Body Systems
What does the muscular system help with?
Movement
The stomach is part of what body system. What does it do?
Digestive system. Digests food.
Our teeth are as strong as a .... ( hint ) under water sea creature
Shark
Scoliosis is a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly. It results in a sideways curvature of the spine. Which system does this most likely effect?
Skeletal System
Who is more competitive/ confrontational?
Men. Men get a positive chemical boost from conflict and competition, while conflict elicits negative chemical reactions in women, creating fear, stress, and sadness. This ties back to nature, where the females of certain species rely on social ties for survival.
Which system allows women to get pregnant?
Reproductive System
Bones are part of what body system? Name 2 bones in the body.
Skeletal System. Many bone options.
Why do people yawn?
Shortage of oxygen
The original strand of COVID-19 attacked the lungs and made it hard to breathe. This led to many deaths! Which system does this most likely effect?
Respiratory System
Who hears better?
Women. Women have 11% more neurons than boys in the brain centers that control language and hearing. Not only do women hear better than men, they can also better distinguish between a broader range of emotional tones like crying.
What body system contains the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord?
Nervous System
The heart is part of what body system?
Circulatory System
How fast is the speed of your sneeze?
100 mph
In Alzheimer's disease, as neurons are injured and die throughout the brain, connections between networks of neurons may break down, and many brain regions begin to shrink. By the final stages of Alzheimer's, this process—called brain atrophy—is widespread, causing significant loss of brain volume. Which system does this most likely effect?
Nervous System
Who uses more of their brain?
Women. Men use mostly the left hemisphere of the brain, while women tend to use both hemispheres. Women tend to develop verbal capabilities in both sides of their brain, thus use more words than their male counterparts if they are asked to describe a story, person, object, feeling, or place. Men, meanwhile, tend to have their verbal ability concentrated in only the left hemisphere… as well as fewer “verbal centers” overall.
What body system delivers oxygen throughout the body?
Respiratory System
White blood cells are apart of what system?
Lymphatic/ Immune System
Humans can create up to ______ facial expressions
7,000!
Hemophilia is a blood disorder, where your blood cells do not clot properly, causing you to bleed a LOT. Which system does this most likely effect?
Circulatory System
Who stays calmer?
Women. During periods of stress, both men and women release the hormone oxytocin… but female estrogen combines with the oxytocin to create a calming effect, while the relationship of testosterone to oxytocin has a tendency to make men more aggressive.
What does the excretory system do?
Gets rid of waste
The cerebellum is part of what body system?
The Nervous System
How much breaths do humans take in a day?
20,000!
Diabetes is when the body does not produce enough of the hormone, insulin. Which system does this most likely effect?
Endocrine System
Who is better at math?
Men. The area of the brain that is thought to influence mathematical ability is larger in men than in women. The brain areas that control math and geometry skills also mature about four years earlier in men.