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  1. 4. In addition to conditions of the gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas, a hepatologist is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of what large internal organ?
  2. 5. Which sensory organ is the tympanic membrane found in? (Hint: You’ll have to drum up your memories of human anatomy to answer correctly).
  3. 6. The average adult has about 22 square feet (or about 8 pounds) of which organ, making it the largest in the human body?
  4. 10. An "umbilicoplasty" is a form of cosmetic surgery intended to modify the appearance of what typically unnoticed body part?
  5. 11. The nares are another name for which part of your nose that leads into your nasal passages?
  6. 13. There are non-image-forming ganglion cells in the human eye (and other mammals) that are still photosensitive and receive light signals that can help regulate and suppress the production of what "M" hormone that helps regulate the sleep-wake schedule?
Down
  1. 1. There are about 5.6 liters (or about 7% of their total body weight) of which life-giving fluid in the average adult’s body?
  2. 2. What structure controls the pupil (and therefore how much light is let into the eye) and shares its name with a flower
  3. 3. What is the general term for the small tubes in the circulatory that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart? It sounds like an adjective for a conceited person.
  4. 7. Common in athletes, ACL surgery reconstructs or replaces a ligament located in what joint of the body?
  5. 8. Which part of the body is comprised of the carpus and metacarpus?
  6. 9. What joint in your arm is where the humerus, radius, and ulna bones all meet?
  7. 12. As far as we can tell, Michael Jordan, Gene Simmons, and Miley Cyrus all have very active hypoglossal nerves. The hypoglossal nerve is responsible for the movement of what muscular organ?