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Question 1

adipose tissue

Answer 1

collection of fat cells

Question 2

cartilage

Answer 2

flexible connective tissue connected to the bones at joints

Question 3

epithelial cells

Answer 3

skin cells that cover the outside of the body

Question 4

histologist

Answer 4

specialist in the study of tissues

Question 5

larynx

Answer 5

voice box

Question 6

pharynx

Answer 6

throat

Question 7

pituitary gland

Answer 7

endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Question 8

thyroid gland

Answer 8

endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck

Question 9

trachea

Answer 9

windpipe

Question 10

ureter

Answer 10

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

Question 11

urethra

Answer 11

tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Question 12

uterus

Answer 12

womb

Question 13

viscera

Answer 13

internal organs in the main cavities of the body

Question 14

vertebra

Answer 14

single backbone

Question 15

vertebrae

Answer 15

backbones

Question 16

spinal column

Answer 16

bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity

Question 17

spinal cord

Answer 17

nervous tissue within the spinal cavity

Question 18

disc

Answer 18

pad of cartilage between vertebrae