Interactions Body Systems

Why are the lungs, the major organ of the respiratory system, also considered an excretory organ?

• They get rid of carbon dioxide, a cellular waste

• They get rid of oxygen, a cellular waste

• They get rid of urea, a cellular waste

• They get rid of salt, a cellular waste

Atherosclerosis is a condition caused by plaque blocking the blood vessels in the body, restricting blood flow. Which body system is directly impacted by this condition?

• Respiratory system

• Circulatory system

• Digestive system

• Nervous system

The Patellar reflex is designed to test:

• Memory of the brain

• The digestion of Saltine crackers

• How fast the heart beats

• How messages are sent from one part of the body to the other

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When exercising, heart rate increases to:

• Take in more oxygen for the body

• Remove more carbon dioxide in the body

• Deliver blood to working muscles

• Digest food faster

In the _________,food is broken down to _________, a substance that our cells use for energy.

• Digestive system, oxygen

• Respiratory system, glucose

• Circulatory system, carbon dioxide

• Digestive system, glucose

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Which organ below controls and coordinates nervous system activity?

• Brain

• Small Intestine

• Red Blood Cell

• Heart

Identify the human body system interactions

Groups:

(a) Immune

,

(b) Excretory

,

(c) Nervous

,

(d) Muscular

• Digestive - Acid

• Digestive - Messages to hollow organs

• Cardiovascular - Cardiac muscle

• Digestive - Hollow organs

• Cardiovascular - White Blood Cells

• Cardiovascular - Signal to heart

• Nervous - Embedded nerves

• Integumentary - Skin

• Respiratory - Diaphragm

• Cardiovascular - Blood

• Digestive - H2O Absorption

• Respiratory - Mucus

• Muscular - Motor nerves to move body

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The Immune System's​ (a)   flow within the bloodstream of the​ (b)   system, checking for ​ (c)   which may harm the​ (d)   as a whole.

• White Blood Cells

• Cardiovascular

• pathogens

• organism

All body systems work together, but which one is primarily allows body movements.

• Circulatory System

• Digestive System

• Nervous System

• Respiratory System

• Muscular System

The Nervous System

• communicates messages from the brain to all system

• supplies oxygenated blood throughout the body

• breaks down food and absorbs nutrients

• allows for body movement

• supplies oxygen to body

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