1.6 Organ Systems

Question 1

Name 6 human organ systems.

Answer 1

• skeletal system
• muscular system
• digestive system
• respiratory system
• nervous system
• circulatory system

Question 2

What does the skeletal system do?

Answer 2

Provides structure to the body and protects internal organs

Question 3

What does the muscular system do?

Answer 3

Supports the body and allows it to move

Question 4

What does the digestive system do?

Answer 4

Breaks down food and absorbs its nutrients

Question 5

What does the respiratory system do?

Answer 5

Takes in oxygen and releases waste gases

Question 6

What does the nervous system do?

Answer 6

Controls sensation, thought, movement and virtually all other body activities

Question 7

What does the circulatory system do?

Answer 7

Transports oxygen, nutrients and other substances to cells and carries away waste

Question 8

What do your intestines do?

Answer 8

Take the nutrients and water out of the food

Question 9

What do your lungs do?

Answer 9

Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange

Question 10

What do your kidneys do?

Answer 10

Removes ions from blood

Question 11

What is the digestive system made up of and what are their functions?

Answer 11

• glands, like the pancreas and salivary glands that produce digestive juices
• stomach and small intestine where digestion a occurs
• the liver which produces bile
• the small intestine where the absorption of soluble foods occurs
• the large intestine where water is absorbed from undigested food, producing faeces

Question 12

What is an organ system?

Answer 12

A group of organs working together