Skeletal
People need to have a skeletal system in order to..?
provide a framework for the body
The main function of the respiratory system is..?
To provide oxygen to the body
What is the function of the respiratory system?
To carry oxygen around the body
What is the function of the digestive system?
To digest, absorb and eliminate food
Which organ serves as our "central control system"?
The BRAIN!!
The smallest bone can be found...?
In the ear
The two major organs of the respiratory system?
Heart and lungs
Which organs are part of the respiratory system?
Heart, lungs (and...bonus...spleen)
Food is digested in the stomach, but in which organ do the nutrients in our food become absorbed
Mostly in the small intestine
Where are blood cells manufactured in the body?
In our bone marrow
How do bones help our organs?
Bones protect our organs
Arteries lead away from the heat and carry ?? kind of blood?
Red, oxygen rich
How does toxic carbon dioxide leave the body?
We breathe it out when we exhale
Which is longer - the small or large intestine?
Small!!
Our nervous system functions by electrical impulses from our brains and _________ (fill in the blank)
chemical reactions
Who has more bones? A baby or an adult?
Baby!
Veins lead back to the heart and carry ?? what kind of blood?
Blue, full of carbon dioxide
Why do we breathe harder during sports?
To supply more oxygen to the muscles
How many pints/soda cans full of saliva (spit) do people produce in a day?
two
True or false? The part of the nervous system that causes bodily functions to work automatically is called the AUTOMATIC SYSTEM.
False. It is called the SOMATIC SYSTEM.
What do muscles have to do with the skeletal system?
Muscles hold our skeletal system together
What is nature's way of supplying plenty of oxygen to people and animals?
Trees!!
Respiratory system shuts down when we sleep
True or false?
Which intestine prepares food we can't digest to be eliminated?
Large
The part of the nervous system that makes us react to outside stimuli and that allows voluntary movements is called is the AUTOMATIC SYSTEM.
False. Its the SOMATIC SYSTEM.