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Urinary System
Immune System
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Skeletal System
100
What is the main function of the urinary system?
Remove water and waste
100
What is the job of the immune system?
Fights off illness and disease
100
What is the job of neurons?
They carry messages.
100
The endocrine system is made up of cells called what?
Glands
100
What is one thing your bones are made of?
Calcium
200
What is the function of the urethra?
Exit for urine
200
What are pathogens?
Germs or chemicals that cause sickness.
200
What is your nervous system made up of?
Brain, Spinal cord, Network of nerves
200
What are some jobs of hormones?
Responsible for regulating metabolism, mood, growth, and organ function.
200
What connects bone to bone?
Ligaments
300
What is the function of the kidneys?
Filters urea from the blood stream
300
What is the job of white blood cells?
Patrols bloodstream for invaders and kills them.
300
Give an example of processes involved with the somatic nervous system?
Eating, running, kicking a ball
300
List three out of the nine endocrine glands.
Pituitary, Thyroid, Adrenal, Pineal, Pancreas, Thymus, Parathyroid, Ovaries, Testes
300
What connects bone to muscle?
Tendons
400
What does urine contain?
Water, urea, salt.
400
What is an antibody?
Protein that signals white blood cells to kill pathogens.
400
Give examples of processes involved with the autonomic nervous system?
Blinking, breathing, heart beat
400
Name a disease associated with the endocrine system.
Diabetes, thyroid cancer
400
What is the function of cartilage?
To protect bones from wear and tear.
500
How much urine can your bladder hold, and what does it act like?
16 ounces, like a balloon
500
Name 4 defenses your body has to fight infection?
1. Skin 2. Mucus 3. Stomach 4. White Blood Cells
500
How many nerve cells are in the human body?
Millions
500
What does the endocrine system produce?
Hormones
500
What is marrow and where is it found?
Found inside your bones. Produces red blood cells.