By the Numbers
There are 12 pairs of ribs in the chest. Name the two organs that the ribs help to protect.
What are the heart and lungs?
Name all five senses.
What are smell, sight, touch, taste and hearing?
The very last step of digestion is this.
What is pooping?
Without these tasks like buttoning your shirt or snapping would be very difficult.
Name one organ that never stops working, even while you are asleep.
What are the heart, lungs, brain, or digestive organs?
If your heart beats 60 times in a minute, what is your pulse in bpm?
What is 60 bpm?
This organ cannot feel pain but is responsible for processing all the information from the senses.
What is the brain?
The lungs inhale oxygen. What gas is exhaled?
What is carbon dioxide?
This is where two bones meet. Without them movement would be impossible.
What are joints?
Name one action that is involuntary- no matter how hard you try, you can't stop it, at least not forever.
What is beating heart, breathing blinking, and brain processing information?
The human body contains 206 bones. Which part of the body has the most number of bones?
What are the hands and feet?
How does the nose aid in digestion?
What is salivation? Makes the mouth water when you smell something tasty
The epidermis is made mostly of this. So is dust.
What are dead skin cells?
Muscles work in pairs. When you bend your arm, the bicep contracts. What doe the tricep do?
What is relax or lengthen or expand?
This is a unit of energy that you get from food and drinks and keeps your body going. Too many or too few can be bad for your body.
What are calories?
If you inhale 6 times in 20 seconds, what is your respiration rate in breaths per minute?
What is 18 breaths per minute?
Just in case you grab a hot pan off the stove, the largest organ in the body has the most of this type of neuron.
What are pain?
Someone tells you their name, and after 15 seconds you have already forgotten it. What type of memory is this?
What is short-term memory?
These help remove dust from the eye. They also help lubricate the eyes.
What are tears?
We need this to restore, heal and rejuvenate our bodies. Without it, we get sick and crabby and don't learn as well. Even the Energizer Bunny needs this.
What is sleep or rest?
If given a list to quickly memorize, you will probably only remember 5-9 items on the list. Which part or parts of the list are you more likely to remember?
What is the beginning and the end?
How do your eyes first see images?
What is upside down?
After working hard, your body needs food to refuel. Which of these foods would your body burn through the fastest: yogurt, a carrot, or a popsicle?
What is a popsicle?
What muscle in your body would you be working on if you were doing situps?
What are your abdominal muscles?
The body's skeleton changes constantly. Bones break down so that new bones can take its place. This allows bones to grow and repair damage. What nutrient do we get from food that is crucial for this process?
What is calcium (milk)?