Nervous System
Name the 5 sensory organs and what they do
Eyes-see light
Ears-sense vibration
Nose-sense tiny particles in the air
Tongue-taste buds sense sour, salty, sweet, and bitter
Skin-sense temperature, pressure, texture, and pain
Three functions of the bones
Protects important organs
Support and Structure
Makes blood inside
Stores nutrients and minerals
Job of the teeth and tongue
Chew food
Adds saliva, moves food around mouth, helps swallow
What does the circulatory system do?
Moves blood around the body
What is the job of nose air and mucus
Trap dust and germs before they enter the body
What organs clean the blood
Kidneys
Four functions of the skin
Keep out germs
Keep in water
Regulate body temperature (Sweat)
Nerves send signals to the brain
Oil glands keep skin from drying out
What bones protect the heart and lungs
Rib cage
What organ pushes food down and helps prevent it from coming back up
Esophagus
Blood vessels the go away from the heart
Blood vessels that go to the heart
Smallest blood vessels
Artery
Veins
Capillaries
What is the common name of the larynx
the voice box
What do the kidneys filter?
Cell waste, extra water, extra salt, and chemicals
Three parts of the brain and their funtion
Cerebrum- thinking
Cerebellum-Movement and balance
Brain stem-automatic functions like heart beat
Where two bones meet_____________ there is a soft tissue called __________ (also found in nose and ears)
Joints and cartilage
The stomach adds what to the food to help break it down?
acid
Carry oxygen rich blood (oxygenated)
Carries oxygen poor blood (deoxygenated) or carbon dioxide rich blood
Artery
Veins
The tube that connect the throat to the lungs
trachea
What is one sign that your kidneys are not functioning?
The whites of your eyes are yellow
Two bones that protect the nervous system
Skull protects the brain
Back bone (vertebrates) protects the spinal cord
Three types of muscles and their function
Skeletal - move bones
Smooth - digestive system moves food along
Cardiac- hear muscle pumps blood
What does the pancreas and liver help break down
Pancreas - sugars and proteins
Liver - fatty foods
What is the function of the following parts of the blood?
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
Red blood cells - carry oxygen
White blood cells - fight germs
Platelets - heals cuts
Plasma is mostly water, carries blood cells, cell waste, chemicals, and food
where the tube that connects to the throat breaks into two branches that enter the lungs
Bronchi
where does the kidney send the urine to be held until it is ready to be released
The bladder
Three parts of the nervous system
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Where muscles connect to bones
Tendons
What does the small intestine and large intestine pull out and where does it go?
small intestine - nutrients
Large intestine - salt and water
Goes into blood stream
At what organ does red blood cells get rid of carbon dioxide and pick up oxygen?
Lungs
How do you inhale?
How do you exhale?
The diaphragm contracts and moves down (inhale)
The diaphragm relaxes and moves up (exhale)
How is pee different from poo
Pee is cell waster and water
Poo is food waste