Anatomy & Physiology Scavenger Hunt
Anatomy & Physiology Scavenger Hunt
Anatomy & Physiology Scavenger Hunt
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<strong>Anatomy</strong> & <strong>Physiology</strong><br />
<strong>Scavenger</strong> <strong>Hunt</strong><br />
1. You'll find that you have more than one "septum" in your body. Can you figure out where two of them are?<br />
2. How many bones does an adult have?<br />
3. Can you remember which part of your brain helps you remember things?<br />
4. Which part of your digestive system is like a mixer?<br />
5. What digestive juice from your liver helps to absorb fats in the bloodstream?<br />
6. Name the three types of muscle in the body.<br />
7. Assuming you're not bald, how many hairs do you have on your head?<br />
8. Where can you find your pulse?<br />
9. How fast is a sneeze?<br />
10. What happens to your skin to make it wrinkled and soggy in water?
11. Which piece of computer equipment is about the size of a kidney?<br />
12. These four pointy teeth help tear food. What are they called?<br />
13. Your tongue is covered with a layer of bumps that contain taste buds. What are they called?<br />
14. Which endocrine gland is in your neck and shaped like a bowtie or butterfly?<br />
15. Your spleen works like a filter to remove germs from your system. Name another part of the immune system<br />
that also works like a filter.<br />
16. Pee follows the urinary tract, which includes six parts. What are they? Hint: Two of the parts come in pairs.<br />
17. What does the Eustachian tube do?<br />
18. What's the white part of the eyeball called?<br />
19. What are nails made of?<br />
20. What are the tiniest tubes in the lungs called?
1. Question: You'll find that you have more than one "septum" in your body. Can you figure out where two of<br />
them are?<br />
Answer: Nose and heart<br />
Where to find it: Your Nose and Your Heart & Circulatory System<br />
2. Question: How many bones does an adult have?<br />
Answer: 206<br />
Where to find it: Your Bones<br />
3. Question: Can you remember which part of your brain helps you remember things?<br />
Answer: The cerebrum<br />
Where to find it: Your Brain & Nervous System<br />
4. Question: Which part of your digestive system is like a mixer?<br />
Answer: The stomach<br />
Where to find it: Your Stomach & Digestive System<br />
5. Question: What digestive juice from your liver helps to absorb fats in the bloodstream?<br />
Answer: Bile<br />
Where to find it: Your Liver<br />
6. Question: Name the three types of muscle in the body.<br />
Answer: Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle<br />
Where to find it: Your Muscles<br />
7. Question: Assuming you're not bald, how many hairs do you have on your head?<br />
Answer: About 100,000<br />
Where to find it: Your Hair<br />
8. Question: Where can you find your pulse?<br />
Answer: Anywhere an artery comes close to the surface of your skin, such as the inside of your wrist (just<br />
below your thumb) or the side of your neck<br />
Where to find it: Your Heart & Circulatory System<br />
9. Question: How fast is a sneeze?<br />
Answer: Up to 100 miles per hour<br />
Where to find it: Your Nose<br />
10. Question: What happens to your skin to make it wrinkled and soggy in water?<br />
Answer: Your skin gets pruney when it absorbs water. If you stay in the water for a long time, your<br />
protective layer of sebum and sweat get washed away, allowing the water to get through.<br />
Where to find it: Your Skin
11. Question: Which piece of computer equipment is about the size of a kidney?<br />
Answer: A computer mouse<br />
Where to find it: Your Kidneys<br />
12. Question: These four pointy teeth help tear food. What are they called?<br />
Answer: Canine teeth<br />
Where to find it: Your Teeth<br />
13. Question: Your tongue is covered with a layer of bumps that contain taste buds. What are they called?<br />
Answer: Papillae<br />
Where to find it: Your Tongue<br />
14. Question: Which endocrine gland is in your neck and shaped like a bowtie or butterfly?<br />
Answer: The thyroid gland<br />
Where to find it: Your Endocrine System<br />
15. Question: Your spleen works like a filter to remove germs from your system. Name another part of the<br />
immune system that also works like a filter.<br />
Answer: Lymph nodes<br />
Where to find it: Your Immune System<br />
16. Question: Pee follows the urinary tract, which includes six parts. What are they? Hint: Two of the parts come<br />
in pairs.<br />
Answer: Two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, and the urethra<br />
Where to find it: Your Urinary System<br />
17. Question: What does the eustachian tube do?<br />
Answer: Works like a pressure valve in your ear<br />
Where to find it: Your Ears<br />
18. Question: What's the white part of the eyeball called?<br />
Answer: The sclera<br />
Where to find it: Your Eyes<br />
19. Question: What are nails made of?<br />
Answer: Keratin<br />
Where to find it: Your Nails<br />
20. Question: What are the tiniest tubes in the lungs called?<br />
Answer: Bronchioles<br />
Where to find it: Your Lungs & Respiratory System
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