What do you call animals that have backbones?
Vertebrates
Name an example of an involuntary muscle movement.
Heart muscles beating, stomach muscles digesting food, etc.
What bone(s) protect your spinal column?
Vertebrae (spine or backbone)
What is the sensory organ that helps you see?
Eyes
What is the sensory organ that helps you hear?
Ears
Where is your axial skeleton?
Down the middle of your body (spine, ribs, skull)
Name an example of a voluntary muscle movement.
Running, clapping, jumping, etc.
What do nerves do?
Send messages to your brain from all parts of the body
What part of the eye is black and dilates as different amounts of light enter it?
Pupil
What is the name of the thin piece of skin that acts as a "drum" inside your ear, collecting the vibrations from sound waves?
Ear drum
Where is your appendicular skeleton?
Hanging off of the axial skeleton (mainly arms and legs)
What is an organ?
A body part (collection of tissues) that works for one specific purpose
What side of the body the the right side of your brain control?
The left side
What is the colored part of your eye called?
Iris
What is the snail shaped part of the inner ear that collects sound waves and produces nerve impulses?
Cochlea
What is the largest and strongest bone in the body called, and where is it in the body?
Femur (thigh bone)
What is a cell?
The tiny, microscopic building blocks of all living things
What part of the brain controls breathing and heartbeat?
What is the name of the nerve that sends messages from your eyes to your brain?
Optic nerve
What is the name of the nerve that sends messages from your ears to your brain?
Auditory nerve
A newborn baby
How are muscles connected to bones?
Tendons
Which part of the brain controls fight or flight emotions?
Amygdala
What is the purpose of eyelashes?
To keep dust and germs out of your eyes
What is the name of the smallest bone in the ear (and the whole human body)?
Stirrup