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BODY SYSTEMS CHART
Body System
Function
Major organs/parts
How to keep it healthy
Interesting facts
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Muscles3 types
1. Skeletal
(voluntary)
2. Smooth
(involuntary)
3. Cardiac
(automatic)
Bones
 Humorous
 Scapula
 Femur
 Tibia
 Fibula
 Ulna
 Pelvic
 Radius
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Muscular
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Skeletal
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Gives form and
support
To make movement
possible
To produce heat in
body
Gives our body
shape
Protects vital organs
Serves as
attachment for
muscles
Create blood cells
Strength training
Stretching
Diet (eating protein)
Exercise
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Food/drinks high in
calcium
Physical
activity/Weight
bearing activity
Wear safety gear
(such as helmet,
shin guards)
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Digestive
Change food into
nutrients/energy for the
body
 Breaks down food
 Absorbs nutrients
 (removes some food
waste)
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Mouth/teeth/tongue
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Pancreas
Liver
Gall bladder
Rectum
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Drink lots of water
Eat fibrous foods
Exercise
Balanced diet
There are 600 muscles in
our body
The Gluteus Maximus is
your largest muscle.
There are 206 bones
Half of the bones in
your body are in your
hands and feet
Largest bone= Femur
The small intestine is 22
feet long
The appendix serves no
purpose in the modern
man
Peristalsis is the
involuntary muscle
contraction that moves
food through tube like
organs
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BODY SYSTEMS CHART
Body System
Function
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Circulatory
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How to keep it healthy
Interesting facts
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To circulate blood
through the body
Carry food nutrients
and oxygen to cells
(Removes waste
from cells)
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Respiratory
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Nervous
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Excretory
Major organs/parts
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Exchanges
oxygen with
carbon dioxide
within the cells
to provide
energy
To sense
changes in
environment
and to
respond/adjust
Sends signals to
the body
To remove
waste from the
body
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Heart
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
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Brain
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Nerves
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Lungs
Trachea
Bronchi
Alveoli (air sacs)
diaphragm
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Medulla
Axon
Dendrite
Synapse
Ureter
Urethra
Kidneys
Bladder
Glands
Skin
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Heart is the hardest
working muscle
The heart circulates
blood more than 1000
times per day
Veins carry blood to the
heart and arteries carry
blood away
Aerobic exercise
(cardio)
Low fat diet
Keep your teeth clean
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 You lungs contain almost
1500 miles of airways
 Every minute you breathe
in 13 pints of air
 You inhale oxygen and
exhale carbon dioxide
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No smoking
Aerobic activity
(cardio)
Keep air clean (stay
away from polluted
air)
Read/puzzles
Stay away from
drugs and alcohol
Stretching/yoga
Avoid stress
sleep
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 Some actions do not
require action from the
brain (involuntary… such
as breathing and
digestion)
 Brain weighs about 3 lbs.
 There are more nerves
in the brain then stars in
the milky way
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Drink lots of water
Don’t take in in toxins or
poisons
Go when you need to go
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Kidneys filter out
toxins from our
blood
Adult bladder can
hold about 1 quart of
water
You have 2 kidneys
but can live with one
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