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Human Body Systems

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  • Is your tricep a flexor or an extensor?
    Extensor
  • Name the one of the functions of the skin (that hasn't been said)
    1 2 3
  • ______ is the system responsible for transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide around our body, as well as delivering different nutrients and chemicals throughout our body.
    CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
  • ______ is the system responsible for breaking down food and nutrients for our bodies as well as removing waste
    DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
  • What is the function of the right side of the heart?
    Collects blood with little oxygen and sends it to the lungs to drop off carbon dioxide and pick up oxygen
  • The pituitary gland is also called
    Master gland
  • Red blood cells
    carry oxygen to your cells and carbon dioxide away
  • Plasma is
    The fluid part of your blood
  • What is the largest organ of the human body and the main organ of the integumentary system?
    Skin
  • ______ is the system responsible for eliminating waste and toxins from our blood stream.
    EXCRETORY SYSTEM
  • Why do the walls of arteries need to be thicker than the walls of veins?
    They have to be able to handle more pressure from the heart
  • ______ is the system responsible for maintaining body temperature and a barrier to keep invading organisms and objects out
    INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
  • ______ is the system responsible for moving us around and providing heat.
    MUSCULAR SYSTEM
  • Veins are
    Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
  • ______ is the system responsible for defending our body from foreign organisms and infections
    LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
  • ______ is the system responsible for regulating many functions of our body through the controlled release of chemicals called hormones
    ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
  • Arteries are
    Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  • White blood cells
    Immune cells that attack invaders and fight infections
  • Is the Rib Cage part of the appendicular skeleton or axial skeleton
    Axial
  • ______ is the system responsible for allowing us to have children and protect the fetus.
    REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
  • A valve is
    A flap of skin or tissue that prevents the backflow of blood
  • ______ is the system responsible for protecting some organs, producing red blood cells and supporting our bodies
    SKELETAL SYSTEM
  • Capillaries are
    The smallest blood vessels
  • Is the sternum part of the appendicular skeleton or axial skeleton
    Axial
  • Name the one of the functions of the skin (that hasn't been said)
    1 2 3
  • Is the Femur part of the appendicular skeleton or axial skeleton
    Appendicular
  • ______ is the system responsible for getting oxygen into our bodies and carbon dioxide out.
    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
  • Is the Vertebral Column part of the appendicular skeleton or axial skeleton
    Axial
  • What is the function of the left side of the heart?
    Gets blood from the lungs full of oxygen and sends it out to all of the cells of the body
  • Name the one of the functions of the skin (that hasn't been said)
    1 2 3