The Skeletal System

1. How many bones does the average human adult skeleton have?
2. Besides bones, what else makes up the skeletal system?
3. What are the main functions of the skeletal system?
4. What is the difference between the axial and the appendicular skeleton?
5. What other system does the skeletal system work with?

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The Reproductive System

1. What are the two types of reproduction?
2. What are the two parts of sexual reproduction?
3. What part of the male body produces sperm and where is it located?
4. What part of the female body produces the egg?
5. Where does the embryo develop?

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The Respiratory System

1. What is the main function of the respiratory system?
2. What is the primary gas that the blood gets rid of?
3. What other systems or organs does the respiratory system combine with in order to function?
4. How many alveoli do the lungs contain?
5. What serves as a structural support for the whole thoracic arrangement?

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The Nervous System

1. What is the function of the nervous system?
2. Why is the nervous system considered the master control unit inside your body?
3. What carries information throughout the body in the form of electrochemical signals called impulses?
4. What part of the nervous system has the responsibility for issuing nerve impulses and analyzing sensory data? What does it include?
5. What part of the nervous system has the responsibility for carrying nerve impulses to and from the body?

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The Muscular System

1. How many muscles does the human body contain?
2. What is the main job of the muscular system?
3. What are the three different types of muscle tissues?
4. What is the muscle of the brain?
5. What type of muscle makes up much of our internal organs.

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The Excretory and Endocrine Systems

1. What does the word excretion mean?
2. What organs are involved with the excretory system?
3. What is the endocrine system?
4. Where is the pituitary gland located?
5. What regulates our body activities?

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The Circulatory System

1. What is the circulatory system composed of?
2. What does the circulatory system control?
3. What is circulation?
4. What are the main components of the circulatory system?
5. What does the circulatory system provide for various organs around the body?

Resources:

 

 

Skeletal System http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/skeletal.htm

 

 

Bones, Bones, and More Bones http://www.nashville-schools.davidson.k12.tn.us/webquests/bones_bones_more_bones.htm

Nashville Public Schools WebQuest developed with Kathy Schrock

 

 

 

Skeleton Worksheet - You may use these graphics for your project.

Skeletal Quiz - http://www.kidshealth.org/misc/how_the_body_works/skeletal_quiz.html

Name That Bone - http://www.kidshealth.org/misc/how_the_body_works/name_that_bone.html - Worksheet

Your Gross & Cool Body - Skeletal System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000124.html

Nervous System Theme http://www.cln.org/themes/brain.html

 

Neuroscience for Kids http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Explore the Nervous System. This home page has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and experiments on your way to learning more about the brain and spinal cord. An OUTSTANDING site by the University of Washington

 

 

 

Our First Web Page on the Human Body http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4245/Default.htm

Here are the links to your body. You will find out interesting facts about the human body, and we threw in a little fun too. How big is the stomach? How long is the intestine? What does the kidney do? You will find the answers and more in our page. ThinkQuest Junior Entry.

 

 

 

Brain Worksheet

 

You may use these graphics for your project.

Your Gross & Cool Body - The Human Brain http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000135.html

Your Gross & Cool Body - The Nervous System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000136.html

 

 

**** How the Body Works - The Muscular System http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_SW.html

A number of animated pages show how muscles work. (Requires Shockwave - takes a long time to load, but is WELL worth the wait)

 

 

 

Muscular System http://www.imcpl.lib.in.us/nov_musc.htm

 

 

Your Gross & Cool Body - Muscular System http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000123.html

So what do muscles do? Muscles move cows, snakes, worms and humans. Muscles move you! Without muscles you couldn't open your mouth, speak, shake hands, walk, talk, or move your food through your digestive system. There would be no smiling, blinking, breathing. You couldn't move anything inside or outside you. The fact is, without muscles, you wouldn't be alive for very long!

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