Anatomy

What are four types of tissue?

Which bones make up the axial skeleton?

What are three kinds of muscle?

What are three parts of the nervous system?

What are the five main senses?

What are some parts of the digestive system?

How many major organ systems are in the human body?

Hint: From skin to muscles to the brain, they all work together

What organ system includes the skin, hair, and nails?

Hint: It's the body's outer covering and largest organ

What organ system provides structure, protection, and produces blood cells?

Hint: It includes bones, cartilage, and joints

What organ system allows movement and maintains posture?

Hint: It includes over 600 muscles in the body

What organ system controls and coordinates body functions using electrical signals?

Hint: It includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

What organ system uses hormones to regulate growth, metabolism, and mood?

Hint: Glands like the thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal are part of this system

What organ system pumps blood throughout the body?

Hint: Heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries

What organ system helps fight disease and drains excess fluid from tissues?

Hint: It includes lymph nodes, the spleen, and the thymus

What organ system brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide?

Hint: Lungs, trachea, and diaphragm are key organs

What organ system breaks down food into nutrients the body can absorb?

Hint: It includes the mouth, stomach, and intestines

What organ system filters blood and removes liquid waste (urine)?

Hint: The kidneys are the main organs

What organ system is responsible for producing offspring?

Hint: It differs between males and females

What are the steps of the scientific method in order?

Hint: It starts with observing something and ends with drawing a conclusion

What is a testable prediction or educated guess called?

Hint: It's often written as an 'if...then...' statement

In an experiment, what is the variable that the scientist changes on purpose?

Hint: It's the 'cause' in a cause-and-effect relationship

In an experiment, what is the variable that is measured or observed?

Hint: It's the 'effect' — it depends on what you changed

What group in an experiment does NOT receive the experimental treatment?

Hint: It provides a baseline for comparison

What is a well-tested explanation for a broad set of observations?

Hint: The theory of gravity and cell theory are examples

What is a statement that describes a consistent pattern in nature?

Hint: It describes WHAT happens, not WHY — like the law of gravity

What is the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

Hint: Keeping body temperature at 98.6 degrees F is an example

What is the largest organ of the human body?

Hint: It covers your entire body and is part of the integumentary system

What molecule carries the genetic instructions for all living things?

Hint: It's shaped like a double helix

What is the basic unit of life?

Hint: All living things are made of one or more of these

Which action is a measurement rather than only an observation?

Hint: Measurements use numbers and units

Which tool is best for measuring the length of a pencil?

Hint: Length is measured with a marked straight edge

Which tool is best for measuring mass?

Hint: Mass compares how much matter an object has

Which tool measures temperature?

Hint: It tells how hot or cold something is

Which tool is best for measuring the volume of a liquid?

Hint: It has marked lines for liquid volume

Which unit best fits the mass of a small apple?

Hint: Mass commonly uses grams

Why should a student measure more than once in an experiment?

Hint: Repeated measurements help catch mistakes

A cylinder shows liquid halfway between 40 mL and 50 mL. What volume should you record?

Hint: Halfway between 40 and 50 is 45

A pencil is about 7 inches long. Which tool should you use to check that length?

Hint: Length is measured with marked distance

A student wants to know whether water is hot or cold. Which tool should she use?

Hint: Thermo means heat

Which unit is used to measure mass?

Hint: A small paper clip has a mass of about one of these

Which tool is best for measuring liquid volume?

Hint: It has marked lines for liquid amounts

What is the function of the circulatory system?

What are the four chambers of the heart?

What is the function of the respiratory system?

Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?

What is the function of the digestive system?

What is the function of the nervous system?

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

What is the function of the skeletal system?

How many bones are in the adult human body?

What is the function of the immune system?