Animal Systems

a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.

• endocrine system 
• nervous system
• nerve
• neuron

main organ of the nervous system. protected by the skull, and made of neurons, it is the control center for all actions, thoughts and emotions.

• brain
• electrical impulse
• gland
• heart

brain cell /
nerve cell

• Dr. Suess tree
• neuron
• skin cell
• red blood cell

The ____________ is a muscular organ that pumps blood to the body through blood vessels. 

• vein 
• artery 
• heart

The ___________ are the main organs of the respiratory system. 

• vein
  
• lungs
• artery 

a body system that controls growth and homeostasis by secreting hormones from glands.

• skeletal system
• nervous system
• endocrine sytem
• integumentary system

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This body system helps the Digestive System absorb nutrients from digested food and sends those nutrients around the body.

• Respiratory
• Circulatory
• Nervous
• Integumentary

The main job of the respiratory system is...

• to exchange gases
• to give you a headache
• to blow up a balloon
• to digest food

Tissues join together to form:

• cells
• organs
• organ systems
• organisms

Which organ system breaks down food into molecules the body can use?

• digestive
• muscular
• respiratory
• reproductive