System Scenarios
You are running. Your heart rate increases as well as your breathing rate. What two systems are being used?
Circulatory and respiratory
What drives the nervous system?
The brain
What is the specialized cell of the nervous system?
Neuron
What is the function of the nervous system?
To control other systems
What part of the bone makes new blood cells?
Red bone marrow
You are chewing your food. What two systems are working together?
Digestive and skeletal/muscular
What are the organs of the muscular system?
Muscles
What is the specialized cell of the respiratory system?
Ciliated cells
What is the function of the circulatory system?
To pump blood and deliver oxygen and nutrients to our body
What part of the bone stores fat and makes new bone cells?
Yellow bone marrow
You track a frisbee through the air and try to catch it. What two systems are working together?
Nervous and muscular
What is the specialized cell of the skeletal system?
Osteocyte
What is the function of the respiratory system?
To allow us to breathe in oxygen and get rid of waste products
What brings blood to the heart?
Veins
When you swallow food, muscles along your esophagus push food down into your stomach. What two systems are working together?
Muscular and digestive
What drives the circulatory system?
The heart
What is are the 3 specialized cells of the muscular system?
Skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle
What is the function of the muscular system?
To contract
What brings blood away from the heart?
Arteries
Your heart beats without you thinking about it. What two systems are working together?
Nervous and circulatory
What muscle controls the lungs?
The diaphragm
What are the 3 specialized cells of the circulatory system?
Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
What is the function of the skeletal system?
To allow us to move, protect our organs, give us shape, and make blood cells
Where does gas exchange occur?
Capillaries in lungs