Parts of a Whole
Bones, cartilage, tendons
What is the skeletal system
This body system delivers oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from your body
What is the respiratory system
The maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body.
What is homeostasis
The most important nutrient
What is water
This body system controls the actions of the rest of the systems.
What is the nervous system.
heart, arteries, veins
What is the circulatory system
This system allows us to continue our species.
What is the reproductive system
Blood vessels that connect your veins and arteries
What are cappillaries
These carbohydrates break down easily and taste sweet
What are simple carbohydrates
This system breaks down the food that you eat into nutrients that your body can absorb.
What is the digestive system
pancreas, adrenal gland, pituitary gland
What is the endocrine system
This system controls our growth and development
What is the endocrine system
These nutrients are not made by your body but are needed for chemical processes.
What are minerals
These are the smaller units that make up proteins
What are amino acids
This body system includes the skin, hair, and nails and protects the tissue that lies underneath them
Integumentary system
Name three parts of the digestive system
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, gall bladder, liver,
Name three parts of your immune system
skin, white blood cells, lymph nodes, bone marrow
Our bodies work hard to maintain a constant body temperature. What is that temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius?
98.6 and 37
These are solid at room temperature, come from animal products, and should be limited in your diet because they are linked to heart disease.
what are saturated fats
____________are blood vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
What are arteries
The 5 levels of organization from smallest to largest
cell, tissue, organ, system, organism
The three types of muscles found in the body
What are the skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles
Blood vessels that bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart are called____________
what are veins
The six groups of nutrients needed by our bodies
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water
What are three ways your body removes wastes?
urinating, defecating, exhaling, sweating