Chapter 2 Flashcards
List the nine systems of the body.
circulatory respiratory skeletal muscular digestive excretory endocrine nervous cardiovascular
Carries oxygen through the blood
Red blood cells
A stable internal environment
Homeostasis
Carry blood filled with oxygen away from the heart.
Arteries
Similar cells organized into specialized groups within the body to carry out particular functions
Tissues
The location where most of your digestion occurs
Small intestine
Sometimes called “chemical messengers”
Hormones
Absorbs liquid and moves waste through the body
Large intestine
Prevents food from entering the trachea
Epiglottis
The force that your blood puts on the inside walls of your blood vessels
Blood pressure
The basic building blocks from which all larger parts are formed
Cells
Often called the “master gland”
Pituitary gland
A long muscular tube that extends from the mouth to the anus
Alimentary canal
Fight germs and viruses
White blood cells
Examples are: Liver, Kidneys, Heart
Organ
Nerve Tissue
Receive and transmit impulses to the brain
Epithelial Tissue
Skin
Muscle Tissue
Cause body parts to move
Connective Tissue
Tendons, ligaments
Which body systems are hurt by poor eating habits a person might have?
All body systems are hurt by poor nutrition: however, the circulatory, cardiovascular, digestive and excretory systems are more directly affected.
How does a poor diet hurt the cardiovascular, digestive, circulatory or excretory system?
Poor diet causes hardening of the arteries, lowers the ability to fight off diseases, the heart must work harder than normal, the digestive system slows down and the excretory system becomes less effective
How might you change your personal diet to help your body systems?
Be prepared to answer this in short answer format
List four things that can daily affect your body’s state of health.
stress, lack of sleep, food choices, exercise, exposure to germs, changes in the body
List four facts or observations about your body that show how awesome of a creation it is.
The body is made to heal itself, regenerate cells, its skin changing and growing, the awesome function of the eyes and ears.
List the eight common characteristics of single cells
moving sensing breathing reproducing growing eliminating ingesting living
Be able to use arrows to draw the correct direction of blood flow through the heart
refer to the diagram on page 25 of your text book
Explain what is happening in each step as the blood flows through the heart
refer to page 25 of your text book
Label the parts of the digestive and excretory system:
refer to the diagram on page 40 of your text book
What body systems are helped by consistent physical activity? How does exercise help them? In what ways might you change your physical exercise routine?
Be prepared to answer in essay format (worth 11 points)
