FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS

MASTERY WORKSHEET #2
SECOND TRIMESTER SIXTH GRADE 2017-2018

Goal: Recognize the positions and know the functions of the major organ systems of the human body.

I. The diagram shows a human leg bone and the joints at each end of it (A and B). Match each
of the facts below to the correct joint (write them in the correct column).
A hinge joint A ball and socket joint Connects leg to hip
Lets leg swing freely Lets leg bend and straighten Found in the knee

Joint A Joint B
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II. Carla sometimes has fits. During a fit, her arms and legs move rapidly in random directions.
The fits are caused by uncontrolled activity in her brain. Explain how this brain activity could
affect the muscles in her arms and legs.

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III. Name the main organ system responsible for the actions listed.

a. You spot a chocolate bar in the cupboard. ……………………………………

b. Glucose particles from food enter your blood. ……………………………………
c. Oxygen enters your blood and carbon dioxide leaves it. ……………………………………
d. You bang your head, but your brain isn’t damaged. ……………………………………
e. You move your arm to pick up your pen. ……………………………………

IV. Put these statements into the correct order to describe how the nervous system works.

Statements: Order:
a. Electrical messages travel along nerves to your brain.
b. You turn your head towards the loud sound.
c. Electrical messages travel along nerves to your muscles.
d. Your ears detect the sound.
e. There is a large bang behind you.
f. Your brain interprets these signals as a loud sound

V. Suggest one similarity and one difference between the endocrine system and nervous
system. What is the importance of these differences?
Endocrine System Similarity E.S. & N.S. Nervous System
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VI. Decide if statements A-E refer to mechanical digestion, chemical digestion or both.
a. Digestion begins in your mouth. …………………………………………………
b. Teeth chew food to break up large pieces. …………………………………………………
c. Chewing increases the surface area of solid foods. …………………………………………………
d. Enzymes help large molecules to break down. …………………………………………………
e. Saliva contains an enzyme which breaks down starch. …………………………………………………
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Large, P. (2013). Complete Biology for Cambridge Secondary 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
VII. The diagram on the right shows how the heart pumps
blood around the circulatory system.

a. Label the heart and lungs.

b. Label the artery that carries blood to capillaries all over
the body.
c. Label the vein that carries blood from lungs to the
heart.
d. Colour the blood moving away from the lungs red.
e. Colour the blood moving towards the lungs blue.

VIII. The diagram #2 compares a normal joint with an

arthritic joint.

a. Name: Diagram #2:

Tissue A: ………………………………………………
Fluid B: ………………………………………………
b. Describe how the arthritic joint differs from a normal joint.
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c. Explain how these differences affect the joint.

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IX. Add labels and identify the organ systems:

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X. Read the following paragraph and fill in the gaps with words from the box below.

Digestion breaks down food into small ……………………… that can enter your ………………………. It
happens in your gut (……………………… …………). Teeth begin the process. They crush food into
smaller ……………………………. Then ……………… help the large molecules in food to ………………… down.
These enzymes are produced in your mouth, stomach, ……………………, and ……………… intestine. The
small intestine ……………………… digested food and the large …………………… removes ……………… from
the waste products left behind.

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Large, P. (2013). Complete Biology for Cambridge Secondary 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press.