Respiratory
System
System
Without this gas, your body would only survive for a few minutes.
What is oxygen?
The beginning of the digestive system, this body part takes in the food.
What is the mouth?
These body parts give your body support and shape. We generally have 206 of them. They also protect your organs.
What are bones?
This organ is "the computer" of your body.
What is the brain?
This body part is a muscle that continuously pumps blood to all parts of your body.
What is the heart?
This body part is also known as the "windpipe".
What is the trachea?
This is a very long, thin tube that breaks down food and helps send nutrients to different parts of the body.
What is the small intestine?
This body part is important because it protects your brain and gives your face its shape.
What is the skull?
This body part is responsible for taking in sensory messages called sounds.
What are your ears?
These hollow tubes carry the blood in your system. There are two different kinds of them.
What are blood vessels?
This gas is harmful to your body and must be exhaled quickly.
What is carbon dioxide?
This body part is a muscular tube that helps push food from your throat to your stomach.
What is the esophagus?
You have 12 pairs of these flat bones. They protect the soft tissues in your chest and expand and contract when you breathe.
What are your ribs?
The main job of these bundles of cells is to send and receive messages between your body and brain.
What are nerves?
These thick vessels carry blood away from your heart.
What are arteries?
These spongy tissue organs sit inside your rib cage. They process blood, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and are what help you breathe.
What are the lungs?
In the mouth, this liquid substance helps break down food along with chewing.
What is saliva?
These bones are stacked upon each other. They are attached to the base of your skull and run down to your tailbone.
What is the spinal column?
The parts of the body that gather information from outside your body and send it to the brain include your skin, nose, tongue, eyes, and ears.
What are sensory organs?
These blood vessels carry used blood back to the heart.
What are veins?
This part of the respiratory system is a muscle that moves up and down to help you breathe. It is located below your rib cage.
What is the diaphragm?
This part of the digestive system helps break down fats in food and drinks.
What is the liver?
These strong, elastic groups of cells stretch and tighten like rubber bands. They hold the bones of movable joint together and keep them sturdy.
What are ligaments?
This type of response does NOT go to your brain because it happens immediately and automatically.
What is a reflex?
These organs are located in your lower back. They filter/clean about 1500 litres your blood every day.
What are the kidneys?