5. Body Systems PDF

BODY SYSTEMS
NOTES
2019
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Homeostasis
Things your body does to keep itself stable,
healthy, protected and balanced without
you having to think about it. It’s controlled
by your nervous system.
✦Regulates your body temperature, heart rate,
and breathing rate
Cells
The smallest unit of an organism that can
perform life functions
Ex: Red and white blood cells, skin cells,
sperm cells, egg cells,
Tissues
Groups of similar cells that perform the
same function.
4 types: muscle, connective, nerve,
epithelial
Organs
A structure made of different
kinds of tissues that perform
the same function
Ex: liver, kidney, heart,
intestines, skin, lung, brain
Organ System
A group of organs that work together
to perform a specific job.
Example: The digestive System
contains the esophagus, stomach,
small and large intestines, liver, gall
bladder
No organ system can act alone.
Each system works with and
affects all the other systems in the
body
Organism
A complete
living thing that
has the ability to
function
independently.
4 Kinds of Tissues in the
Body
Muscle Tissue
The only tissue that has the ability to contract, or
shorten
Helps to move parts of your body
Found in your muscles, heart, inside your intestines,
tongue
Nerve Tissue
Carries messages and signals back and forth between
your brain, spinal cord, and in nerves throughout your
body
Found in your brain, spinal cord, and in nerves
throughout your body.
Epithelial Tissue
Covers the surfaces of your body inside and out
Found in your skin covering your body and in the skin
surrounding all of your organs
Connective Tissue
Tissue that supports your body and connects parts
Found in blood, bone, fat, cartilage, ligaments and
tendons
Skeletal System
Protects your internal organs
Gives your body a shape and framework
Works with the muscles to help your body
move
Makes blood cells
Stores materials for later use (calcium and
fat)
Organs of the Skeletal System
Main Parts: bones

Muscular System
Moves the body
Moves food through the digestive
system
Heart pumps blood throughout the
body
Muscles keep your posture by holding
up your bones
Organs of the Muscular System
Main Parts: muscles, heart, diaphragm, tongue

Immune System
Helps your body fight infection, disease,
and illness
Skin protects harmful substances from
entering your body
White blood cells destroy harmful
substances
Antibodies fight infection and illnesses
Organs of the Immune System
Main Parts: your skin, white blood cells,

lymph nodes, antibodies, mucus
Digestive System
Takes food into the body and breaks
it down
Absorbs digested material into the
bloodstream
Organs of the Digestive System
Main Parts: esophagus, stomach, liver,

small and large intestine
Circulatory System
Blood circulates through the heart, lungs,
and body
Blood is the delivery system that brings
food and oxygen to the cells and pick up
waste and carbon dioxide
Organs of the Circulatory System
Main Parts: heart, veins,

arteries, capillaries, blood
Respiratory System
System that allows you to breathe, or
respirate
Takes needed oxygen into the body
and eliminates unneeded carbon
dioxide
Organs of the Respiratory System
Main Parts: trachea, lungs, diaphragm

Excretory System
Removes solid and liquid waste

from the body (waste EXits the
body)
Organs of the Excretory System
Main Parts: kidneys, large intestine, liver, bladder,

urethra
Nervous System
Takes in information about your
surroundings through your 5 senses
and directs the way your body
responds or reacts.
Controls and regulates ALL systems
in your body
Controls and maintains homeostasis
Organs of the Nervous
System
Main Parts: brain, spinal cord, and

nerve cells throughout your body
Endocrine System
Controls many body processes
using chemicals called hormones
Hormones control your growth,
development, metabolism
(breaking down food for energy),
and reproduction
Organs of the Endocrine System
Main Parts: glands, pancreas, ovaries, testes

Reproductive System
Produces sperm (male) and egg
(female) cells used to create
oﬀspring -
Controls male and female

characteristics

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BODY SYSTEMS

On a sheet of notebook paper you will need to write

Main Parts: bones

Main Parts: muscles, heart, diaphragm, tongue

Main Parts: your skin, white blood cells,

Main Parts: esophagus, stomach, liver,

Main Parts: heart, veins,

Main Parts: trachea, lungs, diaphragm

Removes solid and liquid waste

Main Parts: kidneys, large intestine, liver, bladder,

Main Parts: brain, spinal cord, and

Main Parts: glands, pancreas, ovaries, testes

Controls male and female

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