Body Systems
Which body system supports and protects important organs in your body?
Skeletal System
What is another name for the backbone?
Spinal Column, vertebrate
Which organs form the nervous system?
The Brain and spinal cord
What is the tissue that makes it possible for your bones to move?
muscles
Which word means:
A flexible tissue that cushions the joints where the bones meet?
Cartilage
Which body system helps break down foods into energy sources?
Digestive System
What is the name of the hard bones that protect the brain?
Cranium/skull
What are your appendicular bones?
What word describes when your body breaks down food?
digest
Which word has the meaning:
A connection between two bones in the body.
Joint
Which body system acts as a communicator to the rest of the body?
Nervous System
What is the name for the bones that make up your shoulder blades?
Scapula
What are your axial bones?
skull, ribs, and backbone
What word means empty inside?
hollow
Which word has the meaning:
A tissue connecting muscles to bones.
Tendon
What body system includes the heart, Achilles tendon,
bicep, and tricep?
Muscular System
What type of muscles are controlled by someone's own choices?
Voluntary Muscles
Name three parts that make up the eye.
Pupil, Iris, Cornea, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve
What are your bones made of?
calcium
Which word has the meaning:
Unable to act, move, or feel part(s) of your body.
Paralyzed
How many bones do you have in your body?
206 bones
Muscular tissue of the heart that contracts continuously.
Cardiac Muscle
Name the three parts that make up the middle ear.
Anvil, Hammer, and Stirrup
What is a powerful,invisble light that can pass through your body?
x-ray
What is the tiniest living part of a human body?
a cell