Bones and Muscles
The largest bone in the human body
The Femur
The largest organ of the human body
The Skin
The black hole at the center of the eye that lets light in
The Pupil
The adult brain weighs, on average, about how much?
3 pounds
This is the pathway down your spine that sends electrical signals from your body parts to your brain and back.
Spinal Cord
These strong cords hold bones to other bones
Ligament
What organ uses the most energy a body converts from food?
The brain (1/5)
The colored ring we see in a person's eye
Iris
The average person has about how many thoughts per day?
70,000
Taste buds are part of the system that tells our body about it's surroundings. Our tongues can detect 5 basic tastes. 50pt per taste category.
Sweet
Sour
Salty
Bitter
Savory
Where two bones come together it is called a____.
Joint
This organ is responsible for most of the absorption of nutrients from food.
Small Intestine
What in the ear is responsible for detection of sounds and triggering the nerve signals that travel to the brain
tiny hairs
An adult loses brain cells every day. About how man?
85,000
What is it called when the sensory input does not go all the way to the brain but only to the spinal cord which sends an automated response
reflex
This tough fiber connects muscle to bone
Tendon
The heart sits between the lungs but leans toward which side of the body
Left
The purpose of eyelashes is to...
Keep eye free of dust and grit
The largest part of the brain
The cerebrum
Signals travel down the spinal cord at up to_____ mph
180
An adult human has this many bones in their body...
Bonus-How many bones does a human baby have?
206
270
The lungs contain _____ miles of airways
1,500
How many bones are in the ear?
3
Which lobe of the brain controls forward planning
Frontal lobe
Name the 5 senses- 100 pts per sense
Taste
Touch
Scent
Sight
Hearing