The Human Body

The Human Body

Structures (parts) and Function (jobs)

The Nervous System

• FUNCTION-To deliver information to your body..tells your body what to do. Like a computer.

• STRUCTURES-Brain (computer) and Spinal Cord (main highway), and Nerves (senses)

Brain (yellow), Spinal Cord (red), and Nerves (blue)

The Skeletal System

• Function- Provides support (shape) for your body

• Structures- Bones

• without bones, we would be a like a pile of slime

• Stems and Tree trunks do the same job as our bones

• There are between 206 and 217 bones in the human body

• Endoskeleton=Bones in the inside of your body (humans)

• Exoskeleton=Bones on the outside of your body (crabs, lobster)

The Muscular System

• FUNCTION- Allows for movement of our body

• STRUCTURES- Muscles

• There are about 600 muscles in the human body

Multiple Choice

Which body system allows for movement?

• Nervous

• Muscular

• Skeletal

Multiple Choice

Which body structure is like the computer of the body?

• bones

• muscles

• spinal cord

• brain

Multiple Choice

Bone provide what for our bodies?

• support

• movement

• information

Multiple Choice

Lobsters have an?

• Endoskeleton

• Exoskeleton

Multiple Choice

Muscles provide what for our bodies?

• support

• information

• movement

Multiple Choice

What is the main function of the Nervous system?

• support

• movement

• care

• transfer information