Do you know …

How many gallons of blood flow through your body each day?

2000

How many miles of blood vessels are in the average human body?

60,000

How many times does the heart beat each minute?

60 – 100 Each day?

100,000 Each year?

30 MILLION An average life time (70 years)

2.5 BILLION

When does digestion begin?Before you put that food in your mouth-When you smell something good, you start to salivate.

So what is the bossiest part of the body?

That’s right-

The BRAIN!

Why can’t you tickle yourself?The threat of tickling activates the same part

of the brain as tickling.It’s rather difficult to surprise yourself!

How many bones do you have?

◦206 How many bones can you name?

How many muscles do you have?

More than 650 How many can you name?

How fast can you sneeze?

100 miles per hour

Laura Goerner

A Cell is the basic unit of life within the body

Tissues are formed by many cells together. They are the smallest working units of organs.

Organs are collections of tissues and have many functions

Whole Body Systems are made up of organs all working together to meet the body’s needs!

Digestive System

Respiratory System

Circulatory System

Nervous System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Mouth: Where food entersTeeth: Grind down the food to small particlesThyroid Gland: Gland near the esophagus that produces hormones related to eatingEsophagus: Long tube that pushes food down to stomachStomach: Stomach acids and enzymes break down the foodPancreas: Connected to stomach that excretes hormones to the bodyLiver: Rids toxins from your foodGall Bladder: Stores bile that the liver usesSmall Intestine: Enzymes take all of the nutrients from the food and transport them back to the bodyLarge Intestine: Removes all moisture from the food leaving only wasteRectum: Where waste is stored Anus: Valve that expels waste

Nasal Cavity: Where air entersPharynx: Divides the trachea (wind pipe) and esophagus (food pipe)Larynx: Voice BoxTrachea: Wind Pipe (air travels to lungs)Lungs: Transports blood and oxygen throughout the bodyBronchi: Two tubes connecting to each lungBronchioles: Sacks in the lungs that get air to all parts of the lungsDiaphgram: Band of muscles under lungs that help deep breathing

Kidneys: Organs that filter the blood and remove waste from the urineBladder: Temporary storage for the urineUreter: Small tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladderUrethra: Organ that expels urine from the body

Ovaries: Sacks that contain the female eggsFallopian Tubes: Narrow tubes where the egg travels to the uterusUterus: The cavity where a fetus growsCervix: The opening from the vagina to the uterusVagina: The passageway from the vulva to the cervix

Bladder: Where urine is containedProstate: The main nerve of the male system that produces spermPenis: The male organ that transports urine and spermTestes: Small sacs where sperm are stored before ejaculation

Heart: Organ that is the central stations for transportation of blood and oxygen throughout bodyAorta: major blood vessel leading straight to the heartArteries: Major blood vessels that transport blood throughout the body

Brain: Center of the nervous system. Controls all of the other systems in the body.Cerebellum: Above the brainstem, controls movement, balance, equillibrium and musclesMotor Cortex: Part in the cerebrum (from of brain) that controls all movementsNerves: Bundles of cables throughout the body that control feeling and responsesSpinal Cord: Long cord of nerves and bones that is connected to the brain that controls movement

How is wellness like a bicycle??◦ HINT: It relates to the body systems we

discussed!◦ 4-5 Sentences