Body Systems

Question 1

What system provides Structure and Support, Protects vital Organs

Answer 1

Skeletal system

Question 2

Important parts of skeletal system

Answer 2

Bones
Bone marrow

Question 3

Where are new red blood cells generated?

Answer 3

Bone marrow

Question 4

What system works with skeletal and nervous systems to produce MOVEMENT?

Answer 4

Muscular system

Question 5

Important parts of muscular system

Answer 5

Cardiac muscles : heart, pumps blood
Skeletal muscles: attached to bones, help us move
Smooth muscles: pushes food through digestive system

Question 6

What do smooth muscles do?

Answer 6

Pushes food through digestive system

Question 7

What do skeletal muscles do?

Answer 7

Attached to bones, help us move

Question 8

What is main cardiac muscle and what does it do?

Answer 8

Heart, pumps blood

Question 9

What body system BREAKS DOWN food into small molecules and nutrients, which are absorbed into bloodstream and used for ENERGY

Answer 9

Digestive system

Question 10

Digestive organs in order of path/tract

Answer 10

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

Question 11

What are the other organs in digestive system?

Answer 11

Pancreas, liver, gall bladder

Question 12

What body system DELIVERS oxygen and other nutrients to cells and tissues all over the body and TRANSPORTS important materials?

Answer 12

Circulatory system

Question 13

Muscular organ in the circulatory system that pumps blood

Answer 13

Heart

Question 14

What are the tubes that carry blood?

Answer 14

Blood vessels

Question 15

What are the types of blood vessels?

Answer 15

Arteries ; away from heart
Veins- toward heart
Capillaries- tiny tubes for gas exchange

Question 16

What carries blood away from the heart

Answer 16

Arteries

Question 17

What carries blood toward the heart?

Answer 17

Veins

Question 18

What are tiny tubes used for gas exchange in circulatory system?

Answer 18

Capillaries

Question 19

What carries oxygen in the blood?

Answer 19

Red blood cells

Question 20

What body system provides the body with OXYGEN and removes CARBON DIOXIDE as well as in charge of breathing/respiration and GAS EXCHANGE?

Answer 20

Respiratory system

Question 21

What are the main parts of the respiratory system?

Answer 21

Nose- where air enters/exits
Trachea- “windpipe” to lungs
Lungs- where gas exchange takes place in ALVEOLI

Question 22

In the respiratory system where does air enter and exit?

Answer 22

Nose

Question 23

In the respiratory system what is the “windpipe” to the lungs?

Answer 23

Trachea

Question 24

In the respiratory system where does gas exchange take place in ALVEOLI?

Answer 24

Lungs

Question 25

What body system CONTROLS the body by responding to stimuli and changes the internal and external ENVIRONMENT?

Answer 25

Nervous system

Question 26

What are the parts of the nervous system?

Answer 26

Brain- main control center Spinal cord- sends instructions from brain to rest of body and Vice versa Nerves- pathways for signals to travel through body

Question 27

In the nervous system what is the main control center?

Answer 27

Brain

Question 28

In the nervous system what sends instructions from brain to rest of body and vice vera?

Answer 28

Spinal cord

Question 29

In the nervous system what are the pathways for signals to travel through the body?

Answer 29

Nerves

Question 30

What body system has glands which produce hormones that are the bodies chemical messengers. They carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another

Answer 30

Endocrine system

Question 31

In the endocrine system what helps manage body temperature, hunger, thirst, sleep, mood, and blood pressure?

Answer 31

Hypothalamus

Question 32

In the endocrine system what is at the base of the brain, the size of a pea, and is the “master gland” controlling several other glands?

Answer 32

Pituitary gland

Question 33

In the endocrine system what makes hormones to control the rare cells burn fuels from food to make energy?

Answer 33

Thyroid gland

Question 34

In the endocrine system what makes a hormone that controls the level of calcium in the blood?

Answer 34

Parathyroid gland

Question 35

In the endocrine system what makes T-cells (white blood cells) that help the body fight infection and disease

Answer 35

Thymus gland

Question 36

In the endocrine system what makes hormones that control salt and water balance, how bodies respond to stress, and body development along with making adrenaline

Answer 36

Adrenal gland

Question 37

In the endocrine system what makes insulin and glucagon which are hormones that control glucose (sugar) in the blood. Keeps body supplies with energy

Answer 37

Pancreas

Question 38

In the endocrine system what makes a hormone ‘testosterone’ which helps with height, deeper voice, and facial hair?

Answer 38

Testes

Question 39

In the endocrine system what makes a hormone ‘estrogen’ which helps with growth spurt, development, and body fat.

Answer 39

Ovaries

Question 40

What body system protects body from infection and injuries as well as regulating body temperature?

Answer 40

Integumentary system

Question 41

What are the main parts of the integumentary system?

Answer 41

Skin: largest organ Glands: eliminate waste Hair: protects and detects touch, pressure, and temperature Nails: protects

Question 42

In the integumentary system what is the largest organ in the human body?

Answer 42

Skin

Question 43

In the integumentary system what eliminates waste (sweat, oil)?

Answer 43

Glands

Question 44

In the integumentary system what protects against UV radiation, injuries, and extreme temperatures. As well as detects touch, pressure, and temperature

Answer 44

Hair

Question 45

In the integumentary system what protests tips of fingers and toes from injury, as well as supporting fine motor tasks

Answer 45

Nails

Question 46

What body system removes waste produced by the activities of cells

Answer 46

Excretory system

Question 47

What are the main organs/parts of the excretory system?

Answer 47

Lungs: provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide Kidneys: remove waste Ureters: long tubes transporting urine from kidneys to bladder Urethra : tubes that pass urine from bladder to outdid body Skin: rids body of water and salt by sweating

Question 48

In the excretory system what provides the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide?

Answer 48

Lungs

Question 49

In the excretory system what removes waste from blood?

Answer 49

Kidneys

Question 50

In the excretory system what are the long tubes that transport urine from kidneys to bladder, bladder stores urine until eliminated from body.

Answer 50

Ureters

Question 51

In the excretory system what are the tubes that pass urine from bladder to outside of body?

Answer 51

Urethra

Question 52

In the excretory system what rids the body of water and salt by sweating?

Answer 52

Skin

Question 53

What does the thyroid gland do?

Answer 53

Makes hormones to control the rate cells burn fuels from food to make energy.

Question 54

What does the pituitary gland do?

Answer 54

Base of the brain, size of a pea, “master gland”- controls several other glands

Question 55

What does the hypothalamus do?

Answer 55

Helps manage body temperature, hunger, thirst, sleep, mood, blood pressure

Question 56

What does the parathyroid gland do?

Answer 56

Makes a hormone that controls the level of calcium in the blood

Question 57

What does the thymus gland do?

Answer 57

Makes T-cells (white blood cells) that help the body fight infection and disease

Question 58

What do adrenal glands do?

Answer 58

Make hormones that control salt and water balance, how bodies response to stress, and body development. Also makes adrenaline

Question 59

What does the pancreas do?

Answer 59

Makes insulin and glucagon which are hormones that control glucose (sugar) in the blood. Keeps body supplies with energy

Question 60

What do the testes do?

Answer 60

Make a hormone ‘testosterone’ which helps with height, deeper voice, and facial hair

Question 61

What do the ovaries do?

Answer 61

Make a hormone ‘estrogen’ which helps with growth spurt, development, and body fat

Question 62

What does the endocrine system do?

Answer 62

Glands which produce hormones that are the bodies chemical messengers. They carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another

Question 63

What does the integumentary system do?

Answer 63

Protects body from infection and injuries. Regulates body temperature.

Question 64

What does the excretory system do?

Answer 64

Removes waste produced by the activities of cells

Question 65

What does the skeletal system do?

Answer 65

Provides STRUCTURE and SUPPORT, PROTECTS vital organs

Question 66

What does the muscular system do?

Answer 66

Works with skeletal and nervous systems to produce MOVEMENT

Question 67

What does the digestive system do?

Answer 67

BREAKS DOWN food into small molecules and nutrients, which are absorbed into bloodstream and used for ENERGY

Question 68

What does the circulatory system do?

Answer 68

DELIVERS oxygen and other nutrients to cells and tissues all over the body TRANSPORTS important materials

Question 69

What does the respiratory system do ?

Answer 69

Provides the body with OXYGEN and removes CARBON DIOXIDE breathing/respiration GAS EXCHANGE

Question 70

What does the nervous system do?

Answer 70

CONTROLS the body by responding to stimuli and changes in the internal and external ENVIRONMENT

Question 71

The endocrine system contains glands which produce hormones that are the bodies ______________?

Answer 71

Chemical messengers

Question 72

What removes waste from the blood?

Answer 72

Kidneys

Question 73

These fight viruses and bacteria in the blood

Answer 73

White blood cells

Question 74

Lungs: where gas exchange takes place in the __________?

Answer 74

Alveoli

Question 75

Digestive system in order of tract

Answer 75

Mouth Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine (Messi)

Question 76

These muscles are attached to bones to help us move

Answer 76

Skeletal muscles

Question 77

These muscles pump blood through the heart

Answer 77

Cardiac muscles

Question 78

These carry blood away from the heart

Answer 78

Arteries