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Flash Card Time: Human Body System

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COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

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4.1

STUDENTS (155362)

3.8

LENGTH

5 Minutes

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iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

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Description

In this game, you will learn about our body systems and how they work together. The game starts out with a short tutorial on the human body. You will then have the chance to match functions to organs or organ systems by dragging cards where they need to go. You will gain more points for accuracy!

Vocabulary Words

muscular system

cardiovascular system

circulatory system

nervous system

skeletal muscles

smooth muscles

cardiac muscles

reproductive system

excretory system

digestive system

metabolic waste

neurons

respiratory system

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Multicellular Organisms and their Subsystems. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Tissues form the organs in a living organism.

The respiratory system helps the human body take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

The reproductive system helps humans to reproduce.

The organs in a body form the organ systems in a living organism.

The nervous system responds to stimuli in the environment and controls voluntary and involuntary actions in the human body.

The muscular system helps the human body move and carry out internal body functions.

The integumentary system provides protection to the human body and helps maintain homeostasis.

The digestive system helps the body break down food, absorb nutrients, and remove wastes from the body.

The circulatory system helps move blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the human body.

Reproduction is a life function of an organism.

Organ systems work together to carry out the life functions of an organism.

Large numbers and types of cells compose the tissues in living things.

In a human body, the respiratory and circulatory system cycle gases between the environment and the blood stream.

In a human body, the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems work together to allow for body movement.

In a human body, the digestive and excretory systems work together to absorb nutrients and remove wastes from the body.

A cell is the most basic unit of a living organism.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

An Olympian needs to make sure that all of their body systems are working and ready in order to compete. List three body systems that will help an Olympian win a gold medal in Track and Field. What are some things you already know about systems of the body? Fill in the blanks: Many cells create ____. Many tissues make _____. Many organs make _____.

After the Game

List two body systems that work together. How do they work together? What is blood pressure, and what is its importance to the circulatory and respiratory systems? Why is exercising good for our health?

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