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    Exercise 10, our body systems. Now listen to the talk about our body systems.

    As
    you
    listen, write down the missing information in the notes below.
    Our body is a wonderful machine. It has more parts and can do more types of work
    than any
    machine in the world. That is why we say that man is the supreme living thing in
    this
    world. Well, now let's have a look at our body systems. I'm going to go through
    them
    quickly, and then we will have a look at them in detail. Our bodies are made up of
    several
    parts, the head, neck, trunk, arms, and legs. These parts are held together by a
    framework
    called the skeleton. The skeleton is made up of bones, and it gives the body its
    shape and form.
    Bones not only support our bodies, but also help to protect important organs. The
    skull
    protects the brain. The ribs protect the lungs and heart. The hips protect part of
    the food canal.
    The spine protects the spinal cord. There are different types of bones in our
    bodies.
    The main support of the body is the backbone or spine. It is made up of a long row
    of small
    bones, joined to one another. It is found only in the neck and trunk. The bones of
    our body are
    hard, white, and strong. When a bone breaks, new cells begin to grow at the broken
    ends. More and
    more new cells are formed until finally the broken ends meet and join together. To
    find out,
    if a bone is broken, the doctor uses an x-ray machine. This machine can photograph
    the inside of
    the body. The photographs it takes are called x-ray photographs. The ribs can be
    seen clearly from it.
    There are more than 600 muscles in your body. They make up the flesh that lies
    between the skin
    and the skeleton. Muscles can contract and relax. Their contraction and relaxation
    cause body
    movements. They also push food through the body and make the blood circulate. Now
    let's see the
    nervous system. It is made up of three parts, the brain, the spinal cord, and the
    nerves. All parts
    of the body are connected to the brain by nerves. Nerves act like telegraph wires.
    They carry messages
    from the different parts of the body to the brain. Then the brain decides on what
    to do and it sends
    messages back to the appropriate parts of the body. This system controls all muscle
    movement and
    also controls your senses. So the nervous system is very important because without
    it we will not
    be able to feel, smell, taste, hear, and see. The brain is the most important part
    of the nervous
    system. It controls the movements of the body and sends out instructions to all
    parts of the body.

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