The Brain | Beauty is Skin Deep | Muscles | Skeleton |
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What is the cerebrum?
This is the largest section (2/3) of the brain.
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What is the largest organ of the human body?
This distinction is given to the organ of the skin.
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What is over 600?
The number of muscles in the human body.
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How many bones are in the human body?
What is the number of bones in the human body?
206
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What is the occipital lobe?
This lobe helps with our vision.
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What is the main function of the skin?
Protection
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What is the calf muscle?
Another name for the gastrocnemius.
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What are the tiniest bones in the human body?
Bones in the middle ear.
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What is the cerebellum?
This area, outside the cerebrum, keeps us balanced and our muscles coordinated.
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What is temperature regulation and acts as a sensory organ?
These are the secondary functions of the skin.
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What are skeletal muscles (many answers), smooth muscle (digestive tract, uterus), and cardiac (heart)?
Three categories of muscles and examples of each.
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What is the mandible or lower jaw bone?
The strongest and largest moveable bone in the skull.
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What is the hippocampus?
Located in the temporal lobe, this is essential for maintaining memory.
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What are the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis?
The three layers of the skin.
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What is the agonist?
In opposing muscles, this is the descriptor given to the muscle initiating the movement.
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What are structure, flexibility, and protection?
The three main functions of the skeletal system.
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What is medulla oblongata?
Located in the brainstem, this regulates breathing and heartbeat.
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What are the sebaceous glands?
The lubricating sebum moisturizing and protecting the skin is secreted from here.
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What are fascicles, myofibrils, and filaments?
The name of the fibers that muscles are made of.
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What is the cervical with 7 vertebrae, the 12 thoracic vertebrae, and the lumbar with 5 vertebrae?
The three sections of the spine and the number of vertebrae in each section.
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