SCIENCE YEARLY NOTES

Test date: 18/10/22 Marks: 15 multiple choice 5 single word 40 Short Answer

.-Body Systems .-Energy .-Skills

.BODY SYSTEMS: Name of different body systems: Circulatory system, Reproductive
system, Skeletal system, Respiratory system, Digestive system and Excretory system.

CIRCULATORY: The circulatory system is the system that is made up of blood vessels
and carries blood away from and towards the heart. (keeps blood pumping near the
heart).The circulatory system is used to carry nutrients, oxygen and hormones to cells and
removes waste such as carbon dioxide. The circulatory system consists of: The heart,
Blood vessels (arteries,veins,cappilleries), Blood, Lymph (the clear fluid with plenty of
white blood cells), Lymphatic vessels (network of capillaries and tubes to carry lymph
fluid away from the tissues), And lymphatic glands (tiny balls of tissue containing white
blood cells)

DIGESTIVE: The digestive system is the system that convers the food we eat into its
simplest forms such as glucose (sugars) amino acids (protein) and fatty acids (fats)