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Name: ____________________________
Immune/Lymphatic
Function:
Location in the body:
What is a white blood cell?
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________________________________________________________.
Why do white blood cells contain lysosomes? How do the lysosomes help the white blood
cells to function?
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________________________________________________________.
What is the purpose of a vaccine?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
Name: ___________________________
Integumentary
Function:
Location in the body:
Another word for epidermis is: _________________________.
What is the greatest danger to a patient who has had damage to the skin?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________.
What is the purpose of hair?
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Use the diagram below to circle a) where a pimple forms and b) the portion of skin that
changes when suntanned.
Name: ___________________________
Skeletal/Muscular
Function:
Location in the body:
How does the muscular and skeletal systems help provide support to the human body?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Complete the following table on the 3 types of muscles:
Muscle Type:
Example:
A cell from heart muscle would probably have an unusually high number of (hint: which
organelle would provide the energy for the heart to beat?) _________________________.
Name: ___________________________
Digestive
Function:
Location in the body - finish labeling the diagram below:
Name a digestive organ which has increased surface area:
__________________________________.
Why is this important?
________________________________________________________________.
Where does digestion first take place? __________________________________.
Where are most nutrients absorbed? ____________________________________.
What is the order by which nutrients absorbed by the small intestine travel to the individual
cells of the body? Complete the following flow chart:
Small intestine  __________________  __________________  body cells
What are the accessory organs of the digestive system? What makes them an accessory
part? __________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ .
Name: ___________________________
Endocrine
Function:
Location in the body:
How does the endocrine system interact with the nervous system to maintain homeostasis
of the human body? _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Describe the functions of the thyroid gland:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Name: ___________________________
Nervous
Function:
Location in the body:
Explain how the nervous system interacts with the endocrine system to maintain
homeostasis of the human body:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
What are the differences between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous
system?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ .
How does the nervous system help an arm to move?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Differentiate between sensory neurons and motor neurons:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Label the peripheral and central nervous system on the diagram above.
Name: ___________________________
Respiratory
Function:
Location in the body:
How does the respiratory system interact with the circulatory system to maintain
homeostasis of the human body?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Describe the effects of exercise on the respiratory system:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
What process allows oxygen to move from the lungs into the blood and carbon dioxide to
move out of the blood?
_______________________________________________________________________.
Where does gas exchange occur?
_______________________________________________________________________.
How does the diaphragm change in order to inhale?
_______________________________________________________________________.
Describe the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs. Why does it get pumped
between these organs?
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Name: ___________________________
Circulatory
Function:
Location in the body:
How does the circulatory system interact with the respiratory system to maintain
homeostasis of the human body?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
What is the effect of exercise on the circulatory system (what happens to carbon dioxide
levels in the blood)?
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
What process allows oxygen to move from the lungs into the blood and carbon dioxide to
move out of the blood into the lungs?
_______________________________________________________________________ .
Where does gas exchange occur in the body?
_______________________________________________________________________.
Why does blood get pumped between the heart and the lungs?
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ .
Name: ___________________________
Urinary
Function:
Location in the body:
Which organ filters blood that has collected wastes from cells throughout the body and
maintains the homeostasis of body fluids?
___________________________________________________________________ .
Which organ stores urine before being expelled from the body?
___________________________________________________________________ .
Additional Info:
- Describe how your system interacts with
one other system (other than the ones
mentioned on your paper)
- Research one disease or disorder of your
system and describe how it affects
homeostasis.