Cardiovascular System
This system moves blood, oxygen, and nutrients around the body.
What is the cardiovascular system?
This system breaks down food into energy and nutrients.
What is the digestive system?
This system controls everything we do and sends messages around the body.
What is the nervous system?
This system controls growth and body functions by releasing hormones
What is the endocrine system?
This system helps you breathe and take in oxygen.
What is the respiratory system?
This organ pumps blood through the body.
What is the heart?
This organ begins the digestion process by chewing and mixing food with saliva.
What is the mouth?
This organ is the control centre for the whole body.
What is the brain?
This hormone increases heart rate and blood flow during stress or exercise.
What is adrenaline?
These organs fill with air when you breathe in.
What are the lungs?
After 30 seconds of star jumps, this measurement increases because the cardiovascular system works harder.
What is your heart rate?
This long organ absorbs nutrients from digested food.
What is the small intestine?
This activity in your lesson measures how quickly signals travel through your nervous system.
What is the ruler drop reaction test?
These two hormones impact muscle development, bone strength, and recovery.
What are testosterone and oestrogen?
This dome-shaped muscle helps move air in and out of the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
These tubes carry blood around the body.
What are blood vessels?
The stomach uses these two things to break down food.
What are acids and muscles?
Faster signals and processing lead to this quicker physical ability.
What is reaction time?
This hormone helps regulate blood sugar levels.
What is insulin?
After holding a plank, this rate increases because your body demands more oxygen.
What is your breathing rate?
This is why your heart rate rises after exercise—your body needs more of this delivered to muscles.
What is oxygen?
The digestive system provides the body with these essential substances needed for movement and energy.
What are nutrients?
These cells send electrical messages throughout the body.
What are neurons?
The glands of the endocrine system release these chemical messengers into the bloodstream.
What are hormones?
The respiratory and cardiovascular systems work together to transport this gas around the body.
What is oxygen?