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1. What is the most basic unit of all living things?
2. List the organization of living things from smallest to largest.
3. What is the function of the digestive system?
4. List the major organs of the digestive system.
5. What is the major connection between the excretory and digestive systems?
6. What is the function of the skeletal system?
7. List the major organs of the skeletal system.
8. What are the major type of joints?
9. How is the skeletal system closely tied with the circulatory system?
10. What is the function of the muscular system?
11. What are the three types of muscle tissue?
12. How do the three types of muscle tissue differ in function?
13. What is the relationship between the muscular and skeletal system?
14. What is the function of the immune system?
15. What are the main parts of the immune system?
16. Why is the integumentary system important to the immune system?
17. What is the function of the circulatory/cardiovascular system?
18. What are the major parts of the circulatory/cardiovascular system?
19. Within what system are red blood cells produced?
20. What is the function of the respiratory system?
21. List the major organs of the respiratory system.
22. How are the circulatory and respiratory system interdependent?
23. What is the function of the endocrine system?
24. What are the major parts of the endocrine system?
25. Explain why the endocrine system is important for maintaining homeostasis?
26. What is the function of the nervous system?
27. List the two major types of nervous systems.
28. What are the main parts of the nervous system?
29. What is the function of the excretory system?
30. List the major organs of the excretory system.
31. What is the function of the integumentary system?
32. List the major parts of the integumentary system (what are the layers?).