Circulatory
Skeletal
Muscular
Respiratory
Integumentary
Immune
Levels of Organization
1

What does the circulatory system help move around your body? 

oxygen, water, hormones, nutrients.....

1

What are ligaments? 

connects bone to bone to allow movement and stability 

1

When your temperature is low your muscles will ____ and _____ to increase your body temperature. 

contract and expand 

1

What is the muscle called that contracts (small) and relaxes (big) to help organisms breathe? 

Diaphragm 

1

What is the main purpose of the integumentary system?

to provide the first defense against infection (protective barrier) 

1

What 2 systems does the immune system work with to protect the body? 

Integumentary & Circulatory 

1

What is the smallest unit of life?


a cell

2

What kind of blood enters the heart before traveling to the lungs?

Deoxygenated

2

Bone marrow creates _____ blood cells.

red blood cells 

2

What system does the muscular system work with to help with body movement? 

skeletal system 

2

What is the main purpose of the respiratory system? 

responsible for taking oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of the body

2

What is the largest structure in the human body?

Skin

2

What are pathogens?

foreign invaders that cause infection/sickness

2

A group of organs working together forms what?

an organ system

3

Why are red blood cells are important to humans?

Delivers O (Oxygen) to the body and removes CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)

3

What are bones? 

an organ that is made up of tissues & forms the skeleton 

3

Give one example of a muscle. (remember our labs)

deltoid, bicep, triceps, pectoralis major.... 

3

When the amount of oxygen in your blood decreases, what happens to your respiration (breathing) rate?

it increases to help

3
What is the skin important for?

providing a protective barrier to protect from outside threat 

3

The _____ blood cell helps protect the body from pathogens. 

white blood cell

3

Finish the following:

Red blood cell -> blood tissue-> heart -> _______

-> human

Circulatory system 

4

What is the main purpose of the circulatory system?

acts as the bodies main transport system

4

What is the importance of cartilage? 

protects your bones from rubbing together

4

What is the main purpose of the muscular system? 

enables movement and allows the body to balance

4

What system does the respiratory system work with to move oxygen throughout the body? 

circulatory system 

4

What vitamin does this system help produce?

Vitamin D

4

What do antibodies do?

fights pathogens and provides protection against future attacks

4

Which organization level is missing:

an organ 

5

What type of blood leaves the heart to circulate through the body?

oxygenated blood

5

What is the main purpose of the skeletal system? 

provides structure, support, and protection of the body

5

What are the 3 types of muscle?

Smooth, Skeletal. & Cardiac 

5

______ is the gas exhaled from the body, and ______ is the gas inhaled into the body. 

CO2 (Carbon dioxide) exhaled 

O (Oxygen) inhaled

5

What does this system help maintain/regulate in the body?

body temperature 
5

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

it is a defense network that works to fight off foreign invader s9Pathogens, viruses, bacteria...). 

5

Which of the organization is missing:

Tissue