Vocabulary
What helps our body sense changes around us and respond to those changes?
Responsiveness
These are referred to as the building blocks of life
Cells
What is waterproof, stretchable, washable, automatically repairs itself when it is damaged, and is guaranteed to last a lifetime if taken care of?
Skin
What are the hard structures that make up our skeleton?
Bones
What part of the body helps it to move and be flexible?
Joints
What is the function called when our body processes the food we eat?
Digestion
What is the largest part of the cell that is considered to be the "brain" of it?
The Nucleus
The skin is the largest organ in the body. True or false?
True!
How many bones do we have in our bodies as adults?
206
What is the musculoskeletal system made of?
Bones and muscles
What is a type of connective tissue found in many places on the body? It can be found in the joints and hinges, ears, nose, and throat
Cartilage
What is the energy producer for the cell that allows it to keep working?
Mitochondrion
What makes up the integumentary system?
skin, sweat and oil glands, hair and nails
What are bones mostly made of?
Collogen and calcium phosphate
What is a type of flexible connective tissue that allows these joints to move easily?
A ligament
What is a type of fibrous connective tissue?
A tendon
This complex takes the proteins that were created by the endoplasmic reticulum and places them in vesicles.
Golgi Complex
What are the three different pigments that make up our skin color?
Melanin, carotene, and hemoglobin
How many vertebrae are on the cervical spine?
7
What are the three different types of muscle tissue?
Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscle tissue
This system is responsible for controlling all behaviors of our body, including every thought, action, and emotion.
The nervous system
This part of the cell is around the Nucleus and it is responsible for making, packaging, and transporting proteins and fats within the cell and outside of the cell.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What are the three layers of skin?
Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous tissue
Name at least three different bones in your body
Skull, Mandible, Cervical Vertebrae, Clavicle, Scapula, Humerous, Sternum, Rib, Ulna, Radius, Thoracic Vertebrae, Lumbar Vertebrae, Ilium, Sacrum, Ishium, Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula
What is the difference between a fixed joint and a synovial joint?
A fixed joint has very little movement and a synovial joint is freely moving