Skeletal and Muscular Systems
What system has bones and joints?
Skeletal System
The part of the body where food enters, and digestion begins.
The mouth
The most important to breathing, this organ is separated in two parts and located behind the breast bone.
What are the lungs?
This is the most important organ of the Circulatory System
Heart
These two organs are found in the central nervous system.
Brain and Spinal Cord
This is the reason that we have a ribcage and skull...
protect our organs
After traveling down the esophagus, food stops here and is mixed with strong acids.
Stomach
These two systems work together to TRANSPORT oxygen and remove CO2 from the body.
respiratory and circulatory system
If this is damaged, you may end up paralyzed.
What is the spine and spinal cord.
This special structure helps attach muscles to bones.
What is a tendon?
In this tube you will find the solids remaining, after food nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream. This organ absorbs water and forms the solid waste.
Large Intestine
The tubes which carry blood around the body.
What are the blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)?
How does the muscular system interact with the nervous system?
The brain sends signals telling the muscles to move.
What is the purpose of the skeletal system (list 2)
Make Blood
Protect Organs
Structure
Store Minerals
Movement
The job of the digestive system?
absorb water and nutrients to make energy
What is the purpose of the respiratory System?
Bring in oxygen and remove CO2
What is the purpose of the circulatory system?
Transport oxygen and nutrients and remove waste (CO2)
This is a nervous system response that you don't have to think about.
What is a reflex? (Involuntary muscle movement)
This type of muscle attaches to our skeleton and allows us to move our body.
What is skeletal muscle?
The job of the liver, pancreas and gallbladder.
What is to make chemicals to help digest food and neutralize acid to help break down food.
When you exercise, what happens to your respiratory system?
It breathes faster to give your muscles more ozygen.
The type of muscle that makes up the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
How does the nervous system get information about our environment?
Through out 5 senses: seeing, touch, hearing, taste and smell