The body system that is responsible for breaking down your food into usable nutrients.
The digestive system
The digestive system
What is the role of a heart?
Pump blood through the body
The body system that coordinates the body's actions and transmits signals to and from different parts of the body.
The nervous system
The body system that distributes oxygenated blood through the body.
The circulatory system
Where do humans acquire energy
Food
What is considered the smallest level of organization in a living organism?
Cell
The movement in your body that you do not control?
Involuntary Movement
True or False: The brain is responsible for coordinating movement and balance?
True
List the levels of organization in the human body from simplest to most complex, starting with the cell and ending with organ system.
cell --> tissue --> organ --> organ system
The two systems that must work together for the body to move.
Skeletal and Muscular
What is composed of Tissues?
Organs
Wiggling your toes is an example of what kind of movement?
Voluntary movement
What is the order in which food is digested?
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
What is the hollow tube that connects the throat to the stomach?
The airway that transports oxygen to and from your lungs?
Trachea
What type of muscle is in your hands?
Skeletal muscle
True or false: The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.
True
Give one example of an involuntary movement
Breathing, Blinking, Heart Beating etc..
True or False: The stomach is the organ in the digestive system where nutrients we eat are absorbed into the blood stream.
False: small intestines
What is the main function of the circulatory system?
Move blood throughout the body
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the cells of the body
What are the main organs of the respiratory system? Name 4
Nose, trachea, lungs, mouth
What structures work together to form tissues?
What type of organism is made up of different types of structures that make up body systems?
Multicellular organisms