Body Systems 1
The system that breaks down food for cells to use.....
Digestive system
Body system that captures oxygen from the atmosphere...
Respiratory system
The body system that makes blood cells is
Skeletal System
Your body's delivery system is
It delivers oxygen and nutients to every part of your body and picks up waste products on the return trip.
The place where two bones meet is a ___________
a joint
What is the largest organ of the body?
( bone, skin, muscle, blood cells, small intestine)
skin
This organ of the circulatory system is composed of completely involuntary muscle tissue and without it we will die
Heart
A large muscle that seperates the lungs from the stomach. This muscle expands and contracts when you breathe.
Diaphragm
The basic building blocks of all living organisms.... (5 letters)
cells
Organ that absorbs water and nutrients from food and carries away waste
Intestines
Small intestine absorb nutrients from the digested food and large intestine (colon) socks up water and rids solid waste.
A waste gas that is transported in veins from the body to the lungs via the heart
carbon dioxide
Which system of the body functions to protect the internal organs?
skeletal system
Tiny air sacs in the lung that are the site of gas exchange?
alveoli
Sketch this muscular bag that contains acid ( digetive juices) and breaks food down into a liguid called chyme. It can hold about a liter of food for adults and a bit less for a child.
Stomach
the two systems that involve the heart
circulatory and muscular
The students in engineering class built a robot that stacks wooden blocks. A built-in computer controls the movement of the robot. The computer in the robot performs a function that is most similar to which system?
nervous system
When a person becomes ill, there will be more ____________ cell than normal in their blood.
White blood cells help fight disease by surrounding and destroying germs.
function of the small intestine
The small intestine is where most of the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream takes place
List the 5 main organs that make up the Digestive System.
mouth, esophagus, stomach,small intestine, large intestine
The four main jobs of the Skeletal System are....
Support, Protect, Move, Create blood cells
These two systems work together to enable us to move
muscular and skeletal
(muscles and skeleton)
In the center of a bone, there is a substance that produces blood cells. That substance is the _______________.
bone marrow
The tube also known as your windpipe, that connects the mouth and throat to the lungs.
trachea
List the 4 main organs that make up the Respiratory System
nose, throat ( larynx), trachea, lungs, bronchi & diaphragm
Describes how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together
They supply the blood’s cells with oxygen
Rob Summers was a pitcher for the Oregon’s baseball team. He was hit by a car which caused paralysis.Which organ was directly affected?
skeletal system
MMMMMM! Dinner's cooking. Soon we'll be eating some chicken and dumplings. Our digestive system will get to work on the food we eat. The food is moved through our digestive system with the help of what other body system?
muscular - smooth muscles
Explain how the systems of the human body function together to move and control body parts?
the nervous system sends messages to the muscular and skeletal system to move the body
Linda is jumping on a trampoline and notices she is breathing harder and her pulse is faster. Which organs are working to cause this to happen?
heart and lungs
Plants take in nutrients and water through their roots and then transport these materials to the rest of the plant. Which system transports nutrients in a similar way throughout the human body? Explain
The circulatory system - The heart pumps blood through arteries, veins, and capillaries, carrying nutrients and oxygen to every cell in the body.