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Human Body Riddles

4.3
(173 votes)
10 questions
English
Read each riddle carefully. Select the correct answer from the options provided for each riddle
1
48 random squares

I hold your body up, tall and straight. Without me, you'd collapse under your weight. What am I?

Skeleton

Joints

Muscles

Skull

69% got this right

Babies have about 300 bones, but adults have only 206 because some bones fuse together!
2

I help you move and give you strength, working together in great length. What am I?

Muscles

Joints

Skull

Tendon

67% got this right

It takes 17 muscles to smile but 43 to frown—so smiling is easier!
3

I store urine until it’s time to let it out. What am I?

Bladder

Kidneys

Pancreas

Ureter

63% got this right

The average bladder can hold about 2 cups of urine.
4

I pump and pump, but I’m not a bike. I carry blood day and night. What am I?

Heart

Brain

Diaphragm

Lungs

Easy  88% got this right

The heart beats about 100,000 times a day!
5

I help you breathe, I’m in your chest. Without me, you’d be in distress. What am I?

Lungs

Brain

Diaphragm

Heart

Easy  80% got this right

Your lungs can hold about 6 liters of air!
6

I’m a system that helps you move, I work with your bones to help you groove. What am I?

Muscular system

Integumentary system

Nervous system

Skeletal system

49% got this right

There are over 600 muscles in the human body!
7

I’m your body’s messenger, quick and bright, sending signals from day to night. What am I?

Nervous system

Circulatory system

Endocrine system

Skeletal system

75% got this right

Nerve signals can travel at speeds of up to 120 meters per second!
8

I transport nutrients and oxygen too. I’m part of the blood, helping you! What am I?

Red blood cells

Plasma

White blood cells

Cerebellum

62% got this right

Red blood cells make up about 40-45% of your blood and are responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body!
9

I am a system that helps you stay warm or cool, through sweating and shivering, I'm a body tool. What am I?

Integumentary System

Muscular System

Nervous System

Skeletal System

74% got this right

If you stretched out all your skin, it would cover about 22 square feet—that’s like the size of a small blanket!
10

I’m where food goes after you chew. I’m a muscular bag that helps digest it too. What am I?

Stomach

Gallbladder

Liver

Small intestine

67% got this right

Your stomach uses acid strong enough to dissolve metal, but it’s safe for you!