WELCOME!
Welcome to your Year 8 Topic on the Body Systems!
INTRODUCTION
Use the instructions on your sheet and the links provided here to answer the questions.
INTRODUCTION
Use the instructions on your sheet and the links provided here to answer the questions.
SYSTEMDIGESTIVE
RESPIRATORY CIRCULATORY SKELETAL MUSCULAR REPRODUCTIVE EXCRETORY NERVOUS |
DEFINITIONBreak down of food and absorption for use as energy
Intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide from body Transport of nutrients, metabolic wastes, water, salts, and disease fighting cells. To give the body structure and support Protection and movement To create offspring and continue the species. Controls water and salt balance. Removes wastes. Control of body activities and the reaction to stimuli. |
ORGANSstomach, liver, teeth, tongue, intestines, oesophagus
lungs, bronchi, pharynx, trachea, diaphragm blood, arteries, veins, capillaries, heart bones, joints muscles, ligaments reproductive organs, hormones kidneys, bladder, urethra, skin, sweat glands Brain, nerves, spinal chord, receptors (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin) |
UNICELLULAR VS. MULTICELLULAR
click the heading above to go to the page
CELL ORGANISATION
Cells are the basic building blocks of life.
Every part of our bodies are made of cells, however, they are not all the same.
Our bodies are made of different types of cells, these group together to form tissues.
Types of tissues group together to form an organ.
Organs group together to form systems.
Systems group together to form an organism (us!).
click on this link to learn more for your worksheet
http://utahscience.oremjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/sciber00/7th/cells/sciber/levelorg.htm
EXTENSION
http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/lc/humanbio/5/lchb5_1a.html (scroll down and click on "Human Body (slideshow)" and work through the activity.