Cells & Tissues
The basic unit of all living things.
What is a cell?
The framework of bones that gives the body shape and support.
What is the skeletal system?
The body system responsible for movement and maintaining posture.
What is the muscular system?
The organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
The body system that includes the skin, hair, nails and glands.
What is the integumentary system?
The part of the cell that controls cell activity and contains genetic material.
What is the nucleus?
The bone that forms the forehead.
What is the frontal bone?
The muscle that covers the forehead and raises the eyebrows.
What is the frontalis?
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
What are the arteries?
This bone forms the back and base of the skull.
What is the occipital bone?
A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.
What is tissue?
These two bones from the sides and top of the skull.
What are the parietal bones?
*DAILY DOUBLE*
The muscle that closes the eyelids.
What is the orbicularis oculi?
Blood vessels that carry blood back toward the heart.
What are veins?
This muscle at the back and base of the skull.
What is the occipitalis?
This type of tissue covers and protects body surfaces and organs.
What is the epithelial tissue?
This is the largest and strongest bone of the face and forms the lower jaw.
What is the mandible?
The muscle surrounding the mouth that helps close and pucker the lips.
What is the orbicularis oris?
The nervous system is divided into these two major divisions.
What are the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system?
The main artery supplying blood to the head, face and neck.
What is the common carotid artery?
This tissue carries messages to and from the brain and controls body functions.
What is nerve tissues?
This horseshoe-shaped bone in the neck supports the tongue.
What is the hyoid bone?
This powerful chewing muscle helps elevate the lower jaw.
What is masseter?
*DAILY DOUBLE*
There are two types of nerves.
What are sensory nerves and motor nerves?
This nerve controls the muscle of facial expression and is also known as the seventh cranial nerve.
What is the facial nerve?