Musculoskeletal System
What are the hard, white body parts that allow you to stand?
Bones
Where does food enter the digestive system?
Mouth
What is the main organ used for breathing?
Lungs
What organ pumps your blood throughout your body?
The heart
What is the body part that contracts and pulls on tendons to move bones?
muscles
What is the name of the long tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
esophagus
What is the body part that carries air from the mouth and nose to the bronchi and lungs?
Trachea
What are the tunnels that carry blood all around your body called?
Blood vessels
What is the string-like part that connects your muscles and bones to help you move?
A tendon
Where does chemical AND mechanical digestion happen.
the stomach
What gas do we breathe in?
Oxygen (O2)
What flows through blood vessels?
Blood
This is the place where 2 bones meet.
Joint
What is the name of the part of the body that sends nutrients to the body?
The small intestine
What is the gas that we breathe out?
carbon dioxide (CO2)
What are 2 things that can cause poor heart health?
Eating unhealthy, not sleeping enough, not exercising, stress, smoking, etc.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles.
What is the body part that helps create waste?
The large intestine
What is the name of the muscle that helps you breathe?
The diaphragm
Where does blood pick up oxygen before returning to the heart?
The lungs