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Bones
Organs
Muscles
Vitamins/Minerals
How to stay healthy
100
What is the biggest bone in the body?
What is the femur
100
How many organs are there in total?
What is 22.
100
Where is your strongest muscle located?
What is in the mouth. The massater can close the teeth with a force as great as 55 pounds (25 kilograms) on the incisors or 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) on the molars.
100
What is a vitamin?
What is vitamins are needed to help our body function. Different parts of our bodies like our eyes, brains, muscles, and bones need different nutrients to grow and be healthy.
100
Name 3 ways to stay healthy.
What is Get lots of sleep. Drink plenty of water. Exercise. Don't watch too much T.V. or play on the computer too long.
200
What helps our bones grow and become strong? 200 BONUS POINTS.. name 2 foods where this is found!!
What is Calcium
200
How is your food metabolized?
What is after food is eaten, the digestive system break food into amino acids, fatty acids, and simple sugars. In addition to sugar, both amino acids and fatty acids can be used as energy sources by the body.
200
What causes muscle cramps?
overusing a muscle dehydration physical activity in warm weather certain medications holding a position for too long
200
Why are minerals important?
What is minerals help your body grow, develop, and stay healthy. The body uses minerals to perform many different functions — from building strong bones to transmitting nerve impulses. Some minerals are even used to make hormones or maintain a normal heartbeat.
200
What is the best thing to drink when you are very thirsty?
What is WATER
300
Name one of the types of joints we have in our body.
Main joints are: hinge joints (they act like the hinge on a door which allows it to open and shut) and some joints are ball and socket joints (these allow movement in all directions)
300
What is the largest organ in the body?
What is the skin (the skin is a major organ that covers our entire body. It also provides feedback to the brain through the sense of touch)
300
What muscle works the hardest in the body?
What is the heart cardiac muscle does the most work of any muscle over a lifetime.
300
What does Vitamin A help in the body?
What is our eyes, immune system, and skin 300 BONUS POINTS.. if you can name a food where vitamin A is found!
300
Is it better for kids to wash their hands often or to use sanitizer often?
What is Washing your hands with soap and warm water often is the best way to stay healthy.
400
Where is the only bone in our body that is fully grown at birth?
What is the stapes- located in the ear. It is also the smallest bone in our body.
400
What organ is considered to be the "centre of life"? And what is its function?
What is the heart. The heart functions to circulate the oxygen and blood throughout our body.
400
How many muscles do we have in our body?
What is approximately over 600.
400
What is the purpose of Iron in the body?
What is iron is used to transport oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. Your entire body needs oxygen to stay healthy and alive. Iron helps because it's important in the formation of hemoglobin (HEE-muh-glo-bun), which is the part of your red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body.
400
How much physical activity should kids/teens get a day?
What is 60 minutes of moderate to vigourous physical activity every day
500
How many bones are there in the adult body?
What is 206 bones (We are composed of 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to 206 bones by adulthood after some bones have fused together)
500
What organ makes up ⅔ of the digestive system?
What is the small intestine. The small intestine is about 20 feet long.
500
Name one of the three types of muscles in the body.
What is either: smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, or skeletal muscle. 500 BONUS POINTS… if you can name where one of these are!
500
What is one of the two types of vitamins in our body?
What is fat soluble or water soluble. The fat-soluble vitamins — A, D, E, and K — dissolve in fat and can be stored in your body. The water-soluble vitamins — C and the B-complex vitamins (such as vitamins B6, B12, niacin, riboflavin, and folate) — need to dissolve in water before your body can absorb them.