Skeletal System
What bone is know as the funny bone?
What is the humerus
This organ is responsible for absorbing most of the nutrients
Small intestine
The most important to breathing, this organ is separated in two part and located behind the breast bone.
What are the lungs?
This is the most important part of the Circulatory System
What is the HEART!
What is the name of the specialized nerve cell
What is neuron
What is the Femur
Chyme is made here and mechanical and chemical digestion occurs here to break down food
What is the stomach?
What is another name for the windpipe?
What is the trachea?
The heart moves this throughout the body.
What is blood?
What is used to send messages from the brain to the body?
Nerves
A set of arcing bones that protect the heart and lungs.
What is the rib cage?
In this organ you will find the solids remaining, water is absorbed here
What is large intestine?
The muscle responsible for expanding and contracting the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
The tubes which carry blood AWAY from the heart to the rest of the body.
What are the arteries?
What organs are part of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
Brain and spinal cord
What are 3 jobs of the skeletal system?
1) provide structure, 2) allow movement, 3) protect the bodies organs, 4) produce red blood cells, 5) store fats and minerals
break down food; absorb nutrients; get rid of wastes
How does the respiratory system maintain homeostasis?
Breathe in oxygen and exhale/release carbon dioxide (waste gas)
How does the circulatory system maintain homeostasis?
To circulate blood, oxygen and nutients to all parts of the human body.
How does the nervous system maintain homeostasis?
Controls body functions; sends and receives messages from the brain; uses senses to interpret messages
What is the name of the bones in your back?
What is vertebrae
What type of digestion involves the teeth and tongue and stomach?
Mechanical Digestion
This is where the gas exchange happens in the lungs
What is alveoli?
The human heart has how many chambers?
What is 4
What type of signals are used to transmit messages
Electrical impulses