Organ Systems

Question 1

What are the functions of the digestive system?

Answer 1

Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates solid waste

Question 2

What are the functions of the respiratory system?

Answer 2

Takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

Question 3

What is the function of the circulatory system?

Answer 3

Carries needed materials throughout the body and picks up wastes

Question 4

What are the functions of the urinary system?

Answer 4

Filters metabolic wastes from blood and eliminates wastes

Question 5

What are the functions of the integumentary system?

Answer 5

Protects from injury and infection, produces vitamin D, regulates body temperature, sense of touch

Question 6

What does the muscular system do?

Answer 6

Enables the body to move

Question 7

What are the functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 7

Protects internal organs, produces blood cells, gives shape and support

Question 8

What are the functions of the reproductive system?

Answer 8

Enables body to produce offspring

Question 9

What is the function of the endocrine system?

Answer 9

Produces hormones that help regulate some of the body’s activities

Question 10

What is the function of the nervous system?

Answer 10

Controls the body’s activites; responds to internal and external stimuli

Question 11

What are the functions of the immune system?

Answer 11

Fights disease and infection