feel like you are still spinning even after you have stopped.
What are the semicircular canals?