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Body Word Searches
All items below are categorized by their difficulty level and target audience so you can pick the perfect level of fun and education. We put them in alphabetical order and show the words hidden in the grid so you can quickly page through the list and find one that meets your needs. The words can be in several directions or only forward and down if you need something for the youngsters. To view or print a Body word search puzzle click on its title. Once you've clicked a title you see a link to separate answer grid page with hints for the teachers that show where the words start. Our most important instruction is that we want you to be sure to have fun while you learn!!!
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Instructions / Description |
Puzzle Words |
Difficulty |
Word Direction |
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The Muscular System
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This word search includes words that describe the Muscular System
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ACETYLCHOLINE, ACTIN, BLOOD VESSELS, CARDIAC MUSCLE, FLEXIBILITY, HEART, MUSCLE CONTRACTION, MUSCULAR SYSTEM, MYOSIN, NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION, SKELETAL MUSCLES, SMOOTH MUSCLES, STRENGTH, TENDONS
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Muscuskeletal System
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Common Chronic and Acute Conditions
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AMPUTATION, ARTHRITIS, AUTOIMMUNE ILLNESS, CLOSED FRACTURE, FULL WEIGHT BEARING, NON WEIGHT BEARING, OPEN FRACTURE, OSTEOARTHRITIS, PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING, PHANTOM LIMB PAIN, PHANTOM SENSATION, PROSTHESIS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Nervous System
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ACTIONPOTENTIAL, AXON, BRAINSTEM, CELLBODY, CEREBELLUM, CEREBRUM, DENDRITE, DEPRESSANT, DRUG, DRUGABUSE, HYOPTHALAMUS, MENINGES, MYELINSHEATH, NEURON, NEUROTRANSMITTER, REFLEX, REFLEXARC, RESTINGPOTENTIAL, STIMULANT, SYNAPSE, THALAMUS, THRESHOLD
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Nervous System
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Search forward, backward, and on the diagonal to find the hidden words.
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COMMUNICATING, COORDINATED, EFFECTOR, ENABLE, GENERATING, INTERPRETING, NERVOUS, ORDER, ORGAN, RECEIVING, RESPOND, RESPONSE, RESPONSIBLE, SENSE, SIGNAL, SYSTEM
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Nervous System
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Key Terms
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CEREBRUM, DEPOLARIZATION, DIENCEPHALON, GANGLIA, GYRI, HYPERPOLARIZE, HYPOTHALAMUS, MENINGES, MIDBRAIN, NERVES, NEURON, PONS, SULCI, SYNAPSE, THALAMUS, VENTRICLES
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Nucleus
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BRAIN, CELL, CHROMATIN, CHROMOSOME, CODES, CONDENSED, DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID, FUNCTIONS, GENE, GENETIC INFORMATION, NUCLEAR ENVELOPE, NUCLEOLUS, NUCLEUS, ORGANELLE, PROTEIN, RIBONUCLEIC ACID, SUPERCOILED
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Parts of the Respiratory System
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Find the words from the word bank.
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ALVEOLI, BRONCHI, BRONCHIOLES, CAPILLARIES, DIAPHRAGM, LARYNX, LUNGS, MOUTH, NASAL CAVITY, NOSE CAVITY, PHARYNX, SINUSES, TRACHEA
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Perfect Skin
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BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, FIRM, GLOW, MOIST, ORGANIC, PERFECT, RADIANT, SKINMILK, SMOOTH, SOFT, VEGAN
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Big
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Forward Only
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The Senses
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BRIGHT, DARK, FOUL, FRAGRANT, HEAR, LOUD, ROUGH, SALTY, SEE, SMELL, SMOOTH, SOFT, SOUR, SWEET, TASTE, TOUCH
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Easy
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Skeletal System
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Words may be forwards, backwards, or diagonal.
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CARTILAGE, CLAVICLE, CRANIUM, FEMUR, FIBULA, HUMERUS, JOINT, LIGAMENT, MANDIBLE, MARROW, PATELLA, PELVIS, PHALANGES, RADIUS, RIBCAGE, SCAPULA, STERNUM, TIBIA, ULNA, VERTEBRAE
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Skeleton
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ARM, CARTILAGE, CERVICAL, CHIN, CLAVICLE, COCCYX, COXAL, CRANIUM, DISC, FACE, FEMUR, FIBULA, FINGERS, FOREHEAD, HIP, HUMERUS, HYOID, JOINT, KNEE, LEG, LIGAMENTS, LUMBAR, MANDIBLE, MAXILLA, METACARPEL, MUSCLES, PATELLA, PECTORAL, PELVIC, PHALANGES, RADIUS, RIBS, SACRAL, SACRUM, SCAPULA, SHOULDER, SKULL, SPHENOID, SPINE, STERNUM, TARSAL, TEETH, TENDONS, THIGH, THORACIC, THUMB, TIBIA, TOES, ULNA, VERTEBRAE
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Very Difficult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Structure of the Nervous System
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Look for the words that are related to the structure of the nervous system
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AUTONOMIC, BRAIN, BRAIN STEM, CENTRAL, CEREBELLUM, CEREBRUM, CRANIAL NERVES, PARASYMPATHETIC, PERIPHERAL, SOMATIC, SPINAL CORD, SPINAL NERVES, SYMPATHETIC
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Tooth
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ADDITION, ANIMAL, ATTACHED, BEAVER, BONE, BREAK, CALCIFIED, CARNIVORE, CARTILAGE, CARTILAGINOUS, CONTINUOUSLY, COVERED, DEEP, DEFENSIVE, DEVELOP, DUE, ECTODERM, FISH, FOOD, FORM, FOUND, GNAWING, GROW, GUM, HARD, INCISOR, JAW, LAYER, MADE, MAMMAL, MOUTH, ORIGINATE, PALATE, PATTERN, POSITION, QUALIFICATION, REPLACE, RODENT, ROOT, SET, SHARK, SIDE, STRUCTURE, TEETH, TELEOST, TOOTH, TOUGH, VERTEBRATE, WEAR, WORN
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Very Difficult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Voice
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ARTICULATION, ATTITUDE, AUDIENCE, CHANGE, CLARITY, CLEAR, DELIVERY, DEPTH, DICTION, ENSURE, ENUNCIATION, HEAR, HEIGHT, INDICATING, INFLECTION, LETTER, PITCH, PROJECTION, PRONUNCIATION, QUALITY, SINGING, SPEAKER, SPEAKING, SPEED, SPOKEN, TEMPO, THROWING, TONE, VOICE, WORD
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Jumbo
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Upper Abdominal Pain Differentials
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ACIDOSIS, CHOLANGITIS, CHOLECYSTITIS, DUODENAL ULCER, ECTOPIC, GALLSTONES, GASTRITIS, GASTROENTERITIS, HEPATITIS, OBSTRUCTION, OESOPHAGITIS, PANCREATITIS, PEPTIC ULCER, PNEUMONIA, PREGNANCY, PYLEONEPHRITIS
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Urinalysis
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Find the words associated with the Urinalysis
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ABNORMAL TEST, ASEPSIS, BACTURIA, BILIRUBIN, BLADDER, CATHERIZATION, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, CLARITY, CLEAN CATCH, CLIA, COLOR, DIPSTICK, DRUG ANALYSIS, FIRST VOID, FOLEY CATHETER, GLUCOSE, HEMATURIA, KETONES, KIDNEYS, LEUKOCYTES, MICROSCOPIC, NITRATES, ODOR, OLIGURIA, OVULATION TEST, PREGNANCY TEST, PROTEIN, QUANTITY, RANDOM SAMPLE, REACTION PH, SEDIMENT, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, STERILE TECHNIQUE, STRAIGHT CATHETER, SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER, TIMED SPECIMEN, URINALYSIS, URINE, UROBILINOGEN
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Urinary System
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BLADDER, BOWMAN S CAPSULE, CORTEX, EXCRETORY SYSTEM, GLOMERULUS, HILUM, HOMEOSTASIS, KIDNEYS, MEDULLA, NEPHRONS, RENAL PELVIS, URETERS, URETHRA, URINARY MEATUS, URINARY SYSTEM, URINE, VOID
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Urinary System
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Find the words associated with the Urinary system
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ACITES, ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, BLADDER, CHRONIC, CORTEX, CYSTITIS, CYSTS, DIALYSIS, END STAGE, FREQUENCY, GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, HYPERTENSION, INCONTINENCE, INFECTION, KIDNEY STONES, KIDNEYS, MEATUS, MEDULLA, NEPHROLOGIST, PKD, PYELONEPHRITIS, RENAL, RENAL CALCULI, URETER, URETHRA, URINARY TRACT INFECTION, URINE, VOID
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Vascular System
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ARTERY, ATRIUM, BLOOD, CAPILLARIES, CARDIOVASCULAR, CAVITY, CHAMBERS, CHEST, CIRCULATION, DEOXYGENATED, DISEASES, DOUBLE, FOOD, HEART, IMMUNE, LUNGS, LYMPH, MOISTURE, NASAL, OXYGEN, OXYGENATED, PLASMA, RED, RESPIRATORY, TARGET, THORACIC, TRANSPORT, VALVES, VASCULAR, VEIN, VENTRICLE, VESSELS, WHITE
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Vertebrates
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Find the terms of vertebrates in the puzzle!
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AMNIOTIC EGG, AMPHIBIAN, ARCHAEOPTERYX, ATRIA, ATRIUM, BACKBONE, BALLOONFISH, BRACHIOSAURUS, CARNIVORES, CARTILAGE, CARTILAGINOUS, CHORDATE, DEINONYCHUS, ECTOTHERM, ENDOSKELETON, ENDOTHERM, FISH, FOSSIL, FROGS, GILLS, HABITAT, HERBIVORES, IGUANODON, KIDNEY, LUNG, METAMORPHOSIS, NOTOCHORD, PALEONTOLOGIST, RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS, REPTILE, SALAMANDERS, SEDIMENTARY ROCK, SWIM BLADDER, TADPOLE, TOADS, TORTOISES, TYRANNOSAURUS REX, URINE, VENTRICLE, VERTEBRA
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Very Difficult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Vital Signs
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Find the words associated with the Vital Signs
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AFEBRILE, APICAL PULSE, APNEA, AURAL, AXILLARY, BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, BPM, BRADYPNEA, CELCIUS, DEGREES, DIASTOLIC, DYPSNEA, EUPNEA, FAHRENHEIT, FEVER, HEART RATE, HEIGHT, HYPERPYREXIA, HYPERTHERMIA, KOROTKOFF SOUNDS, ORAL, OXYGEN SATURATION, PULSE, RECTAL, RESPIRATION, SOB, SPHYGMOMANOMETER, STETHOSCOPE, SYNCOPE, SYSTOLIC, TACHYPNEA, TEMPERATURE, THERMAMETER, TYMPANIC, VOLUME, WALLS, WEIGHT
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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What is blood made of?
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ANTIBODIES, ANTIGENS, BLOOD, BONE MARROW, CARBON DIOXIDE, CELLS, CIRCULATION, CLOTTING, HAEMOGLOBIN, LUNGS, LYMPH, OXYGEN, PLASMA, PLATELETS, PROTEINS, RED BLOOD CELLS, WHITE BLOOD CELLS
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Teenage
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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What makes me me!
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Find the body parts that help us grow and move.
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BONES, BRAIN, CHIN, ELBOW, EYES, FINGER, HEART, KNEES, LEGS, LUNGS, MOUTH, NECK, SHOULDERS, TEETH, TONGUE
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Easy
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Forward Only
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What's the Smell
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ANISE, CEDAR, CHLORINE, CHOCOLATE, COLOGNE, DEODORANT, ESSENCE, FLOWERS, GARLAND, GINGER, KEROSENE, LAVENDER, LEMON, LILAC, LIME, MAPLE, MELON, MINTS, MOLASSESS, NUTMEG, ONION, ORANGE, PINE, POMANDER, ROSE, SCENT, SMELL, SMOKE, SNIFF, VINEGAR
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Jumbo
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Forward Only
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White Blood Cells
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ANTIBODIES, BACTERIA, BASOPHILS, BONEMARROW, DISEASE, ENZYME, EOSINOPHILS, IMMUNESYSTEM, INFECTION, LYMPHOCYTES, METROPHILS, MONOCYTES, NEUTROPHILS, VIRUS, WHITEBLOODCELLS
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Your Body
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ANITBODIES, APOCRINE, ARTERIES, BLADDER, BRAIN, CAPILLARIES, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHEMICAL STABILITY, COMPACT BONE, CRANIAL NERVES, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, EPIGLOTTIS, EXCRETORY SYSTEM, HORMONES, INVOLUNTARY, KIDNEYS, LARYNGOPHARYNX, LIVER, MOUTH, MUSCLE FIBERS, MUSCLES, NASAL SEPTUM, NASOPHARYNX, NERVE IMPULSES, ONE WAY VALVE, OROPHARYNX, OVARIAN TUMORS, OXYGEN, SEBACEOUS, SKELETAL, SMOOTH, SPINAL CORD, SPINAL NERVES, SUDORIFEROUS, TEMPERATURE, URETERS, URETHRA, VEINS, VOLUNTARY
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Your Body
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ADDUCTOR MUSCLES, BICEPS BRACHII, BRACHIORADIALIS, DELTOID, HEART, ILIOPSOAS, PECTORALIS MAJOR, PERONEUS LONGUS, RECTUS ABDOMINIS, ROTATOR CUFF
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Moderately Challenging
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Forward and Backward
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Your Body
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Can you find the words?
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ARMS, EYES, FEET, FINGERS, HAIR, HANDS, LEGS, TOES
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Young Kids
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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