Circulatory System
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This organ is the main site of nutrient absorption.
What is the small intestine?
The primary organ responsible for breathing.
What are the lungs?
This organ controls thought, memory, and movement.
What is the brain?
This type of tissue connects muscles to bones.
What are tendons?
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
This organ produces bile, which helps break down fats.
What is the liver?
This tube carries air to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
These cells transmit electrical signals throughout the body.
What are neurons?
This system gives the body structure and protects internal organs
What is the skeletal system?
These vessels allow the exchange of nutrients and gases between blood and tissues.
What are capillaries?
his muscular organ stores food and mixes it with digestive juices.
What is the stomach?
Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
What are alveoli?
This part of the nervous system connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Muscles that you control voluntarily are called this.
What are skeletal muscles?
This component of blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s cells.
What are red blood cells?
These finger-like projections increase surface area in the small intestine.
What are villi?
The muscle that helps expand and contract the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
The nerve that controls voluntary muscle movement.
What is the motor nerve?
These bones protect the brain.
What is the skull?
The circulatory system works closely with this organ to oxygenate blood.
What are the lungs?
This organ removes water from undigested food and forms solid waste.
What is the large intestine (or colon)?
This system works with the respiratory system to deliver oxygen to cells.
What is the circulatory system?
This system works with the endocrine system to regulate body functions.
What is the nervous system?
The joints that allow a wide range of motion, like the shoulder, are called this.
What are ball-and-socket joints?