Human Systems Review

What would the human heart represent in the organization of living things?

An Organ

The main function of hemoglobin is to enable blood cells to carry oxygen. Of which human system is hemoglobin a main component?

Circulatory system

What are the two main processes carried out by the excretory system?

Separating and eliminating wastes from the body

What are the main functions of the skeletal system?

Giving support and structure to the body, Allowing the body to move in different ways, Storing minerals such as magnesium and calcium

The heart is part of the circulatory system. How would you classify the two?

Heart = Organ, Circulatory System = Organ System

In addition to other materials, both the respiratory system and the circulatory system move oxygen. How do you explain why there are two human body systems to move oxygen?

One moves oxygen into the body, and the other moves oxygen through the body.

What is the overall function of the human respiratory system?

Oxygen is taken into the lungs and exchanged for carbon dioxide, which is breathed out.

Instinctive reactions like fight or flight are controlled by hormones in which body system?

The Endocrine Sytem

Which body system is responsible for removing wastes that the kidneys filter from the blood?

The Excretory System

How are the lung, trachea, and alveoli related to the respiratory system?

They work together to allow gas exchange

What are the purpose of the joints in your skeleton?

To allow movement

What is the main function of the human reproductive system?

To allow offspring to be born

What is the main function of the muscular system?

To allow the body to balance and move

What are the main functions of the muscular system?

To control the flow of blood into and out of the heart, To protect the body's internal organs, To attach to bones and help the body move

What is the main function of the nervous system?

To coordinate the actions of the body

What is the main function of the circulatory system?

To distribute blood throughout the body

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

To exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen

What is the function of the immune system?

To fight disease causing organisms

What is one of the functions of the reproductive system?

To produce and protect offspring

What are the main functions of the testes and ovaries?

To produce sex cells which can join to produce offspring

What is the main function of the integumentary system?

To protect the inner organs of the body from harm

What is one of the main functions of the skeletal system?

To provide structure and support for the organs in the body

What are the functions of the integumentary system?

To provide the body's first defense against infection, To help maintain the body's temperature, To help sense objects outside the body

What is the main function of your sense organs?

To provide your body information about the outside world.

What is one of the main functions of the excretory system?

To remove excess water from the body

What are the main functions of the human body's nervous system?

To send out electrical signals, To cause reflexes, To generate responses

What is a main function of the circulatory system?

To transport oxygen to tissues throughout the body

When you damage your skin which body system are you damaging?

Your integumentary system

What represents the correct order for the levels of organization of plants and animals?

cell - tissue - organ - organ system - organism

Veins, arteries, and capillaries are all vehicles for the transportation of blood. These components play a main role in the?

circulatory system

There are many processes and systems at work in the human stomach. The stomach is a part of which larger system?

digestive

The production of the increased amounts of hormones during puberty is a main function of the?

endocrine system.

The human body is a complex system. Which pair of systems is most directly required to make the human body move?

muscular and skeletal systems

Heartbeat, body temperature, breathing rate, and blood pressure are all functions directly controlled by the?

nervous system.

One of the main functions of the respiratory system is to?

provide a large surface area for gas exchange due to alveoli in the lungs.

A main function of the excretory system is to?

utilize the kidneys, which filter waste from the blood to produce urine.

A main function of the digestive system is to?

utilize the small intestine to absorb nutrients from digested food.