Skeletal and Muscular System
Explain how the muscular and skeletal system work together.
Skeleton provide the framework/lever and muscles contract to move that lever. They both work together to move the body.
What does the nervous system do?
Picks up on changes in the body or environment and allows a response. Allows communication between the brain and the other parts of the body.
What is the job of the digestive and excretory system?
digestive- breaks down and absorbs food
The respiratory system brings in oxygen and expells Carbondioxide. while the circulatory system delivers those gases where they need to go.
What systems is your bodies first line of defense against sickness, helps temperature regulation, and protects you from the outside world.
Integumentary system
Name 1 other function of the skeletal system besides movement and structure.
- mineral storage/being released
-protects internal organs
-Creates blood cells in the bone marrow.
What hormone is released when you are stressed.
Cortisol or Adrenaline.
What is the job of the excretory system
excretory- gets rid of wastes and filters urine.
The tube that carries air to the lungs in called the _____________.
Trachea
Which system involves white blood cells and fights against invaders in your body?
Immune system
The white string like tissue that connects bone to muscle is called _________________.
Tendons.
What hormone helps you sleep?
Melatonin
Which organ does most of the absorption of nutrients and is also the longest in the digestive system?
small intestine.
Name the chambers of the heart.
right and left atrium and right and left ventricles.
Name the three layers of the skin
-Dermis
-Epidermis
-Subcutaneous
Where are the three smallest bones in your body located.
The Ear.
What is a cell of the nervous system called?
Neuron
Which organ filters the blood and creates urine as a result.
Kidneys
The big artery connected to the heart that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body is called the ______________.
Aorta.
The ureters are apart of which system?
Excretory
What are the three main types of muscle in the body called?
Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth
Which part of the brain helps you control balance and coodinate muscular activities.
Cerebellum
What are the fingerlike protrusions in the small intestines called?
Villi
What is the protein that carries oxygen around in the blood?
Hemoglobin
What muscle aids with breathing.
Diaphragm and intercostals.