Human body Systems

Which system does this: move blood, water, oxygen and nutrients throughout the body?

• digestive

• musculoskeletal

• circulatory

• respiratory

When a person eats, the brain signals the stomach to start breaking down the food. Which two systems are involved in the process?

• nervous

• excretory

• lymphatic

• digestive

Which body system is responsible for bringing oxygen into your body and removing carbon dioxide?

• organ system

• tissue

• musculoskeletal system

• respiratory system

I control your muscles and all of the organs in your body. I make sure you breathe automatically, ensure your heart beats properly, and remind you to blink your eyes. I even hold all of your thoughts and memories.

What am I?

• liver

• lungs

• heart

• brain

When you eat, I mix your food with chemicals made by your body, then I churn up your food into smaller parts. What am I?

• heart

• liver

• stomach

• kidneys

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Challenge: Look in your Science book to find what TISSUE is.

• A group of similar cells that have the same function.

• A living thing

• responsible for filtering your blood, removing wastes, and heating and cooling your body.

• A group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions.

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The function of the nervous system is to transmit signals and impulses from the brain to the rest of the body.

• true

• false

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Waste products are food that

• cannot be digested

• the body cannot use

• tastes bad

• have been broken down

Which is this organ?

• stomach

• pancreas

• large intestine

• small intestine

Bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.

• neurons
• spinal cord
• spaghetti
• brain

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