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Body Systems
Unit 7 Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This system controls everything in the body-the boss | Nervous System |
| Includes kidneys, ureters, and the bladder. | Excretory System |
| The Respiratory System does what two things for the body? | It gets oxygen into the body and gets carbon dioxide out. |
| Includes the hair, fingernails, and the skin. | Integumentary System |
| The Muscular system does what two things for the body? | Moves the body and lines other organs. |
| Includes bones, cartilage, and ligaments. | Skeletal system. |
| The Circulatory system includes what three major parts? | The heart, blood, and blood vessels. |
| This system breaks down food to a form that cells can use and absorb. | Digestive system |
| The reproductive systems allows what to happen? | Allows organisms to pass on life. |
| The glands help produce hormones which control activities in the body, which system is this? | Endocrine system |
| Carries fluid away from the tissues and returns it to the blood. | Lymphatic system |
| Defends the body against pathogens. | Immune system |
| This system is made up of the brain and the spinal cord | The Central Nervous System |
| This system is made up of all of the nerves that branch out from the CNS. | The Peripheral Nervous System |
| The dendrites do what? | They recieve the messages. |
| This is what sends the messages. | The Axon. |
| What are synapses? | They are the space that messages "jump" over. |
| What are blood vessels? | They are tubes that carry blood throughtout the body. |
| Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanges with the cell here. | The capillaries. |
| Explain the closed circulartory system. | Keeps the blood in blood vessels at all times. blood is pumped by a heart. |
| What do white blood cells do? | fight infection. |