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Skeletal |
Muscular |
Circulatory |
Respiratory |
Nervous |
Endocrine |
Digestive |
Reproductive |
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Bones hold the rest of our body up and allow us to move. |
Almost half the body’s weight is muscle. |
Your heart is the size of your fist. |
This system deals with breathing. |
The brain is at the center of the nervous system. |
This is a collection of glands that produce hormones. |
This system breaks down the foods we eat. |
Parts of this system allow a person to reproduce or have a child. |
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It protects important organs such as the brain, heart, and lungs. |
Muscles allow us to move. |
Blood carries nutrients and oxygen to all your organs and carries away wastes. |
Air goes through your mouth and nose, down the trachea, and into your lungs. |
The spinal cord is a thick bundle of nerves. |
Hormones regulate metabolism, growth, and sexual development. |
The main part is the digestive tract. |
The male system enables a man to fertilize the female’s eggs with his sperm. |
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Babies have about 350 bones, and adults have about 206 bones. |
There are more than 640 muscles in your body. |
Blood travels away from the heart in arteries and back to your heart in veins. |
The diaphragm controls the breathing process. |
This bundle of nerves runs down the center of the spine. |
Glands release these hormones directly into the bloodstream. |
It’s made up of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, liver, intestines, and rectum. |
The parts of the male systems are the penis, scrotum, and prostate gland. |
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Bones join together to form joints. |
Muscles can be voluntary or involuntary |
There are 2 pumps in your heart and each pumps has two chambers. |
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These nerves allow the brain to communicate with all parts of the body. |
The hormones are transported to organs and tissues. |
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The main female parts are the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and breasts. |
© Ellen Gabor, 2003