Health Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. arm
A. Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres
2. fatigue
B. Any of the terminal members of the hand (plural)
3. fingers
C. Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
4. leg
D. A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to
5. tone
E. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
6. wrist
F. The part of the leg between the hip and the knee
7. hand
G. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
8. tendons
H. A sharp bend in a road or river
9. biceps
I. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (plural)
10. brain
J. Support resembling the rib of an animal (plural)
11. thigh
K. One of the supports for a piece of furniture
12. triceps
L. A major division of the vertebrate brain
13. endurance
M. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
14. elbow
N. The power to withstand hardship or stress
15. cerebellum
O. The extremity of the superior limb
16. cerebrum
P. Any skeletal muscle having three origins
17. nervous system
Q. The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
18. spinal cord
R. A pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
19. ribs
S. Any skeletal muscle having two origins
20. patella
T. A division of some larger or more complex organization