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Duncan Bio Ch 35-39
Human Body Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Along with the skeleton, 2 systems that provides movement for the body | nervous system, muscular system |
| primary defense against disease-causing microorganisms | immune system |
| System that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment | respiratory system |
| internal transportation system for blood and nutrients | circulatory system |
| breaks down food and absorbs nutrients | digestive system |
| protects organs, stores nutrients, allows movement | skeletal system |
| System that consists primarily of the skin | integumentary system |
| receives and relays information and responds to changes | nervous system |
| Bone Structure that makes new blood cells | bone marrow |
| Protein on the surface of cells that alerts immune system of invading cells | antigens |
| Blood cells that are part of the immune system and engulf foreign cells | white blood cells |
| Deoxygenated blood travels here after leaving the heart | lungs |
| Oxygenated blood travels here after leaving the heart | body parts |
| B-cells, T-cells, and antibodies are part of this system | immune system |
| Type of muscle responsible for moving food through digestive system | smooth muscle |
| Type of muscle found only in the heart | cardiac muscle |
| Blood cells that carry oxygen | red blood cells |
| Reflexes are body responses that do not require this organ of the nervous system | brain |
| This system has structures that release hormones to control other body systems | endocrine system |
| The hypothalamus, which controls body temperature, is part of these 2 systems | nervous system and endocrine system |