Body Parts Quiz

1. Which type of tissue connects a muscle to a bone?

2. After food leaves the stomach, most nutrients enter the bloodstream through which organ?

3. Bending and straightening your elbow mainly demonstrates which type of joint movement?

4. When you move from a dim room into bright sunlight, what does the iris do?

5. In which organs does oxygen pass into the blood during normal breathing?

6. Someone rolls an ankle, overstretching tissue that connects one bone to another. What type of tissue is affected?

7. You accidentally touch a hot pan and pull your hand away almost immediately. Which structure can coordinate this rapid withdrawal reflex before you consciously process the pain?

8. Bile reaches the small intestine to help with fat digestion. In which organ was that bile produced?

9. Which organ releases insulin to help regulate the amount of glucose in the blood?

10. What normally happens to the diaphragm when you breathe in?

11. Which organ pumps blood through the body's blood vessels?

12. A sample shows new blood cells developing inside a bone. Which tissue is primarily responsible for producing them?

13. A singer produces sound as air makes the vocal folds vibrate. Where are these folds located?

14. Which bony structure directly surrounds and protects the brain?

15. The femur is located in which part of the body?

16. Which paired organs filter the blood, regulate water and salts, and produce urine?