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What is the upper arm bone called?
Humerus
What is the shin bone called?
Tibia
How many bones are in an average adult human?
206
What is made inside bones?
Blood cells
Why are tarsals, metatarsals, carpals and metacarpals so much smaller than other bones?
To allow greater movement
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
When a baby is very young, the bones in the head are not joined together, and they have a 'soft spot' at the top and front of their heads which must be protected. Why?
Allow for birth through the pelvis, protect to protect the brain
What is the scientific name for the brestbone?
Sternum
Dialysis is a technique used when what organ is not functioning properly
Kidney
What part of blood fights disease
White blood cells
What component of our blood carries oxygen around the body?
Red blood cells
Where in the lungs does gaseous exchange occur?
Alveoli
What name do we give to the leftover, undigested material from the digestive system?
Faeces
What part of the excretory system filters blood?
Kidneys
What are the four main parts of the excretory system?
The kidneys, bladder, urethra and the ureter.
What is the main component of perspiration?
Water
