The Virtual Human            Name _______________________________________

            Today, you will be using the Internet to find various body parts of a human an answer questions about those body parts.  Please follow the directions, or you may find yourself at the wrong site.  Take your time and have fun.

            HINTS:  Muscles are reddish-brown and fat is yellow on the screen.

                                    SPELLING COUNTS!!!

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1. PECTORALIS MAJOR
   1. Type in the word PECTORALIS MAJOR.
   2. Click on KEYWORD 2.

Where are these muscles located?  ___________________________________

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2. HEART
   1. Type in the word HEART.
   2. Click on KEYWORD 1.
   3. Click on the word RIBS.

How many red dots do you see?  ____________________

How many ribs are true ribs?  ________________

How many ribs are false ribs?  _______________

3. PATELLA
   1. Type in the word PATELLA.
   2. Click on the word FEMUR.
   3. Click on the most anterior (in the front) muscle.
   4. What is the action of this muscle?

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5. Explain the role of this muscle when you visit the doctor’s office.

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4. TONGUE
   1. Type in the word TONGUE.
   2. Click on KEYWORD1.
   3. Click on the word TONGUE.

What is unique about the tongue compared to other muscles?

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5. BICEPS
   1. Type in the word BICEPS.
   2. Click on KEYWORD 1.
   3. What is the action of the BICEPS?

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4. Muscles work in pairs.  Click on the muscle on the opposite the biceps on the other side of the humerus.
5. What is this muscle called?

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6. What is the action of this muscle?

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6. KIDNEY
   1. Type in the word KIDNEY.
   2. Click on KEYWORD 1.
   3. What is the function of the kidney?

__________________________________________________________

4. How much blood (%) flows through the kidneys?

__________________________________________________________

5. Click on the word SMALL INTESTINE.
6. What are the villi? What is the function of the villi?

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7. BRAIN
   1. Type in the word BRAIN.
   2. Click on KEYWORD 5.
   3. Click on the muscle of the eye that is closest to the center of the head.

What is this muscle called?  ____________________________________

What does this muscle allow your eye to do?  _________________________

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