Nerves, Bones, and Muscles
What are the structures of the Nervous system?
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves
Name the structures of the circulatory system.
Heart, veins and arteries (blood vessels)
What are the two types of cellular organisms?
Unicellular and multicellular
What are the structures of the digestive system?
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
How do the muscular and skeletal systems work together?
They help us move and grow
What is the function of the muscular system?
Movement and Strength
Name the structures of the respiratory system.
Nose, trachea, lungs
What is special about a single-celled organism?
They can perform all the necessary functions for life in one cell.
What is the function of the digestive system?
To breakdown food, absorb nutrients, and discard waste
How do the digestive system and circulatory systems work together?
Which system is the control center for the body?
The Nervous system
What is the function of the respiratory system?
What is a quick way you can tell a unicellular organism from a multi-cellular organism?
Can you see it? Unicellular organisms are usually microscopic.
The small intestine
How do the nervous system and circulatory system work together?
The nervous system tells the heart to beat and the circulatory system delivers oxygen to the nervous system.
The skeletal system _____________ our internal organs and ___________ our body.
Protects and Supports
What is the function of the circulatory system?
To transport oxygen around the body and remove waste, like carbon dioxide, from the cells.
They use transport systems and have specialized functions
What is responsible for breaking down most of our food?
Stomach acid
These two systems work together by supplying the oxygen that is transported around the body.
The circulatory and respiratory systems
Name and describe the two types of joints.
Hinge joint, opens and closes like a door. Your elbow. Ball and socket joint, rotates around like a ball in a socket. Your shoulder.
What necessary function of life are the respiratory and circulatory system responsible for?
Breathing. They also provide a transport system.
What are the six necessary functions for life?
Breathing, nutrients (eating), removal of waste, growth, reproducing, movement
What other organs help break down our food?
Liver, gallbladder, pancreas
How is the circulatory system related to the skeletal system?
The bones make our blood cells. Blood also brings oxygen and takes carbon dioxide from our bone cells.