{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/bio-body-systems",
 "id": "bio-body-systems",
 "title": "Human Body Systems",
 "category": "science",
 "subject": "Biology",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "The organ systems of the human body and their jobs.",
 "tags": [
  "body systems",
  "anatomy"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "System",
 "backLabel": "Job",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Circulatory system",
   "Moves blood, oxygen and nutrients around the body"
  ],
  [
   "Respiratory system",
   "Brings in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide"
  ],
  [
   "Digestive system",
   "Breaks down food and absorbs nutrients"
  ],
  [
   "Nervous system",
   "Sends signals between the brain and body"
  ],
  [
   "Skeletal system",
   "Supports the body, protects organs and makes blood cells"
  ],
  [
   "Muscular system",
   "Moves the body and keeps the heart beating"
  ],
  [
   "Excretory (urinary) system",
   "Removes liquid waste and balances water"
  ],
  [
   "Endocrine system",
   "Uses hormones to control growth and body activities"
  ],
  [
   "Immune system",
   "Defends the body against germs"
  ],
  [
   "Lymphatic system",
   "Drains fluid and helps fight infection"
  ],
  [
   "Integumentary system",
   "Skin, hair and nails; protects the body"
  ],
  [
   "Reproductive system",
   "Makes new life"
  ],
  [
   "Main organs of the circulatory system",
   "Heart, blood vessels and blood"
  ],
  [
   "Main organs of the respiratory system",
   "Nose, trachea, bronchi and lungs"
  ],
  [
   "Main organs of the digestive system",
   "Mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas"
  ],
  [
   "Main organs of the nervous system",
   "Brain, spinal cord and nerves"
  ],
  [
   "Main organs of the excretory system",
   "Kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra"
  ],
  [
   "Heart",
   "Muscle that pumps blood"
  ],
  [
   "Lungs",
   "Organs where oxygen enters the blood"
  ],
  [
   "Brain",
   "Control center of the body"
  ],
  [
   "Stomach",
   "Churns food with acid and enzymes"
  ],
  [
   "Small intestine",
   "Absorbs most nutrients from food"
  ],
  [
   "Large intestine",
   "Absorbs water and forms waste"
  ],
  [
   "Liver",
   "Cleans blood and makes bile"
  ],
  [
   "Pancreas",
   "Makes insulin and digestive enzymes"
  ],
  [
   "Kidneys",
   "Filter blood and make urine"
  ],
  [
   "Skin",
   "The body's largest organ"
  ],
  [
   "Esophagus",
   "Tube that carries food from mouth to stomach"
  ],
  [
   "Trachea",
   "Windpipe that carries air to the lungs"
  ],
  [
   "Diaphragm",
   "Muscle below the lungs that helps you breathe"
  ],
  [
   "Alveoli",
   "Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gases are exchanged"
  ],
  [
   "Artery",
   "Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart"
  ],
  [
   "Vein",
   "Blood vessel that carries blood to the heart"
  ],
  [
   "Capillary",
   "Tiny blood vessel where materials pass into and out of the blood"
  ],
  [
   "Red blood cells",
   "Carry oxygen"
  ],
  [
   "White blood cells",
   "Fight germs"
  ],
  [
   "Platelets",
   "Help blood clot"
  ],
  [
   "Plasma",
   "The liquid part of blood"
  ],
  [
   "Hemoglobin",
   "Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen"
  ],
  [
   "Neuron",
   "Nerve cell"
  ],
  [
   "Spinal cord",
   "Bundle of nerves in the backbone that links brain and body"
  ],
  [
   "Reflex",
   "A fast automatic response"
  ],
  [
   "Hormone",
   "A chemical messenger made by glands"
  ],
  [
   "Thyroid",
   "Gland in the neck that controls metabolism"
  ],
  [
   "Pituitary gland",
   "Small master gland at the base of the brain"
  ],
  [
   "Adrenal glands",
   "Make adrenaline for the fight-or-flight response"
  ],
  [
   "Saliva",
   "Starts breaking down food in the mouth"
  ],
  [
   "Bile",
   "Fluid from the liver that helps digest fats"
  ],
  [
   "Peristalsis",
   "Wave-like muscle squeezes that push food along"
  ],
  [
   "Antibody",
   "A protein that fights a particular germ"
  ],
  [
   "Vaccine",
   "Trains the immune system to recognize a germ"
  ],
  [
   "Epidermis",
   "The outer layer of skin"
  ],
  [
   "Dermis",
   "The thicker layer of skin below the epidermis"
  ],
  [
   "Melanin",
   "Pigment that gives skin color and protects from the Sun"
  ],
  [
   "Pulse",
   "The beat felt as the heart pushes blood through arteries"
  ],
  [
   "Blood pressure",
   "The force of blood against vessel walls"
  ],
  [
   "Homeostasis",
   "The body keeping conditions steady inside"
  ],
  [
   "Metabolism",
   "All the chemical reactions that keep an organism alive"
  ],
  [
   "Which system includes the stomach?",
   "Digestive"
  ],
  [
   "Which system includes the bones?",
   "Skeletal"
  ],
  [
   "Which system includes the heart?",
   "Circulatory"
  ],
  [
   "Which system includes the lungs?",
   "Respiratory"
  ],
  [
   "Which system includes the brain?",
   "Nervous"
  ]
 ]
}