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9 Body Systems
Facts about the 9 body systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| System that breaks down food to delivers to the cells of your body | digestive |
| Systems which protects and supports your body | skeletal |
| System which send messages in and outside of the body | nervous |
| System that reproduces new life | reproductive |
| System which helps hold and move the body | muscular |
| System which produces hormones in our body | endocrine |
| The system which takes in oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide | respiratory |
| This system pumps blood throughout the body | circulatory |
| This system gets rid of waste | excretory |
| Number of bones in our body | 206 |
| another name for the food tube | esophagus |
| the cerebellum does what | helps with balance and coordination |
| number of muscles in the body | around 600 |
| the medulla does what | involuntary movements: breathing, heart beat, digestion |
| name the 3 parts of the brain | cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla |
| the joints here do not move | skull |
| Another name for the windpipe | trachea |
| the muscles which helps expand and contract the lungs | diaphragm |
| the bones which protect the spinal cord | vertebrae |
| growth hormone | pituitary gland |
| hollow muscle the size of a fist | heart |
| the organ referred as the "master control" | brain |
| the blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart | arteries |
| tiny blood vessels that surround the villus and alveoli | capillaries |
| waste gas | carbon dioxide |
| how large is the small intestine? | 20 feet |
| what percent of our body is water? | 60% |
| What carries the nutrients and oxygen to other parts of your body | blood |
| Where does most of our digestion take place | small intestine |