Download Name:____________ Date: Period:______ Body systems review A

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Period:_______
Date:______________
Body systems review
A body system means two or more different organs that work together to do the same job. There are 10
major organ systems in the human body.
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Skeletal System – provides support for the whole body and protects delicate organs; the major
organs in the system are bones, cartilage, tendons and ligaments
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Muscular System – provides movement of the body, and movement of materials through some
organs, like the stomach and intestine; the major organs in the system are skeletal, cardiac and
smooth muscles
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Circulatory System – transports blood throughout the body; the major organs in the system are
the heart, blood vessels and blood
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Nervous System – Tissue that carries messages by electrical signals to and from the brain; the
major organs in the system are the brain, spinal cord and nerves
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Respiratory System – takes in oxygen and lets out carbon dioxide through breathing; the major
organs in the system are the nose, trachea (throat) and lungs
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Digestive System – breaks down and absorbs food need to maintain the body; the major organs of
the system are the mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines
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Excretory System – gets rid of unusable food and other waste; the major organs of the system are
the lungs, kidneys and bladder
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Endocrine System – works with the nervous system and sends chemical messages through the
body to control digestion and growth; the organs involved are the pituitary, pancreas, adrenal glands
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Reproductive System – allows humans to produce offspring; some major organs in the system
include the ovaries and uterus in females; and testis is males
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Immune System – destroys things that try to invade the body, such as viruses and bacteria; the
organs involved are lymph nodes, spleen and blood vessels
In the table below, fill in the organs or tissues with the systems that they belong to.
System
Respiratory
Digestive
Skeletal
Nervous
Muscular
Endocrine
Immune
Excretory
Circulatory
Reproductive
Organ
Organ
Organ
Level of organization:
Simple
Complex
Cell –>Tissue –> Organ –> Organ System –> Organism
Use the clues provided to find each “hidden word”. Shade in the boxes to show your answers!
Words will twist in all directions, but never cross.
Example:
1.
2.
_Unicellular________
Living things composed
of only one cell
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Tissue that carries messages
throughout our bodies
4.
5.
6.
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Any living thing
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Living thing composed of
more than one cell
__________system
Group of organs working
together to perform a
specific job.
7.
8.
9.
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The only organ that is able
to contract, or shorten
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Group of tissues working
together to do a job
3.
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Organ system that breaks
down food and absorbs
nutrients.
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System that removes
solid and liquid wastes
20.
21.
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System that transports
nutrients and wastes.
System that fights
disease.
Medical Terminology Made Easy
Many medical terms refer to various parts of the body. By learning to recognize the “word roots”
for some of these parts, you can understand complicated medical terms. The following is a list of
word roots, many of them derived from Latin or Greek, for various structures of the body.
cardio- = heart
hepat- = liver
neuro- = nerve
derm- = skin
myo- = muscle
odont- = tooth
gastro- = stomach
nephro- = kidney
osteo- = bone
Using the list of word roots as a guide, see if you can match each definition in Column I with the
correct medical term in column II. Knowledge of the following word endings, or suffixes, and
word roots will also be helpful: -itis (infection, inflammation), -ology (the study of), -ectomy (surgical
removal), -otis (abnormal or diseased), -gram (recorded), -scope (to view), -tachy (swift), and -algia
(pain).
Column I
Column II
___ 1. Inflammation of the stomach
A. Dermatologist
___ 2. Study of the nervous system
B. Electrocardiogram
___ 3. Malfunction of kidneys
C. Gastrectomy
___ 4. Abnormally rapid beating of the heart
D. Gastritis
___ 5. Pain in muscle or muscles
E. Hypodermic
___ 6. Surgical removal of Kidneys
F. Myalgia
___ 7. Inflammation of the heart lining
G. Nephrectomy
___ 8. Specialist in diagnosis and treatment
of skin disorders
H. Neurology
___ 9. Recorded graph showing a heartbeat
___ 10. Surgical removal of part of the stomach
___ 11. Small mirror used by dentists to view teeth
___ 12. Injection of fluid medicine under the skin
by means of a syringe
I. Tachycardia
J. Endocarditis
K. Nephrosis
L. Odontoscope