Body Systems 1
The system that breaks down food for cells to use.....
The Digestive System
The organ system that captures oxygen from the atmosphere...
The Respiratory System
This organ system is different in males and females
The Reproductive System
The name of the reaction that generates ATP (D/E)
Cellular Respiration (Zellatmung)
The organ system that transports oxygen and food around your body
The Circulatory System
Explain why your blood may vary in it's shade of RED.
It depends on the amount of oxygen in the blood. (More oxygen =bright red, Less oxygen = darker red)
These cells in the trachea sweep particles in the airways upwards towards the throat (D/E)
Cilia (Zilien, Flimmerhärchen)
This tube takes food from the back of the throat to the stomach (D/E)
Esophagus (die Speiserohre)
The system that sends electrical messages throughout your body
The Nervous System
This body part absorbs water from food and carries away waste.
The large intestine
How many muscles are in the human body?
Around 700
(640 to ~800)
What is the largest organ of the body?
Skin
What 2 main parts make up the Nervous System?
The brain and the nerves
This system contains memory cells, B-cells, T-cells...
The Immune System
A group of like tissues make up.....
The pancreas is a gland in included in which TWO body systems?
The Digestive System & the Endocrine System
Where does the blood get filtered to produce urine?
In the kidneys
What are the three types of muscles?
Smooth muscle, Skeletal muscle, Cardiac muscle
How many bones are in a human adult body?
206
A waste gas that is transported in veins from the body to the lungs via the heart
carbon dioxide
Which two SYSTEMS work together to enable us to move?
The Muscular and Skeletal Systems
The digestive process starts here
In the mouth
Where do nutrients get absorbed into the blood stream?
In the small intestine
Which muscle is essential for breathing?
The Diaphragm (the muscles around the ribcage also pay a role)
This organ of the circulatory system is composed of involuntary muscle tissue and without it we would die
The Heart
The flap of cartilage that covers the trachea when swallowing food to keep food from "going down the wrong tube". (D/E)
Epiglottis (der Kehlkopf)
What is the strongest muscle in the body?
The Masseter (jaw muscle)
What is the longest bone in the human body? (D/E)
Femur (thigh bone)
Der Oberschenkelknochen
The White blood cells that surround and digest pathogens are called...
Phagocytes (macrophages)
Phagozyten/Fresszellen
What does the endocrine system do?
It releases hormones that communicate with other cells (to regulate various body functions)