INDIRA NATIONAL SCHOOL

WAKAD, PUNE

Std. III EVS

Lesson 5. OUR BODY

I. Give reason for the following-

1.Cells are the building blocks of a living body.

Ans.1. Our body grows from a single cell. Cells multiply and give rise to many
cells. Hence, cells are called as building blocks of a living body.

2. Lungs are part of both respiratory and excretory system.

Ans.2. Lungs are part of both respiratory and excretory system as it helps us to
remove carbon dioxide from the body.

3. Skeletal system is important for our body.

Ans.3 Skeletal system is important to give shape, support and protect the organs in
our body.

4. We need enough sleep at night.

Ans.4 Enough sleep at night gives us rest and relaxes our body.

II. Answer the following questions briefly.

Q1. What is a cell?

Ans.1. Cells are the building blocks of all living things.

Q2. What is the function of the skeletal system?

Ans.2. The skeletal system gives shape and support to our body, protects the

internal organs and helps in the movement of our body.

Q3. How do muscles help us?

Ans.3 Muscles give shape to the body along with the bones and also help the body
parts to move.

Q.4.Which organs make up the respiratory system?

Ans.4 Nose, windpipe and lungs make up the respiratory system.

III. Answer the following questions.

Q1. Define digestion.

Ans1. 1. Digestion is the process of breaking food into simple substances that can
be used by our body.

Q.2. Name the organs that make up the digestive system.

Ans 2. The organs that form the digestive system are oral cavity, food pipe,
stomach, small intestine and large intestine.

Q.3. Draw a neat labeled diagram of digestive system.

Ans:

Food Pipe

Stomach

Small Intestine

Large Intestine

Anus
Q.4. Write two functions of the nervous system.

Ans 4. (i)The brain controls the whole body and tells it what to do.

(ii) The spinal cord connects all the nerves in the body to the brain.

Q.5. Explain two functions of the circulatory system.

Ans5. (i)The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body through blood vessels.

(ii) The blood carries nutrients and gases to different parts of the body.