Human Body Web Quest

Name ______Period ______Human Body Web Quest Skeletal System http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/bones_muscles_joints.html# http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/bones.html# 1. What are three things that bones do for the body?* A.______B. ______C.______2. What are the four materials that make up most bones? Give a description of each 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______3. Why do babies have more bones than adults? 4. What does the spine do for the body? 5. What is a joint? 6. Give an example of a fixed joint______7. Give an example of a moveable joint ______

Muscular System: http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/muscles.html

1. What is the function/importance of the muscles in the muscular system?*

2. What are ligaments?*

3. What are tendons?*

4. What are the 3 types of muscles? describe each and give one example of where it is found? A. ______B. ______C. ______5. Name and describe one problem that occurs in the muscular and/or skeletal systems.

Integumentary System http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/skin_hair_nails.html#cat20090 1. What is the main organ of this system and what does it do?

2. What are other organs involved in this system? 3. What is your largest organ? 4. What causes a person’s hair to be a certain color?

5. Name and describe one problem that occurs in the integumentary system.

Circulatory System http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/heart.html#cat20090

1. What is the primary function of the circulatory system (what does blood do)?

2. What are the main organs/parts involved?

3. What is the function of the heart?

4. How many chambers does the heart have? 5. What are the three types of blood vessels, describe each? 1. ______2. ______3. ______6. Name and describe one problem that occurs in the circulatory system.

Respiratory System http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/lungs.html#cat20090 1. What is the primary function of the respiratory system?

2. Describe how the following parts of the body aid in breathing:  Nose  Pharynx  Larynx  Trachea  Bronchi  Lungs 3. What does the diaphragm do when you breathe in? 4. What does the diaphragm do when you breathe out? 5. What is respiration? 6. Name and describe one problem that happens in the respiratory system. Digestive System http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/digestive.html#cat20090 1. What is the function of the digestive system?

2. What is absorption?

3. Describe how the following parts of the body aid in digestion:  Mouth  Saliva  Esophagus  Stomach  Small Intestine  Large Intestine 4. What is peristalsis?

5. Name and describe one problem that happens in the digestive system?

Nervous System: http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/brain_nervous_system.html#cat20090 1. What is the function of the nervous system in the human body?

2. What are the main organs/parts involved in the nervous system?

3. What are the tiny cells that the nervous system relies on? 4. What’s the difference between a motor neuron and a sensory neuron? 5. Name and describe one problem that happens to the brain.

Excretory System http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/kidneys_urinary.html#cat20090 1. What is the function of the excretory (urinary) system?

2. How are the following wastes removed from the body: a. Sweat: b. Carbon Dioxide: c. Solid Waste: d. Urine: 3. Describe the following organs and their role in the excretion of urine*:

A. Kidney- B. Ureter- C. Bladder- D. Urethra- 4. Name and describe one problem that happens to the excretory system.

Endocrine System http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/endocrine.html 1. What is the primary function of the endocrine system?

2. What are hormones? 3. What are glands? 4. How are endocrine glands different than sweat glands?

5. What does the pancreas use insulin and glucagon (hormones) to do?

6. Name and describe one problem with the endocrine system.

Reproductive System http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/male_reproductive.html http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/female_reproductive_system.html

1. What is sexual reproduction?

2. What is a sperm and where is it produced?

3. What is an egg and where is it produced?

4. What is a zygote?

Additional Websites for you to look over when you are finished! http://www.innerbody.com/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/ http://www.webmd.com/ http://www.nasa.gov/home/ http://www.exploratorium.edu/ http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/