Skeletal
These are the hard, white structures that make up your skeleton
What are bones?
This is the only type of muscle in your body that never gets tired and is found in your heart
What is cardiac muscle?
This organ acts as a powerful pump to move blood throughout your entire body
What is the heart?
This organ is the "control center" of your body
What is the brain?
This is the long, muscular tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach
What is the esophagus?
This is the name of the bone that protects your brain
What is the skull/cranium?
These tough bands of tissue connect your muscles to your bones
What are tendons?
These blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
These special cells send electrical signals like tiny wires throughout your body
What are neurons?
This organ produces bile and helps clean your blood of toxins
What is the liver?
This is the longest and strongest bone in your body and is found in the leg
What is the femur?
Muscles that allow you to move, like those in your arms or legs
What are skeletal muscles?
This is the liquid part of blood that carries nutrients and waste
What is plasma?
This thick bundle of nerves runs down your back and connects your brain to the rest of your body
What is the spinal cord?
Most of the nutrients from your food are absorbed into your blood in this long, coiled organ
What is the small intestine?
This flexible, rubbery tissue acts as a cushion between bones at your joints
What is cartilage?
This is the largest muscle in the human body, located in your buttocks
What is the gluteus maximus?
These tiny, thin-walled vessels allow oxygen and nutrients to pass into your body’s cells
What are capillaries?
These two parts make up your central nervous system
What are the brain and spinal cord?
This organ’s main job is to soak up water from leftover food and turn it into solid waste
What is the large intestine?
These bones protect vital organs such as your heart and lungs
What are ribs?
The type of muscle that makes up your stomach and intestines
What is smooth muscle?
Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
What are veins?
This part of the brain, located at the back, helps you keep your balance and coordinate your movements
What is the cerebellum?
This organ contains acid to help break down the food you eat
What is the stomach?