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Human Body System Research Project
Research the human body systems to find the information below. This paper must be typed. Use this template to
fill in your answers. Change the font color of your answers to blue. This project is due on February 24, 2017.
Twenty points will be deducted for each day the project is late. This project is a summative grade.
Circulatory System
1. Major functions of circulatory system
2. Diagram that includes the major parts - heart, artery, vein, capillary - and list the function(s) of each.
3. Describe each of the components of blood- red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, & plasma
4. Describe the path blood travels through your body
5. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. Use 2 examples.
Digestive System
6. Major functions of digestive system
7. Diagram that includes the major parts - mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, pancreas, and
large intestine - and list the function(s) of each.
8. Describe the path food travels throughout the digestive system.
9. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. Use 2 examples.
Endocrine System
10. Major functions of endocrine system
11. Describe what hormones are and what they do
12. Diagram that includes the major parts - pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, and testes - and
list the function(s) of each.
13. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. Use at least 2 examples.
Excretory System
14. Major functions of excretory system
15. Diagram that includes the major parts - lungs, kidneys, urinary bladder, ureter, urethra, liver, and skin and list the function(s) of each.
16. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at least 2 examples.
Muscular System
17. Major functions of muscular system
18. Describe the function and locations of each type of muscle – skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and
cardiac muscle
19. Diagram that includes the major muscles in the body - biceps, oblique abdominis, deltoid, pectoral,
temporalis, gluteus maximus, quadriceps, tibialis, rectus abdominis, and triceps
20. Describe how muscles work in pairs to make parts of the body move using the biceps and triceps as an
example.
21. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at least 2 examples.
Nervous System
22. Description and major functions of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
23. Diagram that includes the major parts - brain, spinal cord, nerves, and neurons - and list the function(s)
of each.
24. Describe the path a nerve impulse travels throughout your body from stimulus to response.
25. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at least 2 examples.
Respiratory System
26. Major functions of respiratory system
27. Diagram that includes the major parts - trachea, lungs, diaphragm, epiglottis, larynx, vocal cords - and
list the function(s) of each.
28. Describe the “breathing” process.
29. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at least 2 examples.
Skeletal System
30. Major functions of skeletal system
31. Diagram that includes the major parts -bones, ligaments, and tendon - and list the function(s) of each.
NOTE: Your diagram should also include the following bones in the body: cranium, clavicle, humerus,
scapula, sternum, rib, vertebra, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, pelvis (may list parts),
femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, and metatarsals.
32. Describe each of the following joints and where they are located: hinge, pivot, and ball-and-socket. You
may include other joints as well.
33. Explain how this body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at least 2 examples.
Rubric: Papers hand written will not be graded. All projects must be typed. All papers must be either emailed
to yourself or saved to a thumb drive to be saved to the classroom desktop computer on February 24, 2017. If
you are absent on this date the project must be emailed to your teacher in order to receive full credit.
Answers in blue font
8 diagrams (one per body system)
Thoroughness answers  60 points
Functions of systems
Majors organs and their functions
Interactions between systems
(Answers for interactions must be three sentences or less)
Keep it simple (It’s obvious when answers are not your own words)
Total Points:
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100 points