Challenge A Science Anatomy Vocabulary

Front 1

blood vessels

Back 1

duct or canal holding or conveying blood

Front 2

bone

Back 2

any piece of tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates

Front 3

canines

Back 3

teeth responsible for tearing and shredding

Front 4

cementum

Back 4

bonelike substance covering the root of a tooth

Front 5

crown

Back 5

part of the tooth visible outside the gum

Front 6

dentin

Back 6

dense tissue forming the bulk of the tooth

Front 7

enamel

Back 7

hard coating of a tooth

Front 8

gum

Back 8

firm flesh around the roots of a teeth

Front 9

incisors

Back 9

teeth responsible for cutting food

Front 10

molars

Back 10

teeth responsible for grinding

Front 11

neck

Back 11

part of the tooth connecting the tooth to the gum

Front 12

parotid gland

Back 12

either of the pair of salivary glands situated below and in front of each ear

Front 13

premolars

Back 13

teeth responsible for grinding

Front 14

nerves

Back 14

fiber or bundles of fibers that transmits impulses between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body

Front 15

pulp

Back 15

the soft, flesh part of the tooth

Front 16

root

Back 16

the part of the tooth imbedded in the gum

Front 17

sublingual gland

Back 17

located on each side of the floor of the mouth

Front 18

submaxillary gland

Back 18

located below the jaw bone

Front 19

cerebellum

Back 19

coordinates muscle contractions and balance

Front 20

medulla oblongata

Back 20

controls breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

Front 21

thalamus

Back 21

filters and passes on input from the brainstem

Front 22

hypothalamus

Back 22

controls secretions of the pituitary gland

Front 23

corpus callosum

Back 23

thick band of fibers joinin ghte cerebral hemispheres

Front 24

pons

Back 24

provides link between cerebral cortex and cerebellum

Front 25

spinal cord

Back 25

main nerves of central nervous system extending down from the brain

Front 26

cerebrum

Back 26

the thinking, feeling part of your brain; largest part of the brain

Front 27

pituitary gland

Back 27

endocrine gland that secretes hormones

Front 28

occipital lobe

Back 28

produces the sense of vision

Front 29

frontal lobe

Back 29

controls some body movements, reasoning, judment, and emotions

Front 30

temporal lobe

Back 30

interprets the sense of hearing

Front 31

parietal lobe

Back 31

interprets sensations such as pain, pressure, touch, hot and cold

Front 32

aorta

Back 32

pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body tissues

Front 33

right pulmonary artery

Back 33

carries oxygen-poor blood into the right lung

Front 34

left pulmonary artery

Back 34

carries oxygen-poor blood into the left lung

Front 35

right/left pulmonary vein

Back 35

carries oxygenated blood from the left atrium to the heart

Front 36

right atrium

Back 36

receives oxygen-poor blood from the body

Front 37

left atrium

Back 37

receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs

Front 38

bicuspid valve

Back 38

prevents back flow of the blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium

Front 39

right ventricle

Back 39

contracts to pump oxygen-poor blood along the pulmonary arteries to the lungs

Front 40

left ventricle

Back 40

contracts to pump oxygen-rich blood along the aorta to the rest of the body

Front 41

septum

Back 41

the muscular wall that divides the heart into right and left halves

Front 42

inferior vena cava

Back 42

carries oxygen-poor blood from the legs and abdoment to the right atrium

Front 43

superior vena cava

Back 43

carries oxygen-poor blood from the head and upper body to the right atrium

Front 44

semilunar valves

Back 44

either of two valves, one located at the opening of the aorta and the other at the opening of the pulmonary artery, each consisting of three crescent-shaped cusps and serving to prevent blood from flowing back into the ventricles

Front 45

tricuspid valve

Back 45

prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium