Vocabulary
Special structures that send information about the environment from different body parts of the body to the brain.
Receptors
What external feature helps a bat to fly?
Name one INTERNAL structure that is inside a mammal.
heart, lungs, kidney, trachea, veins.....
Which system contains the lungs, kidneys, and skin?
Excretory System
Which receptor would you be using if you were holding an ice cube in your hand?
Temperature receptors
A group of organs that work together to do a job for the body.
Organ System
What external feature helps a frog to jump?
Name one EXTERNAL structure an animal has
arms, legs, head, toes, fingers...
Which system contains the heart, veins, and arteries?
Circulatory System
Which receptor would you be using if you were holding an object in your hand?
Touch Receptor
A body part that is made of smaller parts that work together to do a certain job.
Organ
What external feature helps a polar bear to stay warm in the artic?
Its fur
Name one organ in the body
Heart, veins, lungs....
Which system contains the lungs trachea,and bronchi?
Respiratory System
Which receptor would you be using if you stepped on a piece of glass?
Pain Receptors
Those parts of the inside of a body or structure.
Internal Structures
Its jaws (sharp teeth)
How does a fish breathe underwater?
They have gills.
Digestive System
Taste Receptors
Those parts on the outside of a body or structure.
External Structures
What external feature helps a lizard to climb up a tree branch?
Its sharp claws
How many chambers do mammals have in their hearts?
4 chambers
Which system contains the bones?
Skeletal system
Which receptor would you use if you drank really hot chocolate?
Temperature receptor