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