Muscular
What does voluntary mean?
You can control that function. For example, you can control your skeleton and where it moves to.
What are the 3 parts of the circulatory system?
Heart, blood vessels, blood.
What are the 3 parts of a bone?
Spongy, compact, and bone marrow.
What are the 3 main parts of this system?
Brain, spinal cord, nerves.
What is the function of the trachea?
To move air/O2 from the nose to the lungs.
What connects bones to muscles?
Tendons.
There are 4. There are 2 atria and 2 ventricles.
What is the organ of this system?
Bones.
Does the skeletal system work closely with this system?
Yes! The skull protects the brain and the spine protects the spinal cord.
What is the main organ that helps us breathe? Hint: The student models of lungs did not have them.
The diaphragm.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Smooth, skeletal, and cardiac.
What is the main function of the heart?
To pump blood.
What does bone marrow produce?
Blood.
How many types of nervous systems are there?
2, the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).
What is the start of the respiratory system called?
The nose.
The muscular system works the most closely with what other system?
The skeletal system. When muscles contract and relax, that allows our bones to move.
No! It's located slightly to the left.
What shape are the most supportive bones?
Cylindrical.
True or False: Signals move to the brain from the body AND to the body from the brain.
True!
What do the respiratory and digestive systems have in common?
They both remove a form of waste. The respiratory system removes waste gases while the digestive system removes waste food.
What is it called where 2 bones meet?
Joints. We have many different types of joints with many different functions.
What are the 3 types of blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and have oxygen rich blood. Veins carry blood to the heart and have no oxygen in the blood. Capillaries share blood between arteries and veins.
Do adults or kids have more bones?
Kids. They have around 300 bones compared to the 206 of adults because some bones fuse together as we grow.
What are nerve cells called?
Neurons. They help carry information contained in electrical signals throughout the body.
What is the function of the cilia?
To clean the air coming into our body.