Memorize these and you could recognize 28.4% of all Anatomy clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the liver | 24 | This is the body's largest gland |
| 2 | the brain | 19 | If you have hydrocephalus, you've got water in it, not on it |
| 3 | the inner ear | 18 | 3 semicircular canals are located behind the vestibule here |
| 4 | the pancreas | 16 | The beta cells in this organ are the ones that produce insulin |
| 5 | the lungs | 16 | If the body were a car, they would be the carburetors |
| 6 | the heart | 15 | The pericardium is the sac that contains this organ |
| 7 | the kidneys | 15 | Bowman's capsules are found in these filtering organs in your body |
| 8 | the diaphragm | 14 | The principal muscle used in breathing |
| 9 | the tongue | 14 | New to Texas, Cara offended many of the Houston guests with a slip of this |
| 10 | the stomach | 13 | The adult size of this J-shaped organ can hold about a quart of chop suey |
| 11 | the pituitary | 11 | Gigantism stems from excessive production of growth hormone by this gland |
| 12 | the trachea | 11 | This one tube splits into two bronchi |
| 13 | your teeth | 11 | Their roots are covered with cementum, a sort of living glue |
| 14 | the eyes | 11 | A jellylike substance called the vitreous humor fills much of the space in these organs |
| 15 | muscles | 10 | These bundles of tissue, numbering more than 600, make up about half your body weight |
| 16 | the eye | 10 | Part of your body which contains rods & cones |
| 17 | the spleen | 10 | Largest lymphoid organ in the body, it destroys worn out blood cells & acts as a blood reservoir |
| 18 | the nose | 10 | Rudolph's red one was so bright it helped Santa guide his sleigh |
| 19 | the esophagus | 8 | When you toss a drink down the hatch, it goes down this tube to the stomach |
| 20 | the aorta | 8 | As arteries go, this one's the largest |
| 21 | the thyroid | 8 | When this butterfly-shaped gland swells, you've got goiter |
| 22 | the small intestine | 7 | This section of the digestive tract is divided into the duodenum, jejunum & ileum |
| 23 | the retina | 7 | The nerve fibers of this, the "back" of the eye, converge to form the optic nerve, which runs to the brain |
| 24 | the larynx | 7 | This other name for the voice box also ends with the letter "X" |
| 25 | the knee | 7 | The hamstrings are tendons located at the back of this |
| 26 | the humerus | 7 | It's the arm's "funny" equivalent to the leg's femur bone |
| 27 | the Achilles tendon | 6 | The tendon named for this mythological character links the calf muscles to the heel bones |
| 28 | insulin | 6 | Secreted by B-cells in the Islets of Langerhans, it controls amount of glucose in the blood |
| 29 | ovaries | 6 | Sometimes done to treat cysts, an oophorectomy is the removal of this body part |
| 30 | hair | 6 | When you're cold or frightened, your arrector pili muscles make this "stand on end" |
| 31 | the solar plexus | 6 | The network of nerves behind the stomach that controls the abdominal organs is known by this 2-word name |
| 32 | the appendix | 6 | Resembling a worm, this slender tube attached to the cecum probably has no function in humans |
| 33 | the mandible | 5 | The only mobile bone of the face |
| 34 | the jugular veins | 5 | The carotid arteries carry blood into the head & these veins carry it away to the subclavian vein |
| 35 | the gallbladder | 5 | This small, pear-shaped pouch beneath the liver can store up to 2 ounces of bile at one time |
| 36 | the epiglottis | 5 | This thin plate of flexible cartilage protects the glottis during swallowing |
| 37 | the cornea | 5 | The eye's clear outer layer where a soft lens wearer makes "contact" |
| 38 | Capillaries | 5 | Arteries carry blood from the heart, veins carry blood to the heart, & these connect the 2 |
| 39 | blood | 5 | Fluid containing erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, & plasma |
| 40 | knuckles | 5 | These joints are located between the metacarpals & the adjoining phalanges on a hand |
| 41 | the tibia | 5 | The scientific name for the shinbone |
| 42 | the epidermis | 5 | This top layer of your skin is 4 layers thick |
| 43 | the skull | 4 | Part of the body where you would find the frontal, parietal & occipital bones |
| 44 | the pharynx | 4 | It's the tube that connects your nose & mouth with your larynx & esophagus |
| 45 | the eustachian tube | 4 | If you "stick it in your ear" & it winds up down your throat, it would have passed through this tube |
| 46 | the colon | 4 | This largest part of the large intestine includes sections called the transverse & descending |
| 47 | platelets | 4 | Named for their shape, these smallest blood cells are essential for blood clotting |
| 48 | plasma | 4 | A single drop of blood contains millions of cells floating in this straw-colored fluid |
| 49 | melanin | 4 | Freckles & moles are caused by a concentration of this skin pigment |
| 50 | cartilage | 4 | Type of tissue that connects your ribs to your breastbone |