Your amazing body

Question 1

What are some organ systems in your body?

Answer 1

1. Digestive system
2. Circulatory system
3. Respiratory system
4. Skeletal system
5. Muscular system

Question 2

What does our body consist of?

Answer 2

A number of organ systems.

Question 3

What do the organ systems do?

Answer 3

Carry out many functions to keep us alive.

Question 4

What does the digestive system do?

Answer 4

1. Break down food into simple substances
2. Absorbs these substances so that they can be used by the body.
3. Stores undigested food until it is passed out.

Question 5

Name the different parts that make up the digestive system.

Answer 5

1. mouth
2. gullet / oesophagus
3. stomach
4. small intestine
5. large intestine
6. rectum
7. anus

Question 6

What does the circulatory system do?

Answer 6

1. Carries / Transports oxygen, digested food, water, nutrients and minerals in the blood to all parts of the body.
2. Carries waste materials like carbon dioxide away from different parts of the body.

Question 7

Name the different parts that make up the circulatory system.

Answer 7

1. Heart
2. Blood vessels
3. Blood

Question 8

What does the respiratory system do?

Answer 8

1. Takes in oxygen to be used by the body.

2. Removes carbon dioxide from the body.

Question 9

What does the skeletal system do?

Answer 9

1. Supports the body
2. Gives the body shape
3. Protects the delicate organs like heart and lungs in the body.

Question 10

Name the different parts that make up the skeletal system.

Answer 10

1. skull
2. ribs
3. back bone
   (206 bones in the body)

Question 11

What does the muscular system do?

Answer 11

1. Enables / Helps different parts of the body move.

2. Enables us to do work and move things.

Question 12

Name the different parts the make up the muscular system.

Answer 12

muscles in the body

Question 13

Are all our organ systems important?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

Why must all the organ systems in our bodies work together?

Answer 14

To enable our bodies to function properly.

Question 15

Do our organ systems work closely together to help us function?

Answer 15

Yes.

Question 16

What do our bones and muscles work together to do?

Answer 16

To help us bend, stretch and move.

Question 17

What happens if one part of an organ system does not work properly?

Answer 17

The rest of the system will not be able to work properly and this will affect the whole body. If any system fails, the other systems will be affected and subsequently fail too.

Question 18

Why is it important for us to ensure that each of our human systems functions properly?

Answer 18

If any system fails, the other systems will be affected and subsequently fail too.

Question 19

Are all the human systems interconnected?

Answer 19

Yes.

Question 20

What do all the interconnected human systems do?

Answer 20

Work together to enable / allow our body to function properly.

Question 21

Give an example of how our human systems interconnect and work together.

Answer 21

The digestive system provides digested food that is carried by the blood in the circulatory system to all parts of the body. When carbon dioxide is produced, it is carried by the blood to the lungs (respiratory system) for removal.

Question 22

What is the human body?

Answer 22

A complex system made up of several systems working together.

Question 23

What is the respiratory system made up of?

Answer 23

1. nose
2. windpipe
3. lungs