Know your systems!
More Systems!
Hormones or ECS
Homeostasis
Get ORGAN-ized
100
Protects the body from foreign invaders.
Immune System
100
Takes food into the body, breaks it down, and absorbs nutrients from it.
Digestive system
100
True or False: Hormones are how nerves communicate with the brain.
False
100
What is homeostasis?
Your body "brining it back" to its normal state.
100
What function does the large intestine perform?
Removes water from waste.
200
Takes oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide.
Respiratory System
200
Removes waste from the blood.
Urinary System
200
True or False: hormones travel through the blood.
True
200
You run up the stairs to class. What does your respiratory system do to bring your body back to homeostasis?
Breathe heavily to get more oxygen
200
The diaphram is a part of which body system?
respiratory system
300
Brings needed materials to the cells and carries away waste materials.
Circulatory System
300
Supports the body, protects it, produces red blood cells.
Skeletal System
300
True or false - Hormones travel faster than electrochemical signals
False
300
true or false: your body shivering is an example of homeostasis
true
300
Arteries, veins, and capillarys perform what function?
Tubes for the circulatory system
400
Detects and interprets information from surrounding environment; controls most body functions.
Nervous System
400
Makes it possible for the body to move.
Muscular System
400
The adrenal glands signal the heart to start beating faster. This signal is which of the following: A- hormones B- electrochemical signals
A-Hormones
400
True or false: a cheetah killing its prey is an example of homeostasis
false
400
Where in your digestive system does food begin to break down?
your mouth (saliva!)
500
Controls body functions though use of chemical messengers called hormones.
Endocrine System
500
Protects the body and helps regulate body temperature.
Skin
500
How do your sensory nerves communicate with your brain?
Electrochemical signals
500
After tearing up the basketball court for half an hour, you're hot and out of breath. Write two ways your body is working to bring your body back to homeostasis.
Multiple possible answers
500
Write two organs that help clean the blood & their functions.
Kidney - filter waste; Liver - secretes enzymes to break down waste