Question

Body System Checklist

Circulatory System
• Major functions of circulatory system
• Diagram that includes the major parts - heart, artery, vein, capillary - and list the
function(s) of each.
• Describe each of the components of blood- red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, &
plasma
• Describe the path blood travels through your body
• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. Use 2 examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe two diseases associated with your body system

Digestive System
• Major functions of digestive system
• Diagram that includes the major parts - mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver,
pancreas, and large intestine - and list the function(s) of each.
• Describe the path food travels throughout the digestive system.
• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. Use 2 examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe 2 diseases associate with your body system.

Endocrine System
• Major functions of endocrine system
• Describe what hormones are and what they do
• Diagram that includes the major parts - hypothalamus, pituitary, thymus, thyroid,
parathyroid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, and testes - and list the function(s) of each.
• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. Use at least 2
examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe 2 diseases associated with your body system.

Excretory System
• Major functions of excretory system
• Diagram that includes the major parts - lungs, kidneys, urinary bladder, ureter, urethra,
liver, and skin - and list the function(s) of each.
• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at
least 2 examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe 2 diseases associated with your body system.

Muscular System
• Major functions of muscular system
• Describe the function and locations of each type of muscle – skeletal muscle, smooth
muscle, and cardiac muscle

• Diagram that includes the major muscles in the body - biceps, oblique abdominis,
sartorius, deltoid, orbicularis oculi, sternomastoid, gastrocnemius, pectoral, temporalis,
gluteusmaximus, quadriceps, tibialis, masseter, rectus abdominis, and triceps
• Describe how muscles work in pairs to make parts of the body move using the biceps and
triceps as an example.
• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at
least 2 examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe 2 diseases associated with your body system.

Nervous System
• Description and major functions of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous
system.
• Diagram that includes the major parts - brain, spinal cord, nerves, and neurons - and list
the function(s) of each.
• Describe the path a nerve impulse travels throughout your body from stimulus to
response.
• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at
least 2 examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe 2 diseases associated with your body system.

Respiratory System
• Major functions of respiratory system
• Diagram that includes the major parts - trachea, lungs, diaphragm, epiglottis, larynx,
vocal cords - and list the function(s) of each.
• Describe the “breathing” process.
• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at
least 2 examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe 2 diseases associated with your body system.

Skeletal System
• Major functions of skeletal system
• Diagram that includes the major parts -bones, ligaments, and tendon - and list the
function(s) of each. NOTE: Your diagram should also include the following bones in the
body: cranium, clavicle, humerus, scapula, sternum, rib, vertebra, ulna, radius, carpals,
metacarpals, phalanges, pelvis (may list parts), femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, and
metatarsals.

• Describe each of the following joints and where they are located: hinge, pivot, and ball-
and-socket. You may include other joints as well.

• Explain how your body system works with other systems in the body. You will need at
least 2 examples.
• Find 5 fun facts about your body system.
• Describe 2 diseases associated with your body system.

Layout:
1. Title: Name of Body System (2 systems), Name, Date, Period
Subheadings:
2. What are the main functions of the body system?
3. List and describe the components/organs of the body system.
4. How does the body system work with other body systems to help maintain homeostasis?
5. What are three diseases or disorders associated with the selected body system?
6. Do the diseases or disorders predominantly affect a certain group of people (race, nationality, sex,
geographical area, etc)?
7. What are risk factors or environmental influences that can damage your organ system?
8. What are the symptoms of possible organ malfunctions in your system? What are the treatments
to symptoms, if any?
9. Can any organs in your system be transplanted? Can you live without one or more of the organs
in your system?

Answer 1

Circulatory system-

The circulatory system consists of the heart and arteries, veins, coronary and portal vessel. This system is responsible for the flow of blood, nutrients, oxygen and other gases, and as well as hormones to and from cells.

The heart consists of 4 chambers - two upper chambers are right and left auricles and two lower chambers right and left ventricles. The right side receives the impure blood from the veins and left side consist of pure or oxygenated blood which is supplied by arteries to all parts of the body. Capillaries are only one cell thick, and they are the sites of the transfer of oxygen and other nutrients from the bloodstream to other tissues in the body; they also collect carbon dioxide and other waste materials.

Red blood cells are also called erythrocytes. They carry oxygen with the help of hemoglobin carried in them. Mature red blood cells are flexible and oval biconcave disks. They lack a cell nucleus and most organelles, in order to accommodate maximum space for hemoglobin. The main function of red blood cells is to carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, away from the tissues and back to the lungs.

White blood cells - they are called as leucocytes. It is white as it lacks hemoglobin which is a red coloured pigment. It has all organelles in it including the nucleus. These cells defend the body against infection and disease by ingesting foreign materials and cellular debris, by destroying infectious agents and cancer cells.

Platelets- have no cell nucleus and are also called thrombocytes. Their main function is to promote the clotting of blood.

Plasma- Plasma is the liquid component of blood, in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. It constitutes more than half of the blood's volume and consists mostly of water that contains dissolved salts and proteins. It contains proteins like albumin and globulin.

The circulatory system works with the respiratory system as impure blood is collected by the right side of the heart through numerous vein and is pumped to the lungs by the left side of the heart for oxygenation. Similarly, the circulatory system can be liked to the excretory system where the circulatory system helps carry waste and carbon dioxide out of the body.

The diseases associated with the circulatory system are- coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis