Vocabulary
The hard parts in your body that give you shape.
Bones
This is the dark opening in the center of the eye.
Pupil
These body parts carry messages back and forth between the body and brain.
Nerves
This part of the body attaches to the bones and helps it move.
I connect a muscle to a bone. I help your body move. What am I?
Tendon
This is what something does or is supposed to do
This is the clear layer at the front of the eye and acts like a lens.
Cornea
These nerves carry signals from the brain to muscles.
Motor Nerves
This part of the body attaches muscles to bones.
Tendon
I am a clear layer at the front of your eye. Light travels through me. What am I?
Cornea
This is the part of body where two bones come together and can bend.
Joint
This is the colored part of the eye and is shaped like a donut.
Iris
These nerves carry signals from the senses, such as sounds, sights, and smells.
A superhero has muscles, but no bones. Why would the superhero have trouble moving?
Muscles need bones to be able to move.
I am at the back of your eye. I sense light and send messages to the brain. What am I?
Retina
This word describes an animal that is active at night.
Nocturnal
This is the part at the back of the eye that sends signals to the brain.
Retina
After a person sees a penny, this body part makes the decision to pick it up.
Brain
When you bend your elbow, this part of the body lets the the bone bend.
Joint
I carry messages from your brain to your muscles. I help your body move when you make a choice. What am I?
Motor Nerves
This body system includes the brain and all nerves inside of the body.
Nervous System
Put these steps in the correct order.
Eye, Sun, Retina
Sun -> Eye -> Retina
A person hears a cat purring and then covers their ears. Put these steps in order.
1. Sensory nerves send a message to the brain.
2. The person covers their ears.
3. Motor nerves send a message to the arm and hand muscles.
4. The ears sense the purring.
5. The brain makes a decision.
Name the three body parts that work together when you lift your backpack: hard parts that give shape, parts that move the body, and parts that connect muscles to bones.
Bones, Muscles, and Tendons
I include your brain and all the nerves in your body. I help your body send and receive messages. What am I?
Nervous System