Body Systems
All body systems have an important job, or one of these.
What is a function?
I work within the excretory system to balance the amount of water in the body.
What are kidneys?
I am the fluid that leaves your body through the urethra.
I am the main energy source for the body.
What are carbohydrates?
A well balanced diet, plenty of rest, and me are essential to good health.
What is exercise?
Both the digestive and excretory system rid your body of this.
What is waste?
Villi are located in me and serve to absorb nutrients into the body.
What is the small intestines?
I lived many hundreds of years ago in a small Dutch village. My curiosity led me to the naming of microscopic cells.
Who is Anton von Leeuwenhoek?
am a particularly important nutrient in the fi rst two years of life, but after that you need to limit how much of me you consume.
What are fats?
Food passes through the mouth and into me.
What is the esophagus?
The urethra and two ureters carry urine out of your body. These three tubes are all part of my system.
What is the excretory system?
I am the organ that holds liquid waste before it leaves the body.
What is the bladder?
We are the building blocks of the human body.
What are cells?
I am a liquid that is vitally important to all life on Earth. What am I?
What is water?
We are the five senses.
What are sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste?
What are the small intestine and large intestine?
I am the organ who's function is to clean your blood.
What is the liver?
I am a curved piece of glass used to magnify objects on a microscope.
What is a lens?
Milk provides me, and I am an important mineral for the body.
What is calcium?
Starving yourself or overeating are NOT examples of me.
What is moderation?
I am the system responsible for circulating, or moving, blood to other systems.
What is the circulatory system?
We are made up of cells and tissues and work within body systems. We include both the heart and the brain. What are we?
What are organs?
I am the system responsible for carrying oxygen to your lungs so that you can respire, or breathe.
What is the respiratory system?
Nutritionists believe its much better to eat lots of protein, fruits, and vegetables rather than us.
What are fats and sugar?
I am a tiny, one-celled organism that Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered when looking at water through a microscope.
What is bacteria?