Human Body Study Guide
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
- Cells working together form ______, ______working together form Organs, and ______working together form organ systems.
- 4 types of tissues:
- ______Tissue- made up of tightly packed cells that cover and protect underlining tissues
- ______Tissue- joins, supports and nourishes organs. Ex: tendons, ligaments, blood
- ______Tissue - contracts and relaxes for movement
- ______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.
- ______is soft flexible tissue that most bones start of as, that will later turn to hard bone.
- 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:
- ______muscle is voluntary and enables bones to move.
- ______muscle is involuntary and can move food through the digestive tract.
- ______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:
- ______- controls your thinking, memory, and movement. This is the largest part of the brain.
- ______- controls balance and posture, located under the cerebrum.
- ______- 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:
