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science body systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| digestive system | main organ:stomach main function:breaks down food into nutrients (stored energy) |
| nervous system | main organ:Brain and spinal cord main function:sends electrical messages throughout your body |
| skeletal system | main organ:bones main function:protects organs and works with muscular system to help u move |
| Muscular system | main organ: muscles main function: Works with skeletal system to help you move |
| respiratory system | main organ: lungs main function:Inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide and water vapor |
| excretory system | main organ: kidneys,liver,lungs skin main function:removes waste from the body |
| circulatory system | main organ:Heart, blood vessels main function: transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and picks up wastes |
| stimulus | something that causes something else to happen |
| sensory receptors | specialized cells that react to stimuli and convert them to electrical signals |
| sensory input | the information your body takes in from the world using your senses |