Name That System
Muscles & Bones
Structure & Organization
Parts & Functions
Miscellaneous
100
Provides structure, support, and stores minerals
What is the skeletal system
100
The place where two bones meet is called this.
What is a joint?
100
The basic unit of structure and function in the human body.
What is a cell?
100
The function of the stomach
What is to mechanically and chemically breakdown food? (It is a muscular bag that does NOT absorb nutrients)
100
Maintaining a balanced internal environment
Homeostasis
200
Nose/Mouth, Trachea, Lungs, Bronchi, Alveoli
What is Respiratory System
200
This type of muscle is found only in the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
200
Tissues work together to form this.
What is an organ?
200
Which of the following best describes the function of this system?
- absorbing nutrients from food
- protecting the body from infection
- exchanging gases with the environment
- responding to stimuli in the environment
What is exchanging gases with the environment
200
Name for a specialized cell responsible for transmitting electrically messages throughout the body.
What are Neurons
300
The body system that coordinates the body's actions and transmits signals to and from different parts of the body.
What is the nervous system?
300
This soft tissue inside bones produces blood cells.
What is bone marrow?
300
The body is organized from smallest to largest in this order.
What is cells → tissues → organs → organ systems?
300
The chemical process that uses oxygen and nutrients to produce energy for the cell/body.
What is Cellular Respiration
300
Describe the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles and provide an example.
Involuntary muscle - Muscles not under your conscious control Ex: muscles used for breathing & digesting food
Voluntary muscles - Muscles that are under your conscious control Ex. Smiling, turning the pages in a book, walking to class
400
Breaks down nutrients using both mechanical and chemical processes.
What is the Digestive System
400
Muscles can only do this motion which is why they must work in pairs.
What is pull (or contract)?
400
What is the purpose for the finger-like structures called villi in the small intestine.
What is increase surface area to help with the absorption of nutrients.
400
An example of 2 body systems working together to maintain homeostasis.
I'll let you know if you are correct.
400
What is the difference between an Artery and Vein?
What is Arteries carry oxygen rich blood to the cells of the body while veins carry carbon-dioxide rich blood back to the lungs to be removed from the body.
500
This system carries oxygen and nutrients to the body and removes waste.
What is the circulatory system?
500
The connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
What is a tendon?
500
The largest organ in the body.
What is the skin (integumentary system)?
500
What are the three major parts/organs that make up both the central and peripheral nervous system.
Central Nervous System - Brain & Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous Systems - Nerves
500
Name the three types of muscle found in the human body and provide an example.
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac