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The Five Senses

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 1. Clear, curved outer layer that covers and protects the front of the eye
  2. 3. Relating to the eyes or the sense of vision
  3. 6. Light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye
  4. 7. Specialized cell that detects a specific type of stimulus
  5. 9. Black opening in the eye that lets light enter
  6. 10. Relating to the sense of taste
  7. 11. Rapid back-and-forth movement that produces sound
  8. 12. How high or low a sound seems to the ear
  9. 13. Relating to the senses or to physical feeling
  10. 14. Number of sound wave vibrations that occur each second

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  1. 2. Thin fiber that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body
  2. 4. Spiral-shaped, fluid-filled part of the inner ear that helps you hear
  3. 5. Thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves strike it
  4. 8. Relating to the sense of smell
  5. 9. Brain's process of interpreting information gathered by the senses

The Five Senses

Easy · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 1. Sense that lets your tongue detect flavors in food
  2. 6. Describes a sound that is very strong or noisy
  3. 8. How something feels, such as smooth, rough, or bumpy
  4. 10. Vibration that travels through the air and can be heard
  5. 12. Body part used for hearing sounds
  6. 13. Sense that lets you detect sound using your ears

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  1. 2. Muscular body part in your mouth used for tasting
  2. 3. Combination of taste and smell that you notice while eating
  3. 4. Another word for a smell, pleasant or unpleasant
  4. 5. Sense that lets you see using your eyes
  5. 7. Body part used for smelling
  6. 8. Sense that lets your skin feel pressure, texture, and temperature
  7. 9. Body part used for seeing
  8. 11. Body's largest organ, used to feel touch and temperature

immunology

Easy · 7×7 · 8 words
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  1. 1. The state of not feeling well due to infection
  2. 4. A dull or steady pain caused by illness
  3. 7. The bodys first line of defense against invaders
  4. 8. An injection used to deliver a vaccine

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  1. 2. A treatment that ends a disease or condition
  2. 3. To become healthy again after an injury
  3. 5. An organism that a parasite lives inside of
  4. 6. Organ protected by immune cells in the chest

Human Body

Hard · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 1. Airbags continuously deploying with every breath
  2. 6. The pea-sized maestro directing the symphony of hormones
  3. 9. A protective cap you wear permanently on your leg
  4. 10. Metabolic butterfly resting gently on your windpipe

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  1. 1. Its name implies a survivor, but its true job is heavy filtration
  2. 2. The central anchor keeping your ribcage tied together
  3. 3. A bean-shaped manager of liquid assets
  4. 4. Your built-in, bony counting tools
  5. 5. The narrowest, microscopic side street in your body's transit network
  6. 7. Rhythmic drummer locked inside a cage of bone
  7. 8. The wrinkly mastermind sitting at headquarters

Human Body

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 1. Light-sensitive screen found at the back of the eye
  2. 4. Right one has three lobes while the left has two
  3. 6. The pale yellowish liquid component of blood
  4. 7. The shin's primary weight-bearing pillar
  5. 9. Hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs
  6. 12. Fiber bundle that relays pain and temperature sensations
  7. 13. Bean-shaped filter situated near the lower back
  8. 14. Romantic symbol that beats roughly a hundred thousand times a day

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  1. 2. The hardest substance found in the human body
  2. 3. Flexible column of interlocking vertebrae
  3. 5. Secretory structure producing hormones or sweat
  4. 7. Fibrous cord anchoring skeletal muscle to bone
  5. 8. Cartilaginous tube commonly known as the windpipe
  6. 10. Organ famously composed of gray and white matter
  7. 11. The body's heaviest internal organ and primary detoxifier

Human Body

Easy · 11×11 · 18 words
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  1. 2. The largest organ that covers and protects the outside of your physical form.
  2. 5. A large, reddish-brown organ that filters toxins and aids digestion.
  3. 6. The organ of hearing and balance located on the side of the head.
  4. 7. A hard, rigid structure that makes up the skeleton.
  5. 8. The part of the face above the mouth used for smelling and breathing.
  6. 9. The internal organ where food is digested after you swallow it.
  7. 14. Threadlike strands that grow from the skin, especially on the head.
  8. 15. The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the lower back.
  9. 16. The hard surface at the tip of a finger or toe.
  10. 17. The round organ in your face that provides the sense of sight.

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  1. 1. A blood vessel that carries oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart.
  2. 3. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg.
  3. 4. A bundle of fibers that transmits feelings and signals to the brain.
  4. 5. The pair of organs responsible for breathing air.
  5. 10. The passage from the back of the mouth leading to the stomach and lungs.
  6. 11. Tissue in the body that can contract to produce movement.
  7. 12. The protruding part of the face below the mouth.
  8. 13. The organ that pumps blood throughout your system.

Human Body

Easy · 11×11 · 18 words
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  1. 2. Organ dedicated to hearing sounds
  2. 4. Respiratory organ responsible for taking in oxygen
  3. 7. Fibrous tissue that contracts to produce movement
  4. 10. Top part of the frame containing the intellect
  5. 11. Muscular structure in the mouth used for tasting
  6. 12. Joint connecting the base extremity with the lower limb
  7. 14. Control center inside the skull
  8. 16. Upper front area of the torso
  9. 17. Hard piece of the skeletal system

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  1. 1. Hinge joint midway down the lower limb
  2. 3. Upper limb extending to the hand
  3. 5. Grasping part at the end of the upper limb
  4. 6. Organ responsible for vision
  5. 8. Joint where the upper arm attaches to the trunk
  6. 9. Lower limb used for standing and walking
  7. 10. Vital organ that pumps fluid continuously
  8. 13. Narrow section connecting the head to the torso
  9. 15. Facial feature used for smelling and breathing

Human Body

Medium · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 2. A specialized cell designed to transmit nerve impulses
  2. 4. Fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
  3. 7. Large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes
  4. 9. The smallest type of blood vessel in the body
  5. 10. The main artery that carries blood away from the heart
  6. 11. The hardest substance in the human body covering the teeth

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  1. 1. The outer and thinner of the two bones in the lower leg
  2. 3. The shorter of the two bones in the human forearm
  3. 5. Spiral shaped cavity in the inner ear responsible for hearing
  4. 6. Natural pigment responsible for the color of skin and hair
  5. 8. Any of the eight small bones that make up the wrist

Human Body

Hard · 15×15 · 22 words
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  1. 1. The five pillars that bear the weight of your torso
  2. 2. The arch that defines a high-cheeked look
  3. 5. The white insulation on biological wires
  4. 7. The body's rainy day fund for energy
  5. 9. The tiny hammer that strikes without a forge
  6. 12. The smooth landing strip between two brows
  7. 15. The ankle's die used for ancient games
  8. 16. An anatomical pothole for nerves to pass through
  9. 17. A spiral staircase for sound waves
  10. 19. A flat blade for a wingless creature
  11. 20. Harder than bone, but hides behind enamel

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  1. 1. The plumbing for your darkest moods
  2. 2. The plowshare bone within the nasal divide
  3. 3. A third eye shaped like a conifer's fruit
  4. 4. A bridge in the brain that never crosses water
  5. 6. A colorful ring named for a messenger goddess
  6. 8. The training ground where cellular soldiers learn their trade
  7. 10. The little key that unlocks the shoulder
  8. 11. To perform a ritual destruction of dinner
  9. 13. Minuscule balloons that keep the spark of life airy
  10. 14. The main trunk of the scarlet highway
  11. 18. The long-distance cable of a single cell

Human Body

Medium · 11×11 · 12 words
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  1. 1. The three-headed muscle on the back of the arm
  2. 4. The hard tissue sitting just beneath tooth enamel
  3. 8. Cell fragments that act as the body's internal bandages
  4. 10. The forearm bone that stays on the thumb side
  5. 11. The larger of the two bones in the lower leg
  6. 12. The grand central station of the arterial system

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  1. 2. An organ that handles both sugar and digestion
  2. 3. A gland behind the breastbone that shrinks after puberty
  3. 5. The muscular tube that serves as a food chute
  4. 6. Tiny sacs where the lungs trade gas for life
  5. 7. The upper jawbone that holds your top teeth
  6. 9. The first name of the throat's prominent apple

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