Anatomy Basics
The smallest unit of life in the human body.
What is a cell?
The process of breaking down food into nutrients the body can use.
What is digestion?
The ancient practice of studying the human body by dissection was first widely used in this civilization.
What is Ancient Egypt?
The skeletal system has this many bones in an adult human body.
What is 206?
This type of muscle is attached to bones and helps the body move.
What is skeletal muscle?
The study of the parts of the body and how they're put together.
What is Anatomy?
The name for the process where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide in the lungs.
What is respiration?
This civilization held the belief that the body was made up of four humors: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile.
What is Ancient Greece?
The long bone in the upper arm.
What is the humerus?
The strongest muscle in the body based on its size.
What is the masseter (jaw muscle)?
This is the police officer of the cell that removes waste.
What are Lysosomes?
This system of the body includes the heart, veins, and arteries.
What is the circulatory system?
This book of the Bible includes detailed guidelines for diet, sanitation, and disease control.
What is Leviticus?
The soft, spongy tissue found inside bones, where blood cells are made.
What is bone marrow?
The muscles you can control voluntarily are part of this system.
What is the voluntary muscular system?
The part of the cell that acts as its "brain," controlling functions and storing DNA.
What is the nucleus?
The study of how the parts of the body function.
What is Physiology?
Ancient people studied the human body to improve this skill, which included stitching wounds and setting broken bones.
What is Surgery?
The bones of the spine are collectively known as this.
What is the vertebral column?
These muscles are responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
What is cardiac muscle?
These structures in cells produce energy and are often called the "powerhouses" of the cell.
What are mitochondria?
The system that detects changes in the environment and coordinates responses through nerves and the brain.
What is the Nervous System?
The ancient Greek father of medicine, who believed illnesses had natural causes, not supernatural ones.
Who is Hippocrates?
The protective material found at the ends of bones in a joint, which helps reduce friction and absorb shock.
What is cartilage?
The type of muscle that lines internal organs and is not under voluntary control.
What is smooth muscle?