Digestive
What is the function of the mouth?
Mix food with saliva during chewing to break it down
What is the function of the heart?
Pumps blood
The musculoskeletal system has two main parts, what are they?
muscles and bones/skeleton
What do we breathe in and out?
Oxygen in, Carbon Dioxide out
Which systems in our body work together?
All of them!
Name the parts of the digestive system
Mouth, liver, stomach, pancreas, small and large intestine
Within our blood vessels there THREE types, can you name them?
Arteries, veins, and capillaries
How does the musculoskeletal system protect our brain?
skull
Name the 5 main parts of the Respiratory system.
Mouth/nose, lungs, trachea and diaphragm
What is one symptom of asthma?
shortness of breath
What is the function of the Digestive system?
Breaks down out food to take the nutrients from it and send those nutrients to the rest of our body!
Fun fact: how many times does you heart beat per day, approximately?
100, 000 times!
What are the THREE functions of our musculoskeletal system?
Supports our body and holds it upright, Protects our important organs, Helps us move
What do the tiny hairs in our noses do?
Filters/cleans out the air before we breathe it, also makes it warmer
What is another name for the juices in our stomach?
Acids
Liver is responsible for breaking down something specific-what is it?
Fats
What is the function of the circulatory system?
Sends blood that is filled with nutrients from our heart to the rest of our body then back to the heart
List the three important bones in our body
Skull, ribcage, and spine
What is the function of the diaphragm?
helps us push the air we breath in and out
How many bones does the body have?
206
How are arteries and veins different?
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry it back to the heart
How do muscles and bones work together?
A muscle can pull on a bone to cause movement
What do the lungs do?
The remove carbon dioxide and send oxygen to our blood so it reaches our whole body
Why might someone cough when they drink water?
The water went down the wrong tube!