Chapter 14 - Structure and Movement

Question 1

What is a human body system?

Answer 1

a system is a collection of parts that interact with one another

Question 2

What is input?

Answer 2

the matter, energy, or information that enters a system

Question 3

What is an example of input

Answer 3

when you exercise, heat is detected by special cells and receptors

Question 4

What is processing?

Answer 4

the changing of an input to achieve a goal

Question 5

What is an example of processing

Answer 5

a part in the brain processes the input from the receptor cells and sends a message that the body is too warm

Question 6

What is output?

Answer 6

the materiel, energy, or information that leaves the system

Question 7

What is an example of output

Answer 7

you sweat to cool down

Question 8

What is feedback in systems?

Answer 8

systems can use information to monitor and change the input, process, and output

Question 9

What is an example of feedback in systems

Answer 9

you breathe faster when you exercise to bring in more oxygen

Question 10

Body systems work together to maintain _______

Answer 10

homeostasis

Question 11

What is thinking systems

Answer 11

if you think of the systems and how they work, you can make choices that are beneficial to your overall health

Question 12

How many bones does a human adult have

Answer 12

206 different bones

Question 13

How many bones does a newborn have

Answer 13

275-300 bones

Question 14

What is the function of the skeleton

Answer 14

provides shape and support

Question 15

What is the vertebrae

Answer 15

series of 26 small bones that make up your spinal column

Question 16

What does the design of the vertebrae permit

Answer 16

flexibility and movement

Question 17

What are muscles attached to

Answer 17

the skeleton

Question 18

What works together to permit movement

Answer 18

bones and muscles

Question 19

What are the 5 functions of the skeleton

Answer 19

Provides shape/support, enables movement, protection, produces blood cells, stores minerals.

Question 20

Do bones serve as protection for major organs?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

Where are most blood cells produced

Answer 21

red blood cells are produced in the center of some bones

Question 22

What type of minerals do bones store until the body needs to use them