Form & Function
What does form mean?
How a body part is built or shaped.
Are bones hard or soft?
Hard.
Are the lungs hard or soft?
Soft
What does the heart pump?
Blood.
Which body part is hard and strong: lungs, heart, or bones?
Bones.
What does function mean?
The job a body part does.
Name one job of bones.
Support the body / protect organs / give the body shape / help you stand up.
What do the lungs take in when you breathe?
Oxygen.
What is the heart made of?
Strong muscle.
True or false: Form and function work together.
True.
A body part is built in a way that helps it ________.
Do its job.
What shape do the ribs make around the chest?
A curved cage.
The lungs are described as soft and ________.
Spongy.
What does the heart do again and again?
It squeezes to pump blood.
Explain the difference between form and function.
Form is how something is built or shaped; function is the job it does.