Human Body Study Guide

My Child has completed this Study Guide and is prepared to take the Human Body Test on February 5th. ______Parent Signature.

Body Organization

  1. Cells working together form ______, ______working together form Organs, and ______working together form organ systems.
  2. 4 types of tissues:
  3. ______Tissue- made up of tightly packed cells that cover and protect underlining tissues
  4. ______Tissue- joins, supports and nourishes organs. Ex: tendons, ligaments, blood
  5. ______Tissue - contracts and relaxes for movement
  6. ______Tissue - sends electrical signals throughout the body.

Integumentary System

4 major functions:

a.

b.

c.

d.

Major organs include the ______, ______, and ______

Skeletal System

4 major functions:

a.

b.

c.

d.

  1. ______is soft flexible tissue that most bones start of as, that will later turn to hard bone.
  2. Red blood cells are made in ______and ______stores fat inside of bones.

3. Name the three types of joints

Muscular System

1. The major function of the skeletal system is to ______

2. There are three types of muscles:

  1. ______muscle is voluntary and enables bones to move.
  2. ______muscle is involuntary and can move food through the digestive tract.
  3. ______muscle is only found in the heart.

3. ______- attach muscle to bone and helps pull on the skeletal system to provide movement.

4. Two muscles that contract and relax to provide movement in your arm are the______and the ______.

Digestive System

1. Major Function: ______.

2. The two types of digestion are ______and ______.

Label the organs of the digestive system.

Major organs and Functions:

Circulatory System

Circulatory System

1. Major Function: ______.

2. Three major organs are ______, ______, and ______.

3. Blood vessels include :

______- carries blood away from the heart.

______- carries blood to the heart.

______- thin walled vessel where nutrients, oxygen, and waste products can diffuse in and out of the blood.

4. The heart is made up of ______muscle that never becomes fatigued or tired.

Respiratory System

Major function: ______

Name the organs and label them on the diagram to the righ

The Nervous System

1. Major Function: ______

2. The central nervous system is made up of your ______which coordinates all body functions, and the ______which transmits messages from the brain to the rest of the body.

3. A nerve cell is also called a ______and are cells that transmit messages throughout the nervous system.

4. The brain is made up of three parts:

  1. ______- controls your thinking, memory, and movement. This is the largest part of the brain.
  2. ______- controls balance and posture, located under the cerebrum.
  3. ______- controls many of your autonomic responses like your heart beat, blood pressure, and breathing.

The Lymphatic System (IMMUNE SYSTEM)

Major Function: ______.

Identify the major organs and label them on the diagram

1. ______- clear fluid

that bathes tissues.

2. ______blood cells fight

off pathogens and are the soldiers

Urinary System

Major Function: ______

Label

5. The urinary system excretes harmful wastes from the body blood in the body. Explain how these organ systems also excrete wastes:

Respiratory System- ______

Integumentary System- ______

Degestive System- ______

Endocrine System

1. Major Function: ______

2. Chemical messengers are called ______and ______are the organs that secrete them.

Major Organs of the Endocrine System: