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
Body system that gives your body structure....
Skeletal system
Body system that controls muscle movement and your senses
Nervous system
Body system that transports oxygen and nutrients around your body
Circulatory system
The four main jobs of the Skeletal System are....
Support, Protect, Move, Create blood
This sheet of muscle lies underneath the lungs and helps with breathing.
Diaphragm
The basic building blocks of all living organisms.... (5 letters)
cells
Organ that absorbs water from food and carries away waste
Large intestine
The liquid part of your blood is...
Plasma
A blood vessel that pumps blood away from the heart
Artery
Organ that contains acid and breaks food down
Stomach
A blood vessel that returns used blood to the heart
Vein
The two parts of germ fighting White Blood Cells.
Phagocytes that chew up invading germs.
Lymphocytes all the body to remember and recognize previous germs
This organ helps messages travel between the brain and nerves in the body.
Spinal Cord
These are the 3 main parts of the brain.
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain Stem
A waste gas that is transported in veins from the body to the lungs via the heart
carbon dioxide
These two systems work together to enable us to move
muscular and skeletal
(muscles and skeleton)
Digestion begins here
The mouth
Uh oh...
You gain 400 pts.
Two important examples of involuntary muscle action keeping us alive are
Heart and lungs
These two pipes share an opening at the back of your throat...one pipe/tube takes food to the stomach, the other pipe/tube takes air to the lungs
Esophagus and Trachea (Windpipe)
This digestive organ works to absorb nutrients into the blood stream
Small Intestine
As each heartbeat forces blood through your arteries, they bulge. You can feel this bulging on the inside of your wrist and its called your....
Pulse
The solid components of blood are...
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets