Circulatory
The muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the HEART?
The longest organ of the digestive system.
What is the SMALL INTESTINE?
This chest muscle gets a good workout from pushups.
What is the PECTORAL MUSCLE?
These main organs of the respiratory system are two large, spongy structures that take up most of your chest.
What are your LUNGS?
The longest and strongest bone in the human body.
What is the FEMUR?
The other common name for the Circulatory System.
This liquid, produced in the mouth, moistens food to help break it down and swallow it.
What is SALIVA?
This structure connects muscle to bone.
What is a TENDON?
The two gases that are exchanged in your lungs.
What are OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE?
Blood cells are created in this gel-like substance inside the bone.
What is BONE MARROW?
The part of blood that carries oxygen and gives the blood its color.
What are RED BLOOD CELLS?
The tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.
What is the ESOPHAGUS?
This muscle (actually a group of 4 muscles) is located on the front of your thigh.
What is the QUADRICEP?
Air travels from the nose/mouth to the lungs by way of this tube, sometimes called the windpipe.
What is the TRACHEA?
This strong connective tissue attaches bone to bone.
What is a LIGAMENT?
The blood vessels in this order...
The smallest.
The vessel that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart.
The vessel that takes deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
What are CAPILLARIES, ARTERIES, and VEINS?
This organ absorbs water, salt, and vitamins B & K.
What is the LARGE INTESTINE?
The THREE types of muscle.
What are SMOOTH, CARDIAC, and SKELETAL MUSCLE?
The lungs are filled with these tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs.
What are ALVEOLI?
The two bones in the forearm in this order:
Thumb-side
Pinky-side
What are the RADIUS and ULNA?
The 4 chambers of the heart.
What are the RIGHT ATRIUM, RIGHT VENTRICLE, LEFT ATRIUM, and LEFT VENTRICLE?
The TWO types of digestion that occur in the stomach.
What are MECHANICAL and CHEMICAL DIGESTION?
This type of muscle contracts to cause a joint to bend.
What is a FLEXOR MUSCLE?
After blood receives oxygen from the lungs, it returns to the heart by way of this vein?
What is the PULMONARY VEIN?
This type of joint is found in only one place in the human body; at the top of the neck.
What is the PIVOT JOINT?