1. HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS INTERACTIONS Explain the functions of the circulatory system, digestive system, and respiratory system.
Circulatory – responsible for transporting materials throughout the entire body. It transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to your billions of body cells .
Digestive – consists of organs that break down food into components that your body uses for energy and for building and repairing cells and tissues.
Respiratory - to supply the blood with oxygen in order for the blood to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body.

2. Explain the functions of the endocrine system, excretory system, and nervous system.
Endocrine – the system of glands, each of which secretes a type of hormone directly into the bloodstream to regulate the body.
Excretory – The process of excretion involves finding and removing waste materials produced by the body.
Nervous - contains a network of specialized cells called neurons that coordinate the actions of an animal and transmit signals between different parts of its body.

3. Explain the functions of the muscular system, skeletal system, and integumentary system.
Muscular – made up of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body.
Skeletal – all of the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them. The main job of the skeleton is to provide support for our body
Integumentary - protects the body from damage, comprising the skin and its appendages (including hair, scales, feathers, hoofs, and nails). The integumentary system has a variety of functions; waterproofing, cushioning, and protecting the deeper tissues, excrete wastes, and regulate temperature.

4. Explain the functions of the immune system, lymphatic system, and reproductive system
Immune – It is designed to defend you against millions of bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins and parasites that would love to invade your body.
Lymphatic – composed of lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and organs. The functions of this system include the absorption of excess fluid and its return to the blood stream, absorption of fat and assisting the immune system.
Reproductive – new individuals are produced by the fusion of haploid gametes to form a diploid zygote. Sperm are male gametes, ova are female gametes.

5. Explain Respiration (what occurs?).
Respiration – when you inhale, the diaphragm contracts and air is forced into your lungs. Oxygen then diffuses into the blood stream (into capillaries) while CO2 diffuses back into the lungs. When the diaphragm relaxes, you exhale CO2 out.

6. Explain what two systems that work in getting the necessary nutrients to the cells around your body?
Circulatory – transporting nutrients from digestion and oxygen throughout the body to maintain homeostasis.
Digestion – breaking down food into it’s simplest form so that it can be absorbed into the body

7. Define homeostasis :list 3 ways your body maintains homeostasis.
Homeostasis Maintaining homeostasis in your body is made possible through coordination of all your body systems. However the Nervous System and the Endocrine System are mainly responsible for this coordination
The ability of an organism to maintain a stable, internal environment. 37°C, pH 7.35,
0.1% blood sugar.

8. Maintaining Homeostasis :Define positive feedback and give an example
Maintaining Homeostasis :Define positive feedback and give an example. Define negative feedback and give an example.
Negative Feedback
Positive Feedback
Feedback that increases output of a system
Ex. Ethylene gas and fruit ripening.
Feedback that reduces the output of a system.
Ex. Blood Sugar

9. This is a Feedback Mechanism designed to maintain homeostasis.
Maintaining body temperature. Explain how sweating helps to maintain body temperature. What systems are involved? Make sure you have used the word feedback in your answer.
When your body temperature goes up, your body sweats to cool you off. When your body is cold, you shiver to keep yourself warm.
This is a Feedback Mechanism designed to maintain homeostasis.

10. The reproductive and excretory system are similar because:
Both rely on hormones from the pituitary gland to control their functions.
What 2 systems interact during sperm/egg production?
The two systems that interact during sperm/egg production are:
Endocrine – the hypothalamus sends messages to the pituitary to make hormones.
Reproductive – receives the hormones and produces sperm and eggs.

11. Explain what two systems that are impacted when you are given a vaccination? are:
Circulatory – transports the vaccine
Immune – builds antibodies to fight off infections.

12. Give two examples of body responses that are a result of direct interactions between the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.
Running away from danger! Eating a cheeseburger

13. * Endocrine *Circulatory *Excretory
Controlling levels of water in the body. Which 3 systems work together to remove excess water from the body?
* Endocrine *Circulatory *Excretory
When you are dehydrated, the pituitary releases a hormone into your bloodstream to tell you kidneys to hold onto water.
When you have too much water, the pituitary stops releasing the hormone, so that you can excrete the excess water (pee…)

14. Reflex
A reflex happens when your body senses something so dangerous, that it has to get you away from the danger as quickly as possible.
The signal goes from the touch receptors (nerves) to the spinal cord and then to your muscles to get you away from the danger quickly!
Explain what a reflex is. What 3 systems work together to respond when you touch something that causes pain, such as a hot stove?