Adults have how many bones?
206 bones
Your muscles are what to about half of your body weight?
Equal
Blood moves from what to go to different parts of the body?
When we are tired our brain tells us we need more what?
More Oxygen
The Nervous System is the what to your body?
The control center
About how many feet would the small intestine be?
about 16 to 20 feet long
What helps you to stand up tall and protects the nerves in your spinal column?
spinal column (or backbone)
A Cardiac muscle is found where?
in the Heart
Blood circulates in a network of
blood vessels
What does the lungs put into your blood stream?
O2/ oxygen
The Nervous System is made up from what three things?
1.Brain
2. Spinal cord
3. Nerves
A nutrient that helps digestion is called what?
Fiber
The point where two bones meet is called what?
A joint
This muscle cell is found
Found directly attached to the bone
Voluntary (you can control it)
What is it called?
Skeletal Muscle Cell
Blood leaves the heart from the....
Aorta
The Diaphragm
What side of your brain controls the right side of your body?
Left side
After you swallow your food, what does it travel through to get to your stomach?
your esophagus
What do bones store?
Calcium
This muscle is found in the walls of blood vessels and organs, it moves involuntary (you cannot control it), what kind of muscle cell is it?
Smooth muscle cell
What carries the blood back to the heart?
Veins
What brings in oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide for your body?
The Nasal Cavity
Which part of your brain automatically controls parts
of your body without you having to think about them?
The Brain Stem
Which organ takes nutrients from your food and puts it in your bloodstream?
small intestine
What are made inside your bones?
Blood cells
These are tiny tissues that feel like rubber bands. Thousands of fibers make up each muscle in your body. What is it?
Muscle Fibers
What does your blood do in your lungs?
Gets more oxygen
Your lungs are the only part in your body that can do what?
Float on water
What carries messages back and forth?
Nerve Cells
What is stored in the large intestine until it is eliminated?
Waste