Body Temperature
When your body is too hot, what is one response it uses to cool down.
Sweating
Which organ releases insulin when blood sugar is high?
Pancreas
What organ makes urine?
KIDNEY
When you run, why do you breathe faster?
What is homeostasis?
Keeping your body’s internal conditions stable
Shivering is your bodys way of doing what?
Producing heat to warm the body
What does insulin help your cells do?
Take in sugar
If you are dehydrated, your kidneys will make:
VERY LITTLE URINE
Your body breathes out a gas called:
CO2
Your body sweating is an example of:
Homeostasis
If your temperature rises above normal, which part of the body detects this change?
The brain
You skip breakfast and feel shaky.
What is happening to your blood sugar?
its too low
Why do your kidneys make urine?
To remove waste and extra water
If CO₂ builds up in your body, what happens?
You breathe faster to get rid of it
Why does your heart beat faster during exercise?
To bring more oxygen to your muscles
Why does your body widen blood vessels near your skin when you are hot?
To release heat to the environment
400
When blood sugar is too high, what happens?
A. Your body ignores it
B. Insulin helps bring it down
C. Your bones grow
B
A student drinks a huge bottle of water.
What will their kidneys do?
Make more urine
Which two systems help you breathe and move gases?
Which body system mostly controls homeostasis?
Nervous System
A student steps into a cold room and their skin gets goosebumps. How does this help maintain homeostasis?
Goosebumps help trap a thin layer of warm air near the skin
Your blood sugar drops too low during PE.
What should your body do to fix it?
Raise blood sugar by releasing a hormone (glucagon, but students can say “raise sugar back up”)
A runner sweats a lot.
Why does their urine become dark yellow?
Their kidneys are saving water
A student holds their breath for a long time.
Why do they feel pressure to breathe again?
too much CO2
A student gets a small cut and it forms a scab.
What is this helping your body do?
Heal and protect the body