Muscular system
Is your heart a muscle?
Yes, it is.
This muscular organ pumps blood throughout your body.
The heart!
This is the main control center of your body, like a supercomputer!
Your brain!
These are the two main organs responsible for breathing.
Lungs | Pulmones
How many bones does the body have?
206 standard!
This is the largest muscle in the human body, located in the buttocks!
Gluteus!
This liquid tissue carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste throughout the body.
Blood!
These are the five main ways your body can sense the world around you
5 SENSES: Smell, hearing, sight, taste, touch
This is the gas we breathe out as a waste product. Hint: It is not oxygen!
Carbon dioxide!
These bones protect your heart and lungs.
Ribs!
Point out to the strongest muscle in your body! +100 points if you name it correctly!
Masseter muscle
This is the gas that red blood cells pick up in the lungs and deliver to the rest of the body.
Oxygen!
This type of action happens automatically without you even thinking about it, like pulling your hand away from something hot.
Reflex
This part of the respiratory system has hair and holes!
Nostrils | Nose
This is the name for the bones that make up your spine.
Vertebrae
You get a pass!
+400 points
These large blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
These are the chemical messengers that travel between neurons, passing along signals.
Neurotransmitters
This tube connects your mouth and nose to your lungs.
Trachea!
You lost 100 points!
-100 points
Muscles often work in pairs; when one muscle contracts, the other one does this.
Relax!
You get a pass!
+500 POINTS
This long, cable-like bundle of neurons extends from your brain down your back.
Spinal cord
This large, dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest cavity helps you breathe
Diaphragm!
Babies are born with _____ bones, but once they grow up, the number is reduced.
300 bones