Handwashing
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. soap
A. A knob used to release the catch when opening a door
2. germs
B. A small apparently simple structure from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (plural)
3. bacteria
C. The nail at the end of a ___ (plural)
4. faucet
D. Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
5. fingernails
E. The state of being covered with unclean things
6. hands
F. To wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine
7. doorknob
G. A regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
8. sink
H. Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
9. dirt
I. Used with water to wash
10. palms
J. The extremity of the superior limb (plural)
11. touch
K. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (plural)
12. illness
L. The event of something coming in contact with the body
13. handwashing
M. A room or building equipped with one or more ___
14. toilet
N. Tiny single-celled living things, some of which cause illness