Human Body Systems 1
This system is full of bones, muscles, and joints.
What is the Musculoskeletal System?
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?
Important to breathing, this organ is separated in two parts that resemble bags and are located behind the breast bone.
What are the lungs?
This is the most important part of the Circulatory System.
What is the HEART?
This system carries oxygen-rich blood and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the Circulatory System?
Name the five main body systems that we studied in this unit.
Circulatory
Respiratory
Digestive
Musculoskeletal
Nervous
Name the Organ System: - I send signals all over your body and tell it what to do.
What is the Nervous System?
This system's purpose is to provide structure, allow movement, and protect the bodies organs.
What is the skeletal system?
Which system's job is it to extract nutrients from food, and get rid of solid waste.
What is the digestive system?
The body system responsible for bringing oxygen into the body.
What is the Respiratory System?
It is a long tube like organ within the digestive system.
What are the intestines (large or small)?
Tiny blood vessels that connect the arteries to veins.
What are capillaries?
The part of the respiratory system where the gas is exchanged and oxygen enters the bloodstream.
What is the alveoli?
The trachea is part of this body system.
What is respiratory?
What is the diaphragm?
The trachea splits into these two tubes that lead to the lungs.
What are the bronchi?
Makes it difficult to breathe because of inflammation in the airways.
What is asthma?
What are smooth muscles?
Carry messages so the brain can understand them and respond
What are nerves?
These two organs work together to make and store bile, which is used to break down fats.
What do the liver and gallbladder do?
Multiple bundles of muscle cells that form muscle fibre that contract and pull on tendons.
What is skeletal muscle?
The tubes which carry blood AWAY from the heart to the rest of the body.
What are the arteries?