Body Systems
Includes the brain and the spinal cord.
What is Nervous System?
This is the longest and strongest bone in the human body, located in the thigh.
What is the femur?
These two organs are responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body.
What are the lungs?
What is oxygen?
This sense allows humans to detect different scents.
What is smell?
This body system includes the heart, blood and the blood vessels and is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system?
This set of bones protects the brain and forms structure of the head?
What is the skull?
This dome-shaped muscle located below the lungs helps with breathing by contracting and relaxing.
What is the diaphragm?
The lungs remove this waste gas, which is produced by the body's metabolism.
What is carbon dioxide?
The chochlea in your inner ear plays a key role in this sense.
A complex network of organs, cells and proteins that defends the body against infections.
What is the Immune System?
These small bones in the wrist allow for a wide range of hand movements.
What are the carpals?
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide is removed.
What are the alveoli?
The lungs helps regulate this balance in the blood by controlling the levels of carbon dioxide.
What is pH balance?
The retina and optic nerve work together to allow this sense to function.
What is sight?
This body system consists of bones, cartilage, and ligaments and provides structure, support, and protection for the body.
What is the skeletal system?
This bone, also known as the breastbone, connects to the ribs and helps protect the heart and lungs.
What is the sternum?
This tube, also known as the windpipe, carries air from the throat to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
The lungs play a role in this bodily function by helping to produce sound when air passes through the vocal cords.
What is speaking?
The largest organ in the human body, the skin, helps us with this sense.
What is touch?
This body system includes the skin, hair, and nails and acts as the body's first line of defense against pathogens.
What is the integumentary system?
This U-shaped bone in the neck is unique because it does not directly connect to any other bones in the body.
What is the hyoid bone?
The lungs are protected by this thin, double-layered membrane that reduces friction during breathing.
What is the pleura?
The lungs contain immune cells that help protect the body from these harmful invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
What are pathogens?
The taste buds on your tongue help detect sweet, sour, salty, and bitter flavors.
What is taste?