The Skeleton
The Muscles
The Five Senses
The Locomotor System
The Nervous System
100
What is the name of the bone that protects your brain?
The skull.
100
What are these muscles called?
The pectoral muscles.
100
SIGHT
Organ:
Receptor:
Stimulus:
Nerve:
SIGHT
Organ: eye
Receptor: in the retina
Stimulus: reflected light
Nerve: optic
100
What is the other name we use for the locomotor system?
The musculoskeletal system.
100
What are the two (2) parts of the nervous system?
The central and the peripheral nervous system.
200
What is the name of the bone that protects your lungs?
The ribcage.
200
What are these muscles called?
The dorsal muscles.
200
HEARING
Organ:
Receptor:
Stimulus:
Nerve:
HEARING
Organ: ear
Receptor: in the cochlea
Stimulus: sound waves
Nerve: auditory
200
What are the three (3) parts that make up the musculoskeletal system?
The bones, the muscles, and the joints.
200
What are the two (2) parts of the central nervous system?
The brain and the spinal cord.
300
What is the name of the bone referred to as your "hips"?
The pelvis.
300
What is the biggest muscle in your body?
The gluteus.
300
SMELL
Organ:
Receptor:
Stimulus:
Nerve:
SMELL
Organ: nose
Receptor: cells inside nostrils
Stimulus: chemicals in the air
Nerve: olfactory
300
Name the three (3) types of muscles and explain what they are.
The skeletal, the smooth, and the cardiac muscles.
The skeletal muscles refer to muscles attached to bones.
The smooth muscles refer to the organs in our body.
The cardiac muscles refer to the heart.
300
What is the peripheral nervous system?
The peripheral nervous system is a system of nerves that sends information to the brain.
400
What are the three (3) major bones in the arm?
The humerus, the radius, and the ulna.
400
What are the three (3) major muscles in the arm?
The deltoids, the biceps, and the triceps.
400
TASTE
Organ:
Receptor:
Stimulus:
Nerve:
TASTE
Organ: tongue
Receptor: taste buds
Stimulus: chemicals in food
Nerve: gustatory
400
What is a joint?
Name the three types and give an example of each.
A joint is where two bones are connected. There are three types:
A fixed joint (ej. parts of the skull).
A semi-flexible joint (ej. in the spine).
A flexible joint (ej. in the knee).
400
What is the function of the spinal cord?
The spinal cord connects the brain and nerves and controls reflexes.
500
What are the four (4) major bones in the leg?
The femur, the patella, the tibia, and the fibula.
500
What are the three (3) major muscles in the leg?
The quadriceps, the biceps femoris, and the gastrocnemius.
BONUS POINT: What is the more commonly known name of the biceps femoris?
500
TOUCH
Organ:
Receptor:
Stimulus:
Nerve:
TOUCH
Organ: skin
Receptor: in the dermis
Stimulus: pressure, texture, heat, pain
Nerve: many sensory nerves in the peripheral nervous system
500
Explain how the central nervous system responds to a stimulus.
The central nervous system sends out an impulse along the axons of motor neurons.
The motor neurons pass the impulse along until it reaches the effectors.
500
Name the three (3) parts of the brain and describe what they are responsible for.
The cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem.
The cerebrum is responsible for your thoughts, memory, feelings, decision-making, and interpreting stimuli.
The cerebellum is responsible for movement, balance, and coordination.
The brain stem is responsible for involuntary actions and sleeping.