Human Body Research
Human Body Research will be our next adventure in exploring life science. Before beginning the project, students will learn how living things are structured from the simplest cell, to tissue, to organs, and to the organ systems. They will also learn the processes that occur at cellular level.
Links for Human Body Project
On Tuesday we will start a human body research project:
Right click on the sites below and select "open in new window."
Some Websites you can use:
How the human body systems interrelate with each other:
The Human Body: An Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Functions and Disorders
These are only a few of the relationships:
Skeletal System:
- Framework on which the rest of the body is built
- White and red blood cell develop in red marrow---Blood cells are needed for the Cardiovascular System.
- Minerals stored in the bones, especially calcium, are released when the body needs them.
Muscular System:
- Works with skeletal system to generate the energy to move, make precise and intricate hand movements, lift objects and even speak.
- Includes involuntary muscles such as the cardiac muscle (Cardiovascular System) and all other smooth muscles providing power for the respiratory, cardiovascular and digestive systems.
- Muscles are dependent on the healthy nerve ( Nervous System) and blood supply (Cardiovascular and Skeletal Systems).
Cardiovascular System:
- Pumps blood around the body.
- Interrelates with all body systems because body organs and tissues need a supply of oxygenated blood and removal of waste products.
Immune System:
- Works with all systems because it provides vital protection against infectious disease and malfunctions of the internal systems of the body.
Respiratory System:
- Works with the respiratory system and muscular system by carrying air into and out of the lungs, where gases are exchanged.
- Works with the cardiovascular system to transport these gases to and from all body tissues, supply vital oxygen and removing wasted carbon dioxide.
- Works with the immune and nervous system by eliminating viruses, bacteria and chemicals that contaminate the air that we breathe.
Digestive System:
- Depends on the proper functioning of the immune and nervous systems.
- Works with all systems because it stores food, digests it, eliminated the wastes and make optimal use of nutrients for all body systems.
Excretory System:
- Influences all systems by eliminating wastes and helps maintain the body's water and chemical balance.
