You Want a Piece of Me? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Shoulder

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The shoulder is considered a strong point on your body. You can shoulder your responsibilities, put your shoulder to the wheel, shoulder a weapon or give someone a shoulder to cry on.

Answer: Pancreas

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Your pancreas is a glandular organ which produces insulin, polypeptides and other digestive aids needed by the body. It is also an endocrine gland.

Answer: Spleen

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The spleen is part of the lymphatic system found in all vertebrates. It acts as a filter for the blood and is an important part of the circulatory system as well.

Answer: Stomach

'It'S TOM ACHing..'
Your stomach takes charge of the foods you eat and uses its acids to break it down into nutrients so your body can use them. The rest is passed on as waste. As a verb, you can stomach certain things but not others. Your stomach is usually sensitive to your body's general health.

Answer: Brain

'BuB, RAIN doesn't..'
Your brain is safely encased in your skull and is the computer that runs your body. This is your command center; it retains your memories, senses pain or pleasure, produces melatonin as well as sending out signals to the body to keep it running smoothly. The brain is not an organ that has thus far been successfully transplanted, although in fiction, Victor Frankenstein did manage it. The results were not exactly what he expected.

Answer: Heart

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Take good care of your heart and it will take good care of you. The heart and lungs are buddies, blood from the heart is loaded with oxygen from your lungs. Your lungs, in turn expel waste gas such as carbon dioxide taken from the blood. "Wearing your heart on your sleeve" is an old expression that indicates you show your personal feelings easily.

Answer: Chin

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You're usually supposed to 'keep your chin up'. The British call a good heart to heart talk a chinwag.

Answer: Chest

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Your chest consists of your upper vital organs protected by the rib cage. Sometimes you have to 'get things off your chest' (get rid of worries by talking them out with someone).

Answer: Back

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Your back is held up by your spinal cord and vertebrae. Back pain of various types is probably one of the most common medical problems experienced by humans.

Answer: Nails

'sNAILS'
We have nails (keratin) on our fingers and toes. They're helpful in picking things up. In many cultures the nails are decorated lavishly, and in ancient China, the empress had nails that reached to the ground, showing she was so powerful she never had to do any work.

Answer: Tongue

'a TON! GUEss..'
Your tongue is very useful for speaking and for helping to chew food. Sensors on the tongue convey taste.

Answer: Tooth

'TOO THirsty'
A tooth is a chewing aid, and humans have many types, as we are generally omnivores. So there are teeth for biting, tearing, and grinding. Each species of animal has the proper teeth for its proper diet; herbivores have flat grinding teeth for grasses, leaves and plants, while carnivores need sharp teeth for ripping flesh.

Answer: Arm

'hARM'
Your arm runs from shoulder to hand, and consists of one bone in the upper arm (humerus) and two in the lower arm, the radius and the ulna. You can also 'take up arms', 'bear arms', or 'disarm' an opponent, the 'arms' in these expressions referring to weaponry (armament).

Answer: Elbow

'reEL, BOW..'
Your elbow is the joint that connects your upper and lower arm. It is sometimes called the 'funny bone' - whacking it against something is not funny, but perhaps it got that name from the humerus bone that runs from shoulder to elbow. You can 'elbow' your way through a crowd of people, that is push and thrust your way through using your elbows as pointy nudgers.

Answer: Liver

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The liver is a unique organ in vertebrates that performs many functions, possibly as many as 500, according to scientists. It detoxifies the blood, synthesizes proteins, and produces substances used in the digestive process.

Answer: Fingers

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Fingers are the digits on your hands that allow you to work with things, especially precision work. You can 'finger' a suspect (point at the person), or 'keep your finger on the pulse' of something (stay informed about a subject). Your fingerprint is unique and can be used to identify you.

Answer: Thigh

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Your thigh is the upper part of your leg and contains the longest bone in the body, the femur.

Answer: Ankle

'H..ANK, LEt me'
Your ankle is the part that connects your foot to your lower leg. Skating strengthens your ankles but can also cause a sprain or strain. Your doctor will tell you how to allow it to heal correctly.

Answer: Knee

'JacK NEEd a..'
Your knee is the joint that connects the thigh to the calf. The kneebone is called the patella.

Answer: Ear

'wEARy'
Your ear is the auditory organ you use for hearing. You can 'keep your ear to the ground' (pick up information about something). You may wear earmuffs in the winter to protect your ears from the cold.