Human Body Systems

Human Body Systems 1

100

Food passes through the liver in the digestive system. (True or False)

False

200

This system carries oxygen-rich blood and nutrients throughout the body?

What is the Circulatory System

300

Which system's job is it to extract nutrients from food, and get rid of solid waste.

What is the digestive system?

400

The part of the respiratory system that is shaped like a bunch of grapes and is where the gas is exchanged and oxygen enters the bloodstream.

What is the alveoli?

500

The wavelike movements of the esophagus that help move food into the stomach.

What is peristalsis.

Human Body Systems 2

100

After traveling down the esophagus, food stops here and is mixed with strong acids to assist in breaking the food down?

What is the stomach?

200

This substance is responsible for producing chyme in the stomach

What is Hydrochloric Acid (gastric acid)

300

In this tube you will find the solids remaining, where excess water is removed.

What is large intestine?

400

This organ prevents food from entering the trachea

What is the epiglottis?

500

What would happen if there was a blockage in a major artery?

Oxygen and glucose would not be delivered to the cells.

Human Body Systems 3

100

Important to breathing, this organ is separated in two parts that resemble bags and are located behind the breast bone.

What are the lungs?

200

Another name for this is the windpipe

What is the trachea?

300

The body system responsible for bringing oxygen into the body?

What is the Respiratory System

400

The dome shaped muscle which is responsible for forcing air in and out of the lungs.

What is the diaphragm?

500

The 4 main parts of the urinary (excretory) system consist of these.

What are the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra?

Human Body Systems 4

100

This is the most important part of the Circulatory System?

What is the HEART!

200

The part of the body where food enters, and digestion begins.

What is the mouth?

300

What would happen if your kidneys stopped working?

Your body would fill with extra waste and water

400

The trachea splits into these two tubes that lead to the lungs.

What are the bronchi?

500

The body's ability to regulate its temperature is an example of this.

What is homeostasis?

Human Body Systems 5

100

The most nutrient absorption happens in this organ of the digestive system.

What is the small intestine?

200

Cellular respiration takes place in the mitochondria in every cell in your body.  The purpose of cellular respiration is….

to produce energy

300

The part of the blood that fights infection or disease.

What are the white blood cells?

400

This is the part of the blood that helps your blood form clots when you are injured. (forms scabs)

What are the platelets?

500

The tubes which carry blood AWAY from the heart to the rest of the body.

What are the arteries?