Organs
Body Functions
Vocabulary
Scenarios
Body System Interactions
100

The organ that filters blood to produce liquid waste

What is the kidney?

100

This is used to describe purposely controlling a muscle.

What is a voluntary actions?

100

The memory that is formed to fight pathogens when they are reintroduced in the future

What is an antibody?

100

If you run a race and your muscles feel sore afterward, this chemical has built up due to lack of oxygen.

What is lactic acid?

100

The two main body systems that contribute to movement in the body

What are the skeletal and muscular systems?

200

The organ that contracts to break down food for digestion.

What is the stomach? 

200

The controlling of breathing rate, anxiety and heart rate.

What is the nervous system?

200

The maintaining of an internal balance inside our bodies

What is homeostasis?

200

During exercise, your breathing rate increases the oxygen needed for energy production via this body system.

What is the nervous system?

200

The pain and growling sounds associated with hunger are a result of these two body systems working together

What are the digestive and nervous systems?

300

The organ that contracts to open the lungs for air to rush inside

What is the diaphragm?

300

The recognizing and attacking of pathogens that enter the body.

What is the immune system?

300

A term used to describe the heart and stomach

What is an involuntary muscle?

300

Sydney’s foot falls asleep and this structure is temporarily compressed, resulting in the tingling sensation

What are nerves?

300

The removal of waste is essential to survival and results when these two body systems work together

What are the digestive and excretory systems?

400

The organ that breaks down sugars for energy in the body.

What is the pancreas?

400

The absorbing of nutrients in the digestive system.

What is the small intestine?

400

A term used to describe the blood when it enters the blood vessels

What is oxygenated?

400

Test results at the doctor’s office reveal Olivia has a high white blood cell count, indicating this body system is working overtime.

What is the immune system?

400

The two body systems that work with the respiratory system to provide red blood cells to the body while exercising

What are the muscular and cardiovascular systems?

500

The organ responsible for pumping blood into the blood vessels.

What is the heart?

500

The production of blood can be found here

What is the bone marrow?

500

The product that gets released from the lungs while breathing

What is carbon dioxide?

500

Sometimes a blockage in the blood vessels, termed a blood clot, can result in this condition.

What is a heart attack?

500

These two body systems work directly with each other as the flu virus enters and infects the body during certain times of the year.

What are the immune and respiratory systems?

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