Body Systems

Question 0

What does the skeletal system do, and what does it include?

Answer 0

•Provides shape
•Protects vital organs 
•Allows movement
•Produces blood cells
•Stores minerals
Includes: bones, tendons, ligaments

Question 1

Name all of the body systems.

Answer 1

• Skeletal
• Muscular
• Digestive
• Respiratory
• Endocrine
• Reproductive
• Excretory
• Immune (w/ Lymphatic)
• Circulatory
• Nervous
• Integumentary

Question 2

What does the digestive system do, and what does it include?

Answer 2

•Digests food
•Absorbs nutrients
•Removes solid waste
•Maintains water balance
Include: mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas

Question 3

What does the nervous system do, and what does it include?

Answer 3

•Brain regulates all body systems
•Controls sensory & motor functions
•Transmits & processes & responds to environmental stimuli
Includes: brain, spinal cord, nerves

Question 4

What does the respiratory system do, and what does it include?

Answer 4

•Moves air in/out of lungs
•Exchanges O2/CO2 with blood
•Filters air of dirt, pollen...
•Sense of smell
•Allows speech
Includes: nose, pharynx, trachea, larynx, lungs

Question 5

What does the excretory system do, and what does it include?

Answer 5

•Kidneys filter blood & form urine
•Kidneys regulate water balance
•Urinary bladder stores urine
•Ureter & urethra transport urine
Includes: kidney, urinary bladder, ureter, urethra

Question 6

What does the muscular system do, and what does it include?

Answer 6

•Provides shape
•Allows movement
•Helps with food digestion
•Helps with respiration
•Helps circulation
Includes: heart, blood vessels, diaphragm, smooth, striated muscle tissue

Question 7

What does the circulatory system do, and what does it include?

Answer 7

•Red blood cells transport O2
•Plasma transports wastes from cells and carries food to cells
•White blood cells fight pathogens
•Heart pumps blood
•Blood vessels transports blood
Includes: heart, blood vessels, blood cells

Question 8

What does the integumentary system do, and what does it include?

Answer 8

•Skin regulates body temperature
•Unbroken skin provides protection
•Skin is a sense organ (hot, cold, pain)
•Prevents excess fluid
Includes: hair, skin, nails

Question 9

What does the immune system do, and what does it include?

Answer 9

•Defends the body against pathogens (viruses and bacteria)
•Lymph nodes filter blood plasma and trap pathogens, white blood cells then destroy the pathogens (Lymphatic system)
Includes: lymph nodes, white blood cells, lymph fluid

Question 10

What do the endocrine and reproductive systems do, and what do they include?

Answer 10

•Gametes (egg & sperm) are made
•Organs enable fertilization
•Organs support the growth of fetus
•Organs support the birth of baby
•Endocrine glands make hormones which regulate all body systems
Includes: ovary (egg), testes (sperm), pituitary, pancreas, hypothalamus, thyroid, thymus, adrenal