The Human Body Word Search
The Human Body, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: SKELETON, MUSCLE, HEART, LUNGS, BRAIN, STOMACH, INTESTINE, KIDNEY, LIVER, PANCREAS, SPLEEN, BONE.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Human Body word list, defined
- SKELETON /ˈskɛlɪtən/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The internal framework of bones that supports and protects an animal or human body. By extension, a skeleton is the essential framework, structure, or preliminary outline of something; it can also refer to an extremely thin person. Related: framework, bones, structure, outline.
- MUSCLE /ˈmʌsəl/ · noun; verb
- A muscle is a tissue in the body that contracts and relaxes to produce movement, maintain posture, or perform an internal function. As a verb, muscle means to exert force or influence in order to achieve something. Related: brawn, strength, power, force.
- HEART /hɑːt/ (British); /hɑːrt/ (American) · noun, verb
- The hollow muscular organ that pumps blood around the body. Figuratively, a heart can mean a person's feelings, love, sympathy, courage, innermost thoughts, or the central part of something. Related: courage, spirit, core, center.
- LUNGS /lʌŋz/ · noun
- The pair of organs in the chest that perform respiration, taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body. Related: respiratory organs, air sacs.
- BRAIN /breɪn/ · noun (also verb)
- The organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity. Informally, it also refers to a person's intellectual capacity or a very intelligent person. Related: mind, intellect, cerebrum, grey matter.
- STOMACH /ˈstʌmək/ · noun; verb
- The stomach is the muscular organ in the abdomen where food is digested. As a verb, to stomach something means to tolerate or accept it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult. Related: abdomen, belly, gut, tolerate.
- INTESTINE /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/ · noun
- The hollow, muscular organ of the digestive tract extending from the stomach to the anus. In general use, “intestines” commonly refers to the digestive tract as a whole. Related: bowel, gut, entrails, guts.
- KIDNEY /ˈkɪdni/ · noun
- One of the pair of organs in the abdomen that filter waste and excess water from the blood, regulate the body's fluid and electrolyte balance, and help produce certain hormones. The kidneys are essential for maintaining normal health.
- LIVER /ˈlɪvə(r)/ · noun
- The liver is the large glandular organ that processes nutrients, produces bile, stores energy, and helps remove harmful substances from the blood. In everyday use, the word can also refer to this organ as food.
- PANCREAS /ˈpæŋ.kri.əs/ · noun
- The pancreas is a glandular organ situated behind the stomach that produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon, which help regulate blood glucose. Related: gland, organ.
- SPLEEN /spliːn/ · noun
- The spleen is a small organ in the upper-left abdomen that filters blood, removes old blood cells, and helps support the immune system. By extension, “spleen” refers to a state of bitter anger, resentment, or hostility. Related: milt, resentment, ill will, bitterness.
- BONE /bəʊn/ · noun
- A bone is any of the hard, whitish structures that together make up the skeleton of a human or other vertebrate, providing support, protection, and attachment for muscles. As a mass noun, 'bone' refers to the dense, hard connective tissue from which these structures are made. Related: osseous structure.
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