Brain & Central Nervous system
You have many miles of these throughout your body that gather information for your brain to use.
What are nerves ?
The number of chambers, or special rooms, in the heart.
What is 4 ?
You have two of these organs which inflate and deflate with every breath.
What are the lungs?
This bone protects the heart.
What is the sternum?
The name for muscles that we can choose whether to move or not.
What is voluntary?
Your brain cells are very sensitive to this gas and without it, they will begin to die.
What is oxygen?
You have 60,000 miles of thee tubes to carry blood to and from all parts of your body.
What are the blood vessels (arteries/vein/capillaries is okay too) ?
These tubes branch off from the trachea and lead into each lung.
What are the bronchi?
The knee, elbow, jaw, hips, and ankles are just a few examples of where these are located.
What are joints ?
These kinds of muscles control the movement of organs and blood vessels.
What are smooth muscles?
This part of your brain attaches to the spinal cord and is responsible for keeping your heart beating and your lungs breathing.
What is the brain stem?
These blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all part of the body.
What are arteries ?
This strong muscle helps move air in and out of the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
These strong bands of tissue connect bone to bone.
What are ligaments?
Muscles that function automatically, without our having to think about it, are called this.
What is involuntary?
This is the largest part of your brain, and it is responsible for your intelligence.
What is the cerebrum ?
These blood vessels carry blood back to the heart and lungs to receive oxygen.
What are veins ?
Millions of these tiny air sacs are located inside the lungs.
What are the alveoli?
This strong, flexible material covers the ends of your bones so that they can slip smoothly past one another.
What is cartilage?
This is the approximate number of skeletal muscles in the human body.
What is 600?
This part of your brain is responsible for your coordination and balance. It is Latin for "little brain."
What is the cerebellum?
These very thin blood vessels in which the exchange of oxygen and food takes place.
What are capillaries?
What is the epiglottis?
This jelly-like substance is found in the center of some long bones and helps make new red blood cells.
What is bone marrow?
You were about this old in the womb when your cardiac muscle, or heart, started beating.
What is 1 month old or (about 30 days) ?