Topic 3 - human body systems - vocabulary review

A group of organs that work together to perform a major function

• Organ System

• Cells

• Organs

• Response

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.

• Stimulus

• Response

• Homeostasis

• Digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Response is

• an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus

• a body structure that is composed of difference kinds of tissues that work together

• a spinal cord

The chemical produced by an endocrine gland

• Hormone

• Homeostasis

• Heat

• Hydrosphere

An organ that produces and releases chemicals either through ducts or into the bloodstream

• Gland

• Brain

• Capillary

• Gene

The reaction of a person's body to potentially threatening, challenging, or disturbing events.

• stress

• synapse

• hormone

• stimulus

The condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

• Homeostasis

• Stimulus

• Enzyme

• Nutrients

What are examples of nutrients?​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• carbohydrates

• fats

• minerals

• water

• digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match The Digestive Process step with its description

• Proteins that speed up chemical reaction

• Enzymes

• waves of smooth muscle contractions

• Most Nutrient Absorption

• Fluid released from glands in the mouth

• Peristalsis

• Mouth and stomach are the main places

• Saliva

• Small Intestine

• Mechanical Digestion

A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and the body cells.

• Capillary

• Heart

• Circulatory System

• homeostasis