Body Systems
The femur, scapula, skull and rib cage are part of which system?
The Skeletal System
What is another name for the backbone?
Spinal Column
Name the 3 sections of the ear.
Outer, middle, and inner ear
What is the largest section of the brain called?
The Cerebrum
Which word means a tissue that connects bone to bone?
Ligaments connect bone to bone
Which body system’s function is to carry oxygen throughout your body?
The Circulatory System (the lungs help take in the oxygen and the bone marrow makes the cells that carry the oxygen, but the Circulatory System is the system that transports the oxygen all over the body.
What is inside of bones?
bone marrow
What is the colored part of the eye called?
The iris
What is it called when we bruise our brain?
A Concussion
Which word means a tissue that connects muscles to bones?
Tendons connect muscle to bone (like the Achilles Tendon)
Which body system filters blood through your kidneys to remove waste which creates urine?
The Excretory System
(The digestive system removes waste also, but not out of the blood. The two systems work together)
What is the place where two bones come together called? What cushions and protects bones where they come together?
Joint
Cartilage
What part of the eye is covered with rod and cone cells that turn an image into signals for the brain?
The retina
What is the lower section of the brain stem called? What is a function of the brain stem?
The Medulla (It is not the same thing as the brain stem, it is a PART of the brain stem-it controls breathing and heartbeat)
One of the brain stem's functions is to connect the brain to the spinal cord.
What does the word “hemisphere” mean? Name two things that have hemispheres.
Hemisphere means halves.
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Earth
Name the 7 main body systems. (50 extra points for remembering the acronym we created to remember them!)
Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Digestive, Excretory, Circulatory, Respiratory
About how many muscles do we have in the human body?
About 600
Name the 8 parts of the ear in the order sound travels to the brain.
Pinna (ear flap)> ear canal> ear drum> hammer> anvil> stirrup> cochlea> (semi-circular canals) > auditory nerve > (brain)
What is the wrinkly outer layer of the brain that can grow called?
The Cerebral Cortex
Put the following words in order by size: systems, tissues, cells, organs
Cells> Tissues> Organs> Systems
Name each system and one organ that is part of that system.
Skeletal: bones--- Muscular: muscles--- Nervous: brain, spinal cord, nerves--- Digestive: mouth, tongue, esophagus, stomach, intestines---- Excretory: kidneys --- Circulatory: heart, blood, vessels, veins---- Respiratory: lungs
What are muscles that work automatically called? Name two places where these types of muscles are found.
Involuntary Muscles
Located in the heart, the lining of blood vessels, and the lining of organs like the stomach and intestines
Name the 7 parts of the eye in the order that light travels to produce an image.
Cornea > Iris> Pupil> Lens> Rods/Cones on Retina> Optic Nerve
Where is the cerebellum located and what is one of its jobs?
The Cerebellum is located at the base of the scull at the top of the neck near the brain stem.
Its job is to help with balance and other voluntary actions like walking and talking.
Name one similarity and one difference between the optic nerve and the auditory nerve.
Similarities: both large nerves that carry information from a major organ to the brain, both are last step of a sensory process
Differences: Optic is in eye and Auditory is in ear