1. Soccer By: Zikala Borders

2. The function of the human respiratory system is to transport air into the lungs and to facilitate the diffusion of Oxygen into the blood stream. Its also receives waste Carbon Dioxide from the blood and exhales it.

3. How do the skeletal, muscular, and nervous system work together to help a soccer player kick a ball? The nervous system works together with the muscular system by telling the muscles in the legs what to do. The brain is part of the nervous system and since its in control of the body, it tells the muscles to kick or run. Also sight is controlled by the nervous system and that is how the players get to see the ball and kick it.

4. What role does the lungs play in the respiratory system? The lungs play an incredibly important role in the circulatory system. Without lungs we would not be alive. The role of the lungs sounds quite simple though, when you inhale they take in the oxygen and pass it along to the blood flow

5. What would happen if humans didn't have bones? You'd be floppy like a beanbag.

6. Bones have two purposes: 1) Some, like your backbone, provide the structure which enables you to stand erect instead of lying like a puddle on the floor. 2) Other bones protect the delicate, and sometimes soft, insides of your body. Your skull, a series of fused bones, acts like a hard protective helmet for your brain.

7. The Heart Your heart is really a muscle. It's located a little to the left of the middle of your chest, and it's about the size of your fist.

8. The heart sends blood around your body. The blood provides your body with the oxygen and nutrients it needs. It also carries away waste. Your heart is sort of like a pump, or two pumps in one. The right side of your heart receives blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs. The left side of the heart does the exact opposite: It receives blood from the lungs and pumps it out to the body.

9. Example: When you run around a lot like playing soccer, your body needs a lot more oxygen-filled blood. Your heart pumps faster to supply the oxygen-filled blood that your body needs. You may even feel your heart pounding in your chest.

10. The Brain Stem

11. Brain Stem Keeps You Breathing A brain part that's small but mighty is the brain stem. It connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord, which runs down your neck and back. The brain stem is in charge of all the functions your body needs to stay alive, like breathing air, digesting food, circulating blood and sleep.

12. Ears Your ears are in charge of collecting sounds, processing them, and sending sound signals to your brain. And that's not all — your ears also help you keep your balance.

13. Why do you need your ears for Soccer? If we didn’t have our ears we wouldn’t be able to hear anything. You wouldn’t be able to hear your coach give you game plans, the ref whistle to give instructions and such, also you wouldn’t be able to hear the yelling and screaming of your players after you score a goal.

14. Eyes Your eyes are at work from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. They take in tons of information about the world around you — shapes, colors, movements, and more. Then they send the information to your brain for processing so the brain knows what's going on outside of your body.

15. Blinking The lid helps keep the eye clean and moist by opening and shutting several times a minute. This is called blinking, and it's both a voluntary and involuntary action, meaning you can blink whenever you want to, but it also happens without you even thinking about it.

16. These are some of the qualities you need to be able to play any type of sport including soccer.

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