Skeletal System
What is the "frame" that supports the body and is made of bones?
Skeleton
Is throwing a ball using, voluntary muscles or involuntary muscles?
Voluntary
What is the name of the process of breaking down food?
Digestion
What pumps blood through the body?
Heart
What sends messages back and forth from the brain?
Nerves
How many bones are in the human body?
206 bones
Is your heart beating, voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
What is the liquid that helps soften food as you chew?
saliva (spit)
What does the circulatory system move around the body?
blood
Why is the brain called the "control center?"
it controls everything we do.
What is between bones to help the body bend?
Joints
What connects bones and muscles?
tendons
What organ connects the mouth to the stomach?
the esophagus
Why does blood cary through the body?
nutrients and oxygen
What protects the spinal cord?
The spine
What is another name for the "backbone?"
Which muscle has to keep working all the time to keep us alive?
the heart
What "churns" the food in the stomach?
stomach muscles
The heartbeat is the sound of your heart doing what?
pumping blood
An apple a day...
keeps the doctor away
What do skull bones protect?
The brain
What is the biggest muscle in our body?
gluteus maximus (bottom)
about 2 days
Does exercise make your heart beat faster or slower?
faster
What are the five senses?
sight, sound, taste, smell, and feel