Nervous System
Which organ of the body helps you decide what you are going to say and helps to control your emotions and memory?
The brain
What are the 3 types of muscles found in the body?
Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle
Where two or more bones meet is called a...
Joint
What are the 3 main parts of the circulatory system?
The heart, blood vessels (veins and arteries), and blood
What is the largest organ of the body that acts as a physical barrier to the outside world?
The skin
What makes up the central nervous system?
The brain and the spinal cord
Name two substances that our muscles need in order to function
Oxygen and nutrients
This connects bone to bone
Ligaments
How do platelets help the body?
helps with the clotting the blood
What is the name of the windpipe that carries air into the lungs?
The trachea
How does the skeletal system help the nervous system?
It protects vital organs
Name an involuntary muscle
Varies (heart, intestine, etc.)
Tendon
These allow for the defense from infection or disease
White blood cells
How does the diaphragm help us to breathe?
When it contracts (moves down), it allows us to inhale and when it relaxes (moves up), it allows us to exhale
This part of the nervous system helps our body ask "What is it?" (senses)
Peripheral nervous system
Name the three systems involved in kicking a soccer ball
Nervous, Muscular, and Skeletal
Which level of organization would the skull be?
Organ
Which side of the heart receives blood from the lungs (oxygenated)?
Left
What is it called when oxygen reacts with sugar (glucose) in food to make energy for the body?
Cellular Respiration
Define a stimulus and response
Stimuli: senses; something that causes us to do something
Response: outcome, effect, what we do
Describe the main function of the muscular system
To allow for movement
Describe the main function of the skeletal system.
To give structure and support to our bodies and to protect internal organs.
These carry blood AWAY from the heart
Arteries
Oxygen sticks to this part of the circulatory system to reach our brain and muscles and the rest of our body
Red blood cell/Hemoglobin