Module 7 ORGAN AND SYSTEMS OF THE BODY

Question 1

consists of the bones and the muscles (meat)

Answer 1

Musculoskeletal System

Question 2

connected together so they can move

Answer 2

Bones

Question 3

places where bones are connected together

Answer 3

joints

Question 4

The bones are held together at the joints by elastic strands

Answer 4

ligaments

Question 5

Between the bones is a softer material

cushions the bones at the joints when the body moves

Answer 5

cartilage (gristle)

Question 6

The muscles are the meat of the body and when they contract

Answer 6

shorten

Question 7

The muscles are the meat of the body and when they relax

Answer 7

lengthen

Question 8

consists of the teeth, mouth, gullet (esophagus), stomach, liver, intestine, pancreas, and rectum

Answer 8

Digestive System

Question 9

where digestion begins

where feed is broken down into small pieces by the teeth and mixed with saliva before being swallowed.

Answer 9

mouth

Question 10

feed is mixed with the juices to form a soft paste

Answer 10

stomach

Question 11

where bile from the liver and juices from the pancreas are added

Answer 11

intestine

Question 12

where waste matter collects

Answer 12

rectum

Question 13

where waste passes out of the body

Answer 13

anus

Question 14

heart and the blood vessels

Answer 14

Circulatory System

Question 15

a muscular pump that sends blood around the body

Answer 15

heart

Question 16

The blood vessels which carry blood away from the heart

oxygen-rich blood

Answer 16

arteries

Question 17

Blood returns to the heart through ____

Answer 17

veins

Question 18

Joining the arteries and veins is a fine network of small tubes called _______

Answer 18

capillaries

Question 19

When the heart ______, its muscles contract and sends blood out through the arteries.

Answer 19

beats

Question 20

When the heart ______, blood flows into it from the veins.

Answer 20

relaxes

Question 21

breathing

Answer 21

Respiration

Question 22

breathing in

Answer 22

inspiration

Question 23

breathing out

Answer 23

expiration

Question 24

Involuntary Muscles

Answer 24

heart and diaphragm

Question 25

liquid part of blood

Answer 25

plasma

Question 26

carries type O blood and glucose/carbohydrates

Answer 26

red blood cells

Question 27

fights pathogens

Answer 27

white blood cells

Question 28

makes blood cells

Answer 28

platelets

Question 29

the very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

Answer 29

alveoli

Question 30

The main organs are the two kidneys, which lie against the backbone, and the bladder

Answer 30

Urinary System

Question 31

Waste materials and water are taken out of the blood in the kidneys to form

Answer 31

urine

Question 32

where urine collects

Answer 32

bladder

Question 33

remove waste materials from food

Answer 33

kidneys

Question 34

connects bladders to urethra

Answer 34

ureters

Question 35

empties urine to the exterior

Answer 35

urethra

Question 36

soft tissues that coordinate all aspects

Answer 36

brain

Question 37

highway for nerve impulses to travel from the brain to the body

Answer 37

spinal cord

Question 38

cables that carry electrical impulses between your brain and the rest of your body

Answer 38

nerves

Question 39

produces milk

Answer 39

udder

Question 40

Reproduction is controlled by _____ which are carried in the blood to the different organs

Answer 40

hormones (chemical messengers)

Question 41

lymph nodes, spleen Protect against infectious diseases, produce blood

Answer 41

Lympho-reticular System

Question 42

colorless fluid

Answer 42

Lymph

Question 43

where colorless fluid that passes out of the blood into a network of fine tubes

Answer 43

lymphatic system

Question 44

where germs are filtered out and killed before it is returned to the veins

Answer 44

lymph nodes

Question 45

fist-sized organ found in the upper left side of your abdomen, next to your stomach, and behind your left ribs.

Answer 45

spleen

Question 46

ductless glands

Answer 46

endocrine