Circulatory System
The substance that carries nutrients, gases, and waste through the body
Blood
Breathing
The main organ of the nervous system
Brain
The main activity associated with the digestive system
Eating
The name of the "chemical messengers" used by the endocrine system
Hormones
The main function of the immune system
Protection/Defense of the body against pathogens
The word used to describe the expulsion/removal of something
Excrete
The main structures blood travels through to reach different organs
Blood vessels (veins, arteries, capillaries)
The primary organ(s) used for respiration
Lungs (+ trachea)
The structures used by the nervous system to send messages
Nerves/neurons (Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves)
The main purpose of the digestive system
Absorption of nutrients from food (+expulsion of waste)
Organs that release hormones
Glands
A classic example of an immune response that involves a rise in body temperature
Fever
The main function of the excretory system
To get rid of waste in the body
The main way the circulatory and respiratory systems interact
The blood carries inhaled oxygen from the lungs to other body cells, then carries carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs to be exhaled
The main function of the respiratory system
Gas exchange
The word used to describe information detected through touch, sight, hearing, smell, or taste
Sensory
The organs/structures of the digestive tract (5 or 6)
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
(Bonus: +100 points for "pharynx")
How hormones travel through the body
The blood cells associated most closely with the immune system
White blood cells
The waste substance produced from filtering blood through the kidneys
Urine
An organ that filters/removes waste from the blood
Kidneys/Liver
The process your body's cells undergo that uses oxygen to produce usable energy
(Aerobic) Cellular Respiration
Where the peripheral nerves are found
The substance in the blood that is regulated by the pancreas and used to make energy
Glucose
The hormone involved in the regulation of glucose, released by the pancreas
Insulin
The immune response that occurs when you cut yourself
Inflammation, clotting
Body systems that share organs/structures with the excretory system (7)
Digestive, Urinary, Circulatory, Respiratory, Immune, Integumentary, Endocrine