The Five Senses
It occurs when molecules from food chemically bind to receptors in the mouth, primarily on the tongue.
What is taste?
It's the largest bone in the human body and the only one located in the thigh.
What is the femur?
It is the largest cluster of neurons in the body and the center of our nervous systems. It has so many different functions that it consumes the most energy out of any organ in the body.
What is the brain?
It connects the arms to the torso, and is where the armpits are located.
What are shoulders?
Elbow, hip, shin, ankle
ODD: Shin
The shin is the front part of the lower leg. The rest are types of connecting joints.
It occurs when our eyes detect light from external stiumuli and convert them into electric impulses which the brain receives and responds to.
What is sight?
It is the bone structure that forms the head, protects our brain and houses other important sensory systems.
What is the skull (cranium)?
A digestive organ which breaks down chewed food with hydrochloric acid and enzymes.
What is the stomach?
These large masses of tissue connect to the skeletal system and allow voluntary or involuntary contraction in the body.
What are muscles?
Stomach, intestines, liver, colon
ODD: liver
The stomach, intestines, and colon are part of the gastrointestinal tract. The liver is involved in metabolism.
It is the ability to perceive sound, and occurs when our ears detect changes in pressure from the surrounding environment.
What is hearing?
A structure of 24 bones connected between the vertebra and sternum which protect important organs like the heart and lungs.
What is the rib cage?
They are the most important organs of the respiratory system and are the site of gas exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
What are lungs?
A general term for any point in the body where two bones connect, and allow movement without friction.
What is a joint?
ODD: Bruise
Fractures, sprains, and dislocations are injuries that occur in bones and joints. Bruises are caused by tissue damage.
It occurs when chemicals in odors bind to receptors in the nasal cavity, and is processed by the olfactory system.
What is smell?
Together with the tail bone, the hip bones form this region of the body which connects the spine to the lower limbs. It is wider in women than in men.
What is the pelvis?
They are two reddish-brown, bean-shaped organs which remove waste and water from blood to make urine.
What are the kidneys?
You might need this connecting part of the body replaced if you fracture your patella or tear your anterior or posterior cruciate ligament.
What is the knee?
Hair, skin, nails, fat
ODD: fat
Hair, skin, and nails are all found on the outside of the body
What is touch?
Also called the vertebral column, it normally consists of 33 interconnected discs called vertebrae. It helps provide structure and allow movement for the musculoskeletal system.
What is the spine?
A primary component of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the body and consist of arteries, veins, and capillaries.
What are blood vessels?
A type of connective tissue which reduces stress at load-bearing joints like the knee or hip, and provides structural support for other body parts like the rib cage and outer ear.
What is cartilage?
Eyes, ears, mouth, nose
ODD: eyes
The ears, mouth, and nose are all hollow cavities in the skull. The eyes rest within orbital sockets.