List the 2 main functions (jobs) of the skeletal system
1. Support
2. Shape
3. Movement
4. Protects vital organs
5. Make Blood Cells
1. What is the main function of the respiratory system?
2. What does it give to the body and what does it get rid of?
1. Breathing
2. Gives the body oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide (waste)
What is the main function (or job) of the red blood cells system?
To send oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body through the bloodstream.
What are the three main parts of the nervous system?
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is the main purpose of the digestive system?
To turn food into energy for the body
What are the two main parts of the muscular system?
bones and muscles
What are the four main parts of the respiratory system?
Nose, Trachea, Lungs, and the diaphragm
What are the three main parts of the cardiovascular system?
The heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries), and blood.
What part of the brain control involuntary organ responses?
Brain Stem
What are the 5 main parts of the digestive system?
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, and Large Intestine.
What are the three main types of muscles found in the body?
Smooth Muscles - digestive system, respiratory system (involuntary)
Cardiac Muscles - heart muscles that help pump blood (involuntary)
Skeletal Muscles - Help move bones (voluntary)
What causes the lungs to take in oxygen and push out carbon dioxide (C02). What organ helps the lungs to operate?
The diaphragm. When the diaphragm contracts you breathe in and when it relaxes you breathe out.
1. Carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart to all parts of the body?
2. Carries oxygen poor blood from the body back to the heart?
1. Arteries
2. Veins
What part of the nervous system helps sends signals to and from the brain? (Also known as the highway of the nervous system)
The Spinal Cord
Which part of the digestive system absorbs nutrients from food?
The small intestines
1. Soft material where two or more bones meet together.
2. Cords of connective tissues that attach muscles to bones (you can feel one on the inside of your elbow).
3. Bands of connective tissue that holds bones together.
1. Cartilage
2. Tendons
3. Ligaments
Which system does the respiratory work with to transport oxygen to all parts of the body?
The Circulatory system. The oxygen travels through the blood stream.
Which 2 systems does the cardiovascular system work with to send oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body?
The respiratory system and digestive system.
What do you have all over your body that gathers information/signals to send to the brain?
The Nerves
What is inside your stomach that helps to break down food and separates the nutrients inside of food?
Stomach Acid/Bile
How do muscles move bones? Think about how the biceps and triceps help move the arm.
Muscles work in pairs and pull on bones. One muscle Contracts (or squeezes) and the other one relaxes.
To bend the arm the bicep contracts and the triceps relaxes. The opposite happens to straighten the arm.
Name two diseases that affect this system?
Name the 4 parts of the blood and tell what each is responsible for.
rbc
wbc
platelets
plasma
Name the 3 parts of the brain.
Cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem
Which body system works with the digestive system to help transport nutrients all throughout the body?
Circulatory System