Unit 1 (Our Amazing Body)

1. What are the main organ systems in our body? (Mention 5)

✔ skeletal system
✔ muscular system
✔ digestive system
✔ respiratory system
✔ circulatory system
2. What is the skeletal system made up of?
✔ Skull
✔ rib
✔ backbone
✔ joint
3. What are the functions of our skeletal system?
Our skeletal system
✔ Supports our body;
✔ gives our body shape;
✔ protects the delicate organs in our body.
4. What is the framework of the body where muscles are attached?
The framework is called the skeleton.
5. What is our muscular system made up of?
✔ muscles
✔ joints
6. What is the function of our muscular system?
It allows us to move different parts of our body.
7. The muscular system works with the skeletal system to help us walk, run and jump.
8. What is the digestive system made up of?
✔ Mouth
✔ gullet
✔ stomach
✔ small intestine
✔ large intestine
✔ anus
9. What are the functions of our digestive system?
Our digestive system
✔ breaks down the food we eat into simple substances;
 ✔ absorbs the simple substances for our body to use.
10. Why does the food we eat need to be broken down by the digestive system?
Because our body can only absorb the simple substances broken down by our digestive
system.
11. Which organ systems help our body get air and food?
✔ respiratory system
✔ digestive system
12. What is the respiratory system made up of?
✔ Nose
✔ windpipe
✔ lungs
13. What are the functions of our respiratory system?
Our respiratory system
✔ takes air into our body;
✔ removes air from our body.
14. What are the parts of our circulatory system?
✔ heart
✔ blood
✔ blood vessels
15. What are the functions of our circulatory system?
Our circulatory system
✔ carries digested food, water and oxygen in blood to all parts of our body;
✔ carries waste materials away from all parts of our body.
16. What substances are carried by blood around our body?
✔ Digested food
✔ water
✔ oxygen