Your Body is Weird
These unique patterns on your fingertips help investigators identify you.
Fingerprints
This mineral found in milk helps build strong bones and teeth.
Calcium
Your dog needs a checkup. You take it to this healthcare professional.
Veterinarian
Your doctor calls it your “patella,” but you call it this.
Kneecap
This body fluid contains enzymes that begin breaking down starch while you chew.
Saliva
These muscles give you goosebumps by pulling your hairs upright.
Arrector pili muscles
This stimulant in coffee helps you feel more awake.
Caffeine
You need your teeth cleaned. This professional removes plaque and tartar.
Dental hygienist
“Borborygmi” is the fancy name for these noises when your stomach gets chatty.
Mature human red blood cells lack this structure that houses most cellular DNA.
Your “funny bone” is actually this type of structure.
A nerve
Beans, eggs, and chicken supply this macronutrient used to build and repair tissues.
Protein
You need help with speech sounds or swallowing. You visit this professional.
Speech-language pathologist
“Epistaxis” means you’re bleeding from this part of your face.
Nose
Humans typically have this many neck vertebrae, the same number as giraffes.
Seven
This muscle contracts involuntarily when you hiccup.
Diaphragm
This substance gives chili peppers their spicy sensation.
Capsaicin
You want to understand inherited health risks in your family. This professional explains genetic testing options.
Genetic counselor
“Diaphoresis” is the medical term for this, which might happen during a stressful exam.
Sweating
This organ can regrow much of its lost tissue after part of it is surgically removed.
Liver
This is the smallest bone in your body, located in the middle ear.
Stapes
Humans cannot digest this plant cell-wall carbohydrate because we lack cellulase.
Cellulose
During certain heart surgeries, this professional operates the heart-lung bypass machine.
Perfusionist
“Pruritus” describes this sensation that makes you want to scratch.
Itching
These tiny structures in the inner ear contain calcium carbonate crystals that help detect gravity and linear acceleration.
Utricle and saccule; accept “otolith organs”