exit The Human Body Systems Created by Mandy

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exit What you will learn: You will learn about 9 of the different systems within the human body that allow us to carry out our daily functions. All of these systems must work together to keep us alive and allow us to run, jump, eat, and sleep. Through completing this program you will become an expert on the human body and the systems within it. Main Menu

Choose a body system you would like to explore exit Skeletal Digestive Muscular Lymphatic Endocrine Nervous Cardiovascular Reproductive Urinary All systems in order

The Skeletal System There are 206 bones in your body Check it out on the web! The area where bones connect and bend is called a joint Bones contain calcium exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Skeletal System Check According the picture, how many joints do we have? 4 exit 8 10 Look back for help

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Try again! Hint: Think about the parts of your body you can bend or move in a circular motion exit Back to question

The Digestive System Digestion begins by chewing in the mouth… All of these parts noted in the picture make up the path that all food takes before it is removed from the body. The food does not actually go through the liver or pancreas. The liver is the bodies largest organ. Another name for the colon is the large intestines. …Digestion ends in the small intestine exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Digestive System Check Which of the following pictures is of the liver? exit Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: THE LIVER HAS A SMOOTH SURFACE exit Back to question

The Muscular System Three different types of muscle: 1. Smooth – involuntary 2. Cardiac – connected to the heart 3. Skeletal – muscles in arms, legs, etc. check it out on the web! A few skeletal muscles names and locations: Pectoralis – chest Quadriceps - thigh Deltoid - Shoulder exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Muscular System Check On which part of the body are the Quadriceps found? shoulder exit chest leg Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: THE PREFIX “QUAD” MEANS FOUR. THIS SUGGESTS THAT IT IS A BIG MUSCLE. WHAT PART OF THE BODY WOULD NEED TO HAVE LARGE MUSCLES IN ORDER TO HOLD THE BODY? exit Back to question

The Lymphatic System The main function of the lymphatic system is to keep bodily fluids in balance so that you are protected from infection and disease. This is done by the spleen and a series of vessels that contain lymph. Lymph: clear, watery fluid containing substances that keep you healthy Spleen: Located in the upper abdomen, clears out worn blood cells and foreign bodies exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Lymphatic System Check Which is the function of the lymphatic system? Provide a framework for the body Break down food for energy exit Balance body fluids and prevent infection Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: “LYMPH” IS A FLUID exit Back to question

The Endocrine System This system sends out hormones in the blood stream through ductless glands. Check it Out on These hormones are responsible the Web ! for our moods and our organ system coordination. All processes are done chemically. exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Endocrine System Check What two things are the Endocrine System responsible for? Moods and organ system coordination thanks to hormones exit Hormones and puberty Chemical and electrical releases to the blood flow Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE HORMONES’ JOBS? exit Back to question

The Nervous System The basic unit of the nervous system is a neuron The brain is a very important part of the nervous system (it is composed of neurons) Neurons travel through the spinal cord and to the brain then back again in order to tell the body what to do exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Nervous System Check Is the basic unit of the nervous system… …made up of neurons? …a neuron? exit …the brain? Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: WHAT IS THE SMALLEST UNIT OF THE THREE? exit Back to question

The Cardiovascular System Cardio means Heart Vascular means tubes exit -Another name for this system is the circulatory system -The organ that makes this system work is the heart -The heart pumps blood through the body by tubes called arteries and veins -The blood carries oxygen to our organs to keep us alive Main Menu Take Quiz

Cardiovascular System Check The tubes that carry blood around the body are called? Cardio and Vascular exit Veins and Arteries Left tube and Right tube Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: THE TUBES HAVE SPECIFIC NAMES exit Back to question

The Reproductive System The reproductive organs in a male are different than the reproductive organs in a female. The reproductive system is what allows humans to reproduce this is how babies are formed. A male and female cannot reproduce on their own, both sets of organs work together. exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Reproductive System Check What is required for reproduction to take place? A male and female A baby exit 2 types of Reproductive organs Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: THINK WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY NEEDED exit Back to question

The Urinary System -The urinary tract is the pathway that liquids take before leaving the body. -All of the parts in the picture to the left make up the urinary system. -The kidneys filter wastes. The ureters carry the urine from the kidneys to the bladder where urine is stored before leaving through the urethra. exit Main Menu Take Quiz

Urinary System Check This organ is a part of the urinary system What is its name and function? Bladder filter wastes exit Kidney filter wastes Bladder hold urine Look back for help

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Try again! HINT: THERE ARE TWO OF THESE exit Back to question