Skeletal/Muscular System
What are bones?
Starts the digestive systems and includes the teeth.
What is the mouth
These balloon like sacs that inflate and deflate, bringing air into and out of the body.
What are the lungs?
Tiny cells which send signals to the brain.
What are nerves?
Releases hormones to control blood sugar levels and drew wants to try to eat it.
What are the Pancreas?
I connect bones together.
What is a ligament?
Arteries carry blood from the heart, veins return blood to the heart.
What are blood vessels?
The central nervous system is composed of the brain as well as this long structure that extends down the back and is the connector between the brain and all other parts of the body.
What is the spinal cord?
Double Jeopardy: Links the nervous and endocrine systems; located in the brain.
What is the hypothalamus?
Found in arms, legs, and anywhere under voluntary control.
What are skeletal muscle?
Muscular sac that mixes food with acids and enzymes for further breakdown.
What is the stomach?
A powerful pump made of cardiac muscle that circulates blood.
What is the heart?
Bundles of fibers found throughout the body that sends electrical impulses to and from the brain to the other body structures.
What are nerves?
A gland found by the kidneys that produces hormones that help the body respond to stress.
What is the adrenal?
Tough, flexible tissue that cushions joints and supports bones.
What is cartilage?
Double Jeopardy: Main site for chemical digestion and nutrient absorption.
What is the small intestine?
Large blood filled organ that filters germs and debris from the blood.
What is the spleen?
part of the integumentary system that is made of keratin; protect the tips of fingers and toes.
What are nails?
Part of the endocrine and reproductive systems that Produce hormones needed for reproductive development.
What is the testes and ovaries?
Located in the digestive system, airways, and other organs; operates involuntarily to keep these systems functioning.
What is smooth muscle?
Produces bile to help digest food in the small intestine.
What is the liver?
Sites where lymph is filtered by white blood cells.
What is lymph nodes?
The largest organ in the body. Composed of three layers—the outer epidermis (contains pigment cells), the dermis (contains hair follicles and sweat glands), and the hypodermis (houses larger blood vessels).
What is the skin?
Also in the brain; produces hormones that control other endocrine glands.
What are the Pituitary gland?