cells, tissues, organs

Question 1

adipose tissue

Answer 1

fat cells

Question 2

cartilage

Answer 2

flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints (cartilage forms part of the external ear and nose and surrounds the trachea)

Question 3

histologist

Answer 3

specialist who studies tissues

Question 4

larynx

Answer 4

voice box; located above the trachea

Question 5

laryngitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the voice box

Question 6

epithelial cells

Answer 6

skin cells that cover the outside of the body and line the internal surface of organs

Question 7

pharynx

Answer 7

throat; common passageway for FOOD (mouth to esophagus) and AIR (nose to trachea)

Question 8

pituitary gland

Answer 8

endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Question 9

thyroid gland

Answer 9

endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck

Question 10

trachea

Answer 10

windpipe (tube leading from the throat and larynx to the bronchial tubes)

Question 11

ureter

Answer 11

one of the TWO tubes each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder

Question 12

urethra

Answer 12

tube from urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Question 13

uterus

Answer 13

womb; organ that holds the embryo/fetus as it develops

Question 14

viscera

Answer 14

internal organs in the main cavities of the body especially the abdomen