The Skeletal System
The axial bones
What is the function of the muscular system?
To help the body move
What organ is known as the command center of the body?
The brain
The part of the brain in charge of balance and movement
What part of the eye changes size?
The pupil
The appendicular bones
What organ is categorized as cardiac muscle?
The heart
The spinal cord
What protects the brain?
The outer ear (the pinna) catches sound and sends it down this part...
The ear canal
What is the invisible ray of light that passes through the body to show what is inside?
X-ray
Skeletal muscle
What is another name for the brain stem?
The medulla
The part of your brain that is called "The Thinking Brain"
Cerebrum
The part of the eye responsible for focusing light and projecting it to the retina...
The lens
What is the tissue that connects bones to bones?
What is the tissue that connects bones to muscles?
Tendons
There are about a billion of this type of cell in the body...
Nerve cells
Controls the automatic functions of your body like heart beat and breathing
The medulla
Name one of the three tiny bones in the ear that vibrate.
The Hammer, Anvil, or Stirrup
What bone structure protects the heart and lungs?
The rib cage
What type of muscle lines the intestines?
Smooth muscle
The stringy part of a nerve cell that sends messages out to the body.
Dendrites
What are the two halves of the brain called?
Hemispheres
How does the information about light and sound finally get to the brain for processing?
Through a nerve (specifically the optic nerve for sight and the auditory nerve for sound)