Skeletal System
This is the number of the bones in the adult human body
206
this type of muscle is found in your arms and legs and moves your skeleton
skeletal muscle
This sense helps us detect light, color, and shapes
Vision/sight
this bone, also known as the collarbone, connects the arm to the body
Clavicle
these bones protect the brain
cranium
this muscle is responsible for pumping the blood through the body.
Heart
these organs allow us to hear sounds
Ears
this term describes the ability of a muscle to return to its to its original shape after contraction or stretching.
elasticity
this is the largest and strongest bone in the human body
femur
these muscles work in pairs; while one contracts, the other does this.
relax
The tongue detects these chemical sensations
tastes
This sense organ contains touch receptors for pressure, pain, and temperature
the skin
these flexible tissues connect bones to the other bones at joints.
ligaments
this dome-shaped muscle plays a key role in breathing.
diaphragm
these specialized cells in the nose detect smells
olfactory receptors
the tiny hairs in the inner ear help us keep our balance
sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
this part of skeleton includes the skull, spine, and rib cage
the axial skeleton
these involuntary muscles are found in the walls of organs like the stomach and intestines
smooth muscles
this part of eye controls the amount of light the enters.
the pupil
the part of brain processes visual information
occipital lobe