Just Breathe!
This system is responsible for gas exchange.
Respiratory System
This system is responsible for processing and breaking down food.
Digestive System
This system is responsible for removing liquid and gaseous waste.
Excretory System
This system is responsible for transporting materials to and from cells.
Circulatory System or Cardiovascular System
This system is responsible for sending and receiving electrical signals to help the body respond to stimuli.
Nervous System
Lungs
Which type of digestion occurs when food molecules are broken down into their building blocks (smaller molecules)?
Chemical digestion
What word means "to remove waste from the body"?
Excretion or excrete
This organ is responsible for pumping blood to all parts of the body.
Heart
A ______________ is a cell that carries a nerve impulse.
Neuron
Name the 2 gases that are exchanged in your respiratory system.
Oxygen (O2) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Which type of digestion occurs when food is physically broken down into smaller pieces via chewing, mixing, and churning?
Mechanical digestion
Which organ is responsible for filtering blood to produce urine?
This part of the blood are the disease-fighting cells.
White blood cells
List the 3 parts of the nervous system.
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
This muscle contracts and relaxes to move air into and force it out of your lungs.
Diaphragm
Where does digestion begin?
Which two materials leave the body through the male urethra?
Urine and sperm
Which system is responsible for filtering and returning fluid to the bloodstream and helping the body fight disease.
Lymphatic System
The space between two neurons is called the ____________.
Synapse
This is the chemical reaction that occurs inside cells to make ATP energy.
Cellular respiration
Where does chemical digestion end?
Name the functional unit of the kidney that is responsible for filtering the blood.
Nephron
What are the sugar-based receptors on the surface of your red blood cells that determine your blood type?
Antigens
The (1) ________ receives the chemicals from the (2) __________ of the previous neuron to transmit an electrical impulse.
(1) Dendrite
(2) Axon