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The body system made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is the nervous system?
The hole in the middle of the iris.
What is the pupil?
The body system made up of the heart, blood and blood vessels.
What is the circulatory system? (Also acceptable - what is the cardiovascular system?)
The longest, strongest and heaviest bone in the human body.
Humans are this in class of animals.
What is mammals?
The largest part of the brain that is divided into 4 lobes.
What is the cerebrum?
This structure focuses light that comes into the eye. It is flexible and can change shape.
What is the lens?
The lower chambers of the heart.
What are the ventricles?
The interlocking bones that make up the spinal column, or backbone.
What are vertebrae?
The largest group of invertebrates, having hard exoskeletons and jointed limbs.
What are arthropods?
The part of the cerebrum responsible for vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
The tough, clear dome that covers and protects the iris and the pupil.
What is the cornea?
These are blood vessels that carry blood towards and into the heart.
What are veins?
The low jaw that supports the lower teeth.
What is the mandible?
This class of creatures has six legs and three main body parts (head, thorax, & abdomen).
The area of the brain just above the brain stem that coordinates movement. It looks much more wrinkly than the rest of the brain.
What is the cerebellum?
The clear, jelly-like substance that fills the inner eye to give the eye form and shape.
What is vitreous humor?
After oxygenated blood circulates through the last heart chamber, it moves through this main artery and out to all other arteries of the body.
What is the aorta?
The thicker and stronger of the two bones in the lower arm, located on the thumb side.
What is the radius?
The class of vertebrates that have moist skin, lay eggs in water and are cold blooded.
What are amphibians?
A large band of nerve fibers that connects the two halves of the brain and allows them to work together efficiently.
What is the corpus callosum?
The colorful, shiny material located behind the retina. Found in animals with good night vision.
What is the tapetum lucidum?
Deoxygenated blood travels from the upper body and enters the heart through this large vein.
What is the superior vena cava?
The triangular, flat bone at the back of the shoulder.
What is the scapula?
The class of invertebrates that ticks belong to.
What is arachnids?