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 food 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
What do your kidneys do? -
Kidneys help clean your blood and make pee.
Millions of cells that work and connect together create .......
Tissue
What type of cell brings nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body!
blood cells
Where is cardiac muscle found?
heart
This organ turns a very toxic substance into urea, and this organ gets rid of it
liver, kidneys
. Why do we have a stomach?
Our stomach helps digest the yummy food we eat.
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.
21. What's the main job of the liver in our body?
The liver cleans our blood, stores energy, and helps digest food.
What organ takes urea and gets rid of it?
the kidneys
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 organ filters blood and turns wastes (like ammonia) into urea?
liver
What is the purpose of our ears, besides hearing?
Ears help us with balance, so we don't fall down when we walk or run.