Body Systems
This system moves blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the body
What is the circulatory system?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body
What is the heart?
This is the longest bone in the human body
What is the femur?
This organ can stretch about 4 times its original size
What is the stomach?
The medical term for a broken bone
What is a fracture?
This system is responsible for breaking down food into nutrients
What is the digestive system?
These two organs work together to bring oxygen into the body
What are the lungs?
This type of muscle is found in the heart
What is cardiac muscle?
Your body has about 300 bones at birth, but only this many as an adult
What is 206?
A condition where the brain experiences an overload of electrical activity, causing seizures
What is epilepsy?
This system brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide
What is the respiratory system?
This organ controls all voluntary and involuntary actions in the body
What is the brain?
This soft tissue inside bones produces blood cells
What is bone marrow?
This is the strongest muscle in the human body based on its size
What is the masseter (jaw muscle)?
This disease causes the airways in the lungs to become inflamed, making breathing difficult
What is asthma?
This system controls your body's responses through the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What is the nervous system?
This long organ absorbs nutrients from digested food
What is the small intestine?
The scientific name for the collarbone
What is the clavicle?
The acid in this organ is strong enough to dissolve metal
What is the stomach?
This common injury occurs when a muscle is stretched or torn
What is a strain?
These systems allows movement and supports the body’s structure
What is the muscular and skeletal system?
This structure in the throat prevents food from entering the windpipe
What is the epiglottis?
The type of joint that allows movement in all directions, like the shoulder
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
This is the only bone in the human body not connected to another bone
What is the hyoid bone?
This condition occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked, causing damage
What is a stroke?