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Human Body Flashcards

1
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Tube traveling from the throat to inner ear

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Eustachian tube

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2
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Fluid in womb

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Amniotic fluid

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3
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Front thigh muscle

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Quadriceps

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4
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Hemisphere of brain containing musical - artistic aptitudes

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Right hemisphere

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5
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Fertilized egg

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Zygote

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6
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Body’s largest vein

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Vena cava (major)

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7
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Material that attaches tendons to bones

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Cartilage

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8
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Helical structure material

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DNA

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9
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Wrist bones

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Carpels

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10
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Back upper arm muscle

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Triceps

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11
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These join to form veins

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Venules

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12
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Brain’s nerve cells

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Neurons

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13
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Normal number of adult teeth

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32

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14
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Shoulder muscles

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Deltoids

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15
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Blood protein

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Globulin

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16
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Hallux

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Big toe

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17
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Gustatory organs

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Taste buds

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18
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Free-moving cell

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Corpuscle

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19
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Tympanic membrane

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Ear drum

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20
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Gland that regulates metabolism

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Thyroid

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21
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Lower jaw bone

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Mandible

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22
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Shoulder blade

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Scapula

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23
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Tissue that connects bones

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Ligaments

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24
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Nerve connecting eye to brain

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Optic nerve

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25
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Renal cortex gland

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Kidney

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26
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Spiral passages of the ear

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Cochlea

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27
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Protrusions that transfer oxygen in lungs

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Alveoli

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28
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Sensory - motor - and associative covering layer of the brain

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Cerebral cortex

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29
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This controls the body’s temperature

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Hypothalamus

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30
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Flesh that hangs from soft palate

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Uvula

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31
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Where islets of langerhans are located

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Pancreas

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32
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Blood type of “universal donor”

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Type O negative

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33
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Artery supplying the heart muscle

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Pulmonary artery

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34
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Hair pocket

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Follicle

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35
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Cell division

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Mitosis

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36
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Blood type “factor” (measured in positive and negative)

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Rh factor

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37
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Brain chemicals that move nerve impulses

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Neurotransmitters

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38
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Smaller bone that runs next to the tibia

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Fibula

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39
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Collar bone

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Clavicle

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40
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Proteins that combat foreign proteins

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Antibodies

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41
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Upper jaw bone

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Maxilla

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42
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Body’s longest nerve

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Sciatic

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43
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Where vocal chords are located

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Larynx

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44
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Body’s longest bone

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Femur (upper leg)

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45
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Gingiva

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Gums

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46
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Bone ribs are attached to

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Sternum (breastbone)

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47
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Male sex hormone

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Testosterone

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48
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Tube travelling to stomach

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Esophagus

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49
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The soft spot on a baby’s head

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Fontanel

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50
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Disc-shaped blood cell

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Platelet

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51
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Number of vertebrae in the spine

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33

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52
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Gland “on the kidney”

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Adrenal

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53
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These unite to form zygote

54
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Hair follicle gland

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Subacial gland

55
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Rise in basal body temperature indicates this

56
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Tear glands

57
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What erythrocytes carry

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Red blood cells

58
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Watery part of blood

59
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Tube from nose to esophagus

60
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Number of chambers in heart

61
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Tubes connecting ovaries to womb

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Fallopian tubes

62
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Fiberous structure at the end of most muscles

63
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Neurotransmitters “jump” these spaces between cells

64
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Nerves at back of abdomen

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Solar plexus

65
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Shin bone

66
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Digestive canal

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Alimentary

67
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Inhalation muscle

68
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Eye “jelly”

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Vitreous humor

69
Q

Where blood is produced

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Bone marrow

70
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Where Graafian follicles are located

71
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Transparent layer of the outer eye

72
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Largest tendon in the body

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Achilles tendon

73
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Stomach acid

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Hydrochloric

74
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Two types of light receptors in the eye

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Rods and cones

75
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Large artery in neck

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Carotid artery

76
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Rectus femoris muscle

77
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Sac surrounding heart

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Pericardium

78
Q

Largest organ in the body

79
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Upper arm bone

80
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Thread-like bodies in cell nuclei

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Chromosomes

81
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Three bones of inner ear

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Hammer - anvil - stirrup

82
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Blood vessel in the eye

83
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Fibrous protein that makes up hair and nails

84
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Three parts of the brain

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Cerebrum - cerebellum - medulla oblongata (brain stem)

85
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Outer membrane of the brain

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Dura mater

86
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Where bile is made - largest internal organ

87
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Skin protein

88
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Calcified tissue surrounding the pulp (in teeth)

89
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Heart’s upper chambers

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Left and right atrium

90
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Between the talus and the tibia

91
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Colored part of the eye

92
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Shoulder bone and collar bone

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Pectoral girdle

93
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Tubes that connect trachea to lungs

94
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Master gland (at the base of brain)

95
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Skin’s outer layer

96
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Body’s smallest bone

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Hammer (stapes)

97
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Lower arm bones

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Radius and ulna

98
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What leukocytes carry

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White blood cells

99
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Four tastes the tongue is capable of

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Sweet - salty - sour and bitter

100
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What makes blood clot

101
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Soft center part of teeth

102
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Tube travelling from mouth to lungs

103
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Central knee ligament

104
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Group of nerves

105
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Normal number of human chromosomes

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46 (23 pairs)

106
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Largest artery in leg

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Femoral artery

107
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Minnimus

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Little toe

108
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This organ removes glucose from the blood

109
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Fiber that transmit nerve impulses to neurons

110
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Blood purifying organ below the stomach

111
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Largest joint in the body

112
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Sense of smell nerve

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Olfactory nerve

113
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Large vein in neck

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Jugular vein

114
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Shoulder bone

115
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Female sex hormone

116
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Where bile is stored

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Gallbladder

117
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Cell division which cuts chromosomes in half

118
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Numer of bones in the adult human body

119
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Hearts lower chambers

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Left and right ventricles

120
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Science of skeletal muscles

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Orthopedics

121
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Movable part of the eye controlled by the Iris

122
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Gland that aids in development of the immune system

123
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Hard outside layer of teeth

124
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Loop-shaped ear canals that help control balance

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Semicircular canals

125
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Tail bone

126
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Front upper arm muscle

127
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Skin pigmentation provider

128
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Where insulin is produced

129
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Joints connecting skull plates

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Suture joints

130
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Body’s largest artery

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