Name the layers of the skin (3).
epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
What connects muscle to bone?
tendons
Name the three types of muscle:
smooth, cardiac, skeletal
What are the functions of the Respiratory system? (2)
take in oxygen and get rid of CO2
What organ pumps blood through the body.
heart
Name the major organs in the nervous system (4):
brain, spinal cord, nerves/neurons, sensory organs
Where water is absorbed back into the body:
large intestine
The first line of defense is your _______.
skin
Skin helps with our sense of ________.
touch
What connects bone to bone?
ligaments
Heart is made from:
cardiac muscle
What is the major organ involved in the respiratory system?
Lungs
How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
Body recieves information from its surrondings by using:
sensory organs
Daily Double:
1. Where is bile made? 2. Where is bile stored?
1. liver, 2. gallbladder
What is the function of your immune system? (2)
Get rid of pathogens and destroy germs
Your skin is the ________ line of defense of your immune system.
first
What do we call the space where bones come together or meet?
joints
What type of muscle lines our organs?
smooth
What is the muscle that helps us breathe?
diaphragm
Carries blood AWAY from the heart
arteries
What are the pancreas, pituitary, ovaries, testes, and thyroid examples of?
glands
What is the function of the Digestive system? (3)
digest food, absorb nutrients, get rid of waste
Name 3 organs/parts associated with the immune system:
thymus, spleen, white blood cells, tonsils, bone marrow, lymph nodes
Name two functions of the integumentary system:
protection, body temp regulation, sense of touch
Brain is protected by the __________.
skull
What type of muscle helps with movement?
skeletal
Where does the exchange of gases occur?
at the alveoli (capillaries)
Carries blood TOWARDS the heart
veins
What do glands release?
hormones
Daily Double:
1. What organ filters urine. 2. What organ stores urine.
1. Kidneys, 2. Bladder
The type of cell that recognizes that a pathogen has entered your body:
T-cell
Name 4 other things we find in our skin:
hair, sweat glands, oil glands, nerves, blood vessels
Name 3 functions of the skeletal system (5):
support, protection, mineral storage, blood cell production, movement
Name the functions of the muscular system:
movement, protection, other body functions (ex. heart pumping, digestion, breathing)
What other system does the Respiratory System work with to move oxygen through our body?
circulatory system
Small blood vessels where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide (found surrounding alveoli as well)
capillaries
Daily Double:
Define Homeostasis
maintaining balance in the body with the help of the nervous and endocrine systems
What is the function of the Excretory system? (2)
filters water and gets rid of urine as waste
The type of cell that makes an antibody to fight off a pathogen:
B-cell