Body Systems 1
What is your hearts job?
The heart pumps blood to make our body work.
Organ system that captures oxygen from the atmosphere...
Respiratory system
Organ system that gives your body structure and allows for movement
Skeletal system
What's the purpose of the circulatory system? -
The circulatory system helps move blood, oxygen, and nutrients around our body.
Organ system that transports oxygen and nutrients around your body
Circulatory system
How does our brain communicate with the rest of our body?
The brain sends messages through the nervous system to control our body's actions.
T. Where are your lungs?
Lungs are in your chest, and they help you breathe.
The tube that is also called the windpipe.
Trachea
How do our muscles work together with our bones?
Muscles and bones work together to help us move and do activities like running and jumping.
The place where two bones meet?
Joint
What happens to our heart rate when we exercise or run around?
Our heart beats faster to pump more blood and oxygen to our muscles when we exercise.
What is the largest organ of the body?
Skin
What organs make up the circulatory system?
Heart and blood vessels or veins
Smallest unit of an organ system (like a neurotransmitter)
Cells
When the same types of cells come together they form
Tissue
What type of cell brings nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body!
blood cells
Where is cardiac muscle found?
heart
Organs come together to form
Organ systems
. Why do we have a stomach?
Our stomach helps digest food
A waste gas that is transported in veins from the body to the lungs via the heart
carbon dioxide
Why do we have two lungs instead of one big lung?
Two lungs allow us to breathe better, and if one lung gets hurt, the other can still work.
13. What is the role of the immune system? - Answer:
The immune system fights off germs and keeps us from getting sick.
Tissues come together to form
Organs
What two structures make our central nervous system?
Brain & spinal cord
This organ of the circulatory system that works without us telling it to and without it we will die
Heart
What is the respiratory system responsible for?
The respiratory system helps us breathe by bringing in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
How does our skin protect our body?
Skin acts like a shield, keeping out germs and protecting the inside of our body.
How do the muscles in our chest help us breathe? -
Muscles in our chest contract and expand to make our lungs fill with air when we breathe.
What is homeostasis?
A system's desire to maintain stable internal conditions
What are three things you can do to keep your body healthy?
Many answers