Organization of the Human Body
What is the smallest unit of life in the human body?
What is a cell?
Which system is responsible for transporting blood throughout the body?
What is the circulatory system?
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
What is to bring oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide?
Where does digestion begin?
What is the mouth?
What enzyme in saliva starts breaking down carbohydrates?
What is amylase?
What system controls your movements and reactions?
What is the nervous system?
What is the primary job of the digestive system?
What is to break down food into nutrients the body can use?
What is the name of the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?
What is the esophagus?
In which organ does the digestion of proteins begin?
What is the stomach?
What is a group of organs that work together called?
What is an organ system?
Which system is your body’s first defense against disease?
What is the immune system?
Which system removes waste products from the body?
What is the excretory system?
What organ produces bile to help digest fats?
What is the liver?
List out one example of a carbohydrate!
Depends
Which level of organization comes after cells?
What is tissue?
What system includes bones and provides support?
What is the skeletal system?
How does the skeletal system help the muscular system?
What is by providing structure and attachment points for muscles?
Which organ absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream?
What is the small intestine?
Which enzyme in the stomach breaks down proteins?
What is pepsin?
Name the hierarchy of the body’s organization from smallest to largest.
What are cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism?
Name the body system responsible for hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
How does the circulatory system work with the respiratory system?
What is by transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood?
What is the role of the large intestine in digestion?
What is to absorb water and form feces?
Name the organ where proteins and carbs are fully digested and absorbed.
What is the small intestine?