Skeletal System
What is the main function of the skeletal system?
Support and protection for the body
What is the difference between arteries, veins, and capillaries?
Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, veins carry blood from the body back to the heart, and capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins.
What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscle movement?
Voluntary muscle movement is under conscious control, while involuntary muscle movement occurs without conscious control.
What does the respiratory inhale?
Oxygen
Which is the correct order of body organization, from simplest to most complex?
Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems, Organism
What is the soft connective tissue that lines the surface of your joints and provides cushioning in between bones?
Cartilage
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
Upper - Atria; Lower - Ventricles
Where can epithelial tissue be found?
Varied answers: Intestines
What is the main organ of the respiratory system?
Lungs
What is the function of nerve cells?
Transmit signals (messages) to and from the nervous system
What are the two types of bone marrow?
Red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow
What are the 3 major types of blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, and capillaries
What is the role of muscles in the body?
Causes movement
What is another name for the trachea?
Windpipe
What is the function of white blood cells?
Fight infections
What is the structure that connects bones together?
Joints
What is homeostasis? OR Provide one example of how your body maintains homeostasis.
The self-regulating process that living things use to maintain stability to survive while adjusting to changes.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
1) Skeletal Muscle, 2) Smooth Muscle, 3) Cardiac Muscle
What does the respiratory system exhale?
Carbon dioxide
Define tissue.
Group of similar cells that are specialized to perform a particular function
What is the main function of red bone marrow?
Produces red blood cells.
Carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
Arteries
What type of muscle tissue is the heart?
Cardiac muscle
What other system does the respiratory system work closely with?
The circulatory system
Name two of the four types of tissue found in humans.
1) Epithelial Tissue, 2) Connective Tissue, 3) Muscle Tissue, 4) Nerve Tissue