Internal body parts

Question 1

adipose

Answer 1

Collection of fat cells.

Example sentence: Adipose tissue is important for storing energy.

Question 2

Cartilage

Answer 2

Flexible connective tissue often attached to bones at joints. Cartilage forms part of the external ear and the nose. Rings of cartilage surround the trachea.

Example sentence: The tissue sample showed signs of inflammation.

Question 3

epithelial

Answer 3

Skin cells that cover the outside of the body and line the internal surfaces of organs.

Example sentence: Epithelial cells protect the body from external pathogens.

Question 4

histologist

Answer 4

Specialist in the study of tissues.

Example sentence: The histologist examined the tissue samples under a microscope.

Question 5

larynx

Answer 5

Voice box; located above the trachea.

Example sentence: The singer strained her larynx during the performance.

Question 6

pharynx

Answer 6

Throat. The pharynx serves as the common passageway for food (from the mouth going to the esophagus) and air (from the nose to the trachea).

Example sentence: The doctor examined the patient’s pharynx for signs of infection.

Question 7

pituitary gland

Answer 7

Endocrine gland at the base of the brain.

Example sentence: The pituitary gland secretes hormones that regulate various bodily functions.

Question 8

thyroid gland

Answer 8

Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck.

Example sentence: The thyroid gland controls metabolism in the body.

Question 9

trachea

Answer 9

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

Example sentence: The trachea allows air to pass from the throat to the lungs.

Question 10

ureter

Answer 10

One of two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder.

Example sentence: The ureter transports urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Question 11

urethra

Answer 11

Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.

Example sentence: The urethra allows urine to be expelled from the body.

Question 12

uterus

Answer 12

Womb; the organ that holds the embryo/fetus as it develops.

Example sentence: The fertilized egg implants in the uterus for pregnancy.

Question 13

peritoneum

Answer 13

Double folded membrane surrounding the organs in the abdominal cavity.

*Attaches abdominal viscera to muscles and functions as a protective membrane around the organs
Liver
Small /large intestines
stomach

Question 14

pleura

Answer 14

Double folded membrane surrounding each lung

Question 15

mediastinum

Answer 15

Central compartment of the thoracic cavity between the pleural sacks of the lungs.

aorta heart, great vessels, trachea, and essential nerves