1. Body Systems Review
6th Grade

2. system breaks down food so it can be used by the body
Digestive
system helps the body use air that is inhaled
Respiratory

3. system helps you move and maintain posture
Muscular
blood vessels that travel to the heart.
Veins
an organ through which blood circulates as wastes are filtered.
Kidney

4. the part of the brain that helps muscles work together.
Define Salvia
Liquid that softens food
the part of the brain that helps muscles work together.
Cerebellum

5. Give an example of an involuntary muscle
Heart
the chemical messenger that regulates body activities.
Hormones
glands in skin that help maintain healthful body temperature.
Sweat Glands

6. Air enters your lungs through the
Trachea
soft material on the end of bones
Cartialge

7. system transports oxygen, food, and waste through the body
Circulatory System
system is the control & communication center
Nervous System

8. tough tissue that connects muscles to joints
Tendons
muscular organs that pump blood to the body
Heart
is an organ that stores bile
Gall Bladder

9. Bones are connected at places called
Joints
system serves as a support framework
Skeletal System
an organ that is the control center for the body
Brain

10. tiny hairs that line the air passages.
Define brain stem
The lowest part of the brain through which messages moving between your brain and body pass.
tiny hairs that line the air passages.
Cilia

11. The endocrine systems controls the release of
hormones
a substance that protects skin and gives it color
Melanin
a thick band of nerve cells through which messages enter and leave the brain.
Spinal Cord

12. Hair, skin and nails make up the
Integumentary System
an organ that is the control center for the body
Brain

13. Salivary glands Define cell
Produces a liquid that soften food
Define cell
Smallest living part of the body
The lowest part of the brain through which messages moving between your brain and body pass.
Brain Stem

14. system removes liquid waste from the body
Urinary System
system covers and protects the body
Integumentary System
a quick movement that is not directed by the brain
Reflex Action

15. is a tube that leads to the stomach
Esophagus
tube through which urine leaves the body during urination.
Urethra
a mass of nerve cells
neuron

16. gland that secretes insulin and regulates appetite
artery carries oxygen-rich blood which direction from the heart to the rest of the body
Away
gland that secretes insulin and regulates appetite
pancreas
are blood cells that help blood clot.
Platelets

17. pituitary gland is the center for
hormones
Define organ
A group of tissues that work together to perform a certain task
is a group of like cells that work together
Tissue

18. are muscles that you control
Voluntary
is a chemical messenger that regulates body activities
hormones

19. is the liquid part of the blood.
Plasma
are small air sacs through which oxygen enters the capillaries.
Alveoli