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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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Front thigh muscle

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Quadriceps

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3
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Hemisphere of brain containing musical - artistic aptitudes

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Right hemisphere

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4
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Material that attaches tendons to bones

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Cartilage

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5
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Helical structure material

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DNA

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6
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Wrist bones

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Carpels

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7
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Back upper arm muscle

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Triceps

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8
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Brain’s nerve cells

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Neurons

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9
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Normal number of adult teeth

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32

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10
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Shoulder muscles

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Deltoids

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11
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Gustatory organs

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Taste buds

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12
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Gland that regulates metabolism

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Thyroid

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13
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Tissue that connects bones

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Ligaments

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14
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Nerve connecting eye to brain

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Optic nerve

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15
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Spiral passages of the ear

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Cochlea

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16
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Sensory - motor - and associative covering layer of the brain

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Cerebral cortex

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17
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This controls the body’s temperature

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Hypothalamus

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18
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Artery supplying the heart muscle

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Pulmonary artery

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19
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Hair pocket

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Follicle

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20
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Cell division

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Mitosis

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21
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Brain chemicals that move nerve impulses

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Neurotransmitters

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22
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Smaller bone that runs next to the tibia

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Fibula

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23
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Collar bone

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Clavicle

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24
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Proteins that combat foreign proteins

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Antibodies

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25
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Body’s longest nerve

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Sciatic

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26
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Where vocal chords are located

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Larynx

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27
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Body’s longest bone

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Femur (upper leg)

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28
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Bone ribs are attached to

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Sternum (breastbone)

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29
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Male sex hormone

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Testosterone

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30
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Tube travelling to stomach

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Esophagus

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31
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Number of vertebrae in the spine

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33

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32
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Gland “on the kidney”

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Adrenal

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33
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Watery part of blood

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Plasma

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34
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Tube from nose to esophagus

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Pharynx

35
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Number of chambers in heart

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Four

36
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Tubes connecting ovaries to womb

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Fallopian tubes

37
Q

Fiberous structure at the end of most muscles

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Tendon

38
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Neurotransmitters “jump” these spaces between cells

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Synapses

39
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Nerves at back of abdomen

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Solar plexus

40
Q

Shin bone

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Tibia

41
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Inhalation muscle

A

Diaphragm

42
Q

Where blood is produced

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Bone marrow

43
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Transparent layer of the outer eye

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Cornea

44
Q

Largest tendon in the body

A

Achilles tendon

45
Q

Stomach acid

A

Hydrochloric

46
Q

Two types of light receptors in the eye

A

Rods and cones

47
Q

Large artery in neck

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Carotid artery

48
Q

Rectus femoris muscle

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Thigh

49
Q

Largest organ in the body

A

Skin

50
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Upper arm bone

A

Humerus

51
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Thread-like bodies in cell nuclei

A

Chromosomes

52
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Three bones of inner ear

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Hammer - anvil - stirrup

53
Q

Blood vessel in the eye

A

Retina

54
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Fibrous protein that makes up hair and nails

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keratin

55
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Three parts of the brain

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Cerebrum - cerebellum - medulla oblongata (brain stem)

56
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Where bile is made - largest internal organ

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Liver

57
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Skin protein

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Keratin

58
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Calcified tissue surrounding the pulp (in teeth)

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Dentin

59
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Heart’s upper chambers

A

Left and right atrium

60
Q

Colored part of the eye

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Iris

61
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Master gland (at the base of brain)

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Pituitary

62
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Skin’s outer layer

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Epidermis

63
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Lower arm bones

A

Radius and ulna

64
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Four tastes the tongue is capable of

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Sweet - salty - sour and bitter

65
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Soft center part of teeth

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Pulp

66
Q

Tube travelling from mouth to lungs

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Trachea

67
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Central knee ligament

A

ACL

68
Q

Normal number of human chromosomes

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46 (23 pairs)

69
Q

Largest artery in leg

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Femoral artery

70
Q

This organ removes glucose from the blood

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Liver

71
Q

Blood purifying organ below the stomach

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Spleen

72
Q

Largest joint in the body

A

Knee

73
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Sense of smell nerve

A

Olfactory nerve

74
Q

Large vein in neck

A

Jugular vein

75
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Female sex hormone

A

Estrogen

76
Q

Where bile is stored

A

Gallbladder

77
Q

Numer of bones in the adult human body

A

206

78
Q

Science of skeletal muscles

A

Orthopedics

79
Q

Hard outside layer of teeth

A

Enamel

80
Q

Loop-shaped ear canals that help control balance

A

Semicircular canals

81
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Front upper arm muscle

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Biceps

82
Q

Skin pigmentation provider

A

Melanin

83
Q

Where insulin is produced

A

Pancreas

84
Q

Body’s largest artery

A

Aorta

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