Body Systems Flashcards
Q: What are the smallest units that make up living things?
A: Cells
Q: What system makes your bones move?
A: Muscular System
Q: What system controls your senses by sending messages to your brain?
A: Nervous System
Q: What system churns up food for your body to use as fuel?
A: Digestive System
Q: Which system delivers nutrients and oxygen by circulating it through your blood vessels?
A: Circulatory System
Q: What system carries oxygen to your blood and removes carbon dioxide from your body?
A: Respiratory System
Q: What system keeps your body from collapsing?
A: Skeletal System
Q: Why do adults have less bones in their body than kids?
A: Your bones join together over time.
Q: What is the jelly-like tissue that fills the cavities in your bones?
A: Marrow
Q: What part of the skeleton protects your organs?
A: Axial Skeleton
Q: What part of your skeleton includes your arms and legs?
A: Appendicular Skeleton
Q: What organ does your cranium protect?
A: Brain
Q: What is another name for your shoulder blade?
A: Scapula
Q: What is another name for your collarbone?
A: Clavicle
Q: What is another name for your hip bone?
A: Pelvis
Q: What is another name for your kneecap?
A: Patella
Q: What is the muscle of the heart that continuously contracts and pumps blood?
A: Cardiac Muscle
Q: What are the muscles in your torso, head, and neck called?
A: Axial Muscles
Q: What are the muscles in your arms and legs called?
A: Appendicular Muscles
Q: What protects your spinal cord?
A: Vertebrae
Q: ;What nerve cells collect messages from parts of your body and the world around you?
A: Receptors
