Skeletal System
This soft material inside bones makes blood cells and stores fat
What is Bone Marrow?
This type of muscle makes up the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
This flap of tissue prevents food from entering the windpipe.
What is the epiglottis?
These blood cells carry oxygen to the body.
What are red blood cells?
This organ carries messages to and from the brain.
What is the spinal cord?
These connect bone to bone.
What is Ligaments?
This type of muscle pushes food through the body.
What is smooth muscle?
Most nutrients are absorbed here.
What is the small intestine?
These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
This part of the brain controls memory, thought, and voluntary movement.
What is the cerebrum?
These connect muscle to bone.
What is Tendons?
The difference between being able to lift an object once and lifting it many times.
What is muscular strength vs. muscular endurance?
This organ produces bile to aid in digestion.
What is the liver?
The four chambers of the heart.
What are the left/right atria and left/right ventricles?
This part of the brain helps with balance and posture.
What is the cerebellum?
This disease causes bones to become weak and brittle.
What is osteoporosis?
Inflammation of a tendon, often caused by overuse.
What is tendonitis?
When the stomach churns food with gastric juices, it creates this liquid.
What is chyme?
This dome-shaped muscle under the lungs helps you breathe.
What is the diaphragm?
This part of the brain controls heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla/brain stem?
Arthritis, scoliosis, and dislocation are examples of these.
What are ailments of the skeletal system?
A “pulled muscle” is called this, while a stretched or torn ligament is called this.
What is a strain and a sprain?
The path of food from the mouth until it reaches the stomach.
What is mouth → esophagus → stomach?
Blood flows through these chambers and vessels on its journey through the heart and body.
What is right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body?
When you touch a hot stove, this system sends signals that make you pull your hand away.
What is the nervous system reflex response?