Body System/Function/Organs or Body Structure

Question 1

Body System-‘The Musculo-skeletal System

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 1

Function:
* Provides form, support, stability and movement to the body

Organs or Body Structure:
*Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, muscles

Question 2

Body System-‘The Nervous System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 2

Function:

• Controls both voluntary action (like conscious movement) and involuntary actions (like breathing)
• Sends signals to different parts of the body

Organs/Body Structures:
* Brain spinal cord, nerve fibres

Question 3

Body System-‘The Respiratory System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 3

Function:
* Allows us to take in vital oxygen and expel carbon dioxide in a process we call breathing

Organs/Body Structures:
* Mouth, Nose, Pharynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Alveoli, Lungs, Diaphragm

Question 4

Body System-‘The Digestive System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 4

Function:

• Ingests food and breaks it down into usable nutrients.
• Excretes solid waste products

Organs/Body Structures:

• Mouth, Tongue, Salivary glands, Oesophagus, Stomach, Small & Large Intestine, Rectum, Anus
• Accessory digestive organs include the Liver, Pancreas and Gall Bladder

Question 5

Body System-‘The Cardio-vascular System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 5

Function:
* Moves blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide and hormones around the body

Organs/Body Structures:
* Heart, arteries, veins, capillaries and blood

Question 6

Body System-‘The Reproductive System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 6

Function:
* Allows humans to reproduce

Organs/Body Structures:
* Testes, Ovaries, Prostate gland, Vagina, Penis

Question 7

Body System-‘The Integumentary System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 7

Function:

• Protects us from the outside world
• It is our main defence against bacteria, viruses and other pathogens
• The skin helps to regulate body temperature and eliminate waste through perspiration

Question 8

Body System-‘The Lymphatic System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 8

Function:

• It’s main job is to make and move lymphatic fluid
• Lymph fluid contains white blood cells which help the body fight infection

Organs/Body Structures:
* Lymph nodes, Spleen, Lymphatic vessels, Tonsils, Thymus gland and Bone Marrow

Question 9

Body System-‘The Endocrine System’

What is the function and the systems main organs/body structures?

Answer 9

Function:

• To secrete hormones into the blood
• These hormones travel to different tissues and regulate various body functions e.g metabolism, growth and sexual function

Organs/Body Structures:
* Hypothalamus, Pituitary gland, Thymus, Thyroid, Pancreas, Ovaries, Testes & Adrenal glands

Question 10

Body System-‘The Special Senses’

What is the function and the main organs/body structures?

Answer 10

Function:
* To process sensory information

Organs/Body Structures:
* Sight (Eye), Hearing (Ears), Touch (Receptors in skin), Smell (Nose), Taste (Tongue), Balance (Ears)

Question 11

Body System-‘The Immune System’

What is the function and the main organs/body structures?

Answer 11

Function:
* To protect the body from pathogens

Organs/Body Structures:
* White blood cells, antibodies, lymphatic system, spleen, bone marrow, thymus gland