Chapter 3: The Remarkable Body
Answer each question complete sentences. Your work can be typed or hand written.
1. What is the human body made of?
2. What do cells need to survive?
3. What determines the nature of a cell's work?
4. Cells are organized into __________ to perform specialized tasks. Tissue are grouped together
to form__________.
5. Body fluids continuously provide the tissue with ____________, _______________, and
_____________.
6. The body's circulation fluids are ______________, __________________.
7. What are the functions of the lungs, heart, liver, intestines and kidneys?
8. Hormones are chemicals that are secreted by_____________.
9. What are some ways that nutrition can affect the hormonal system?
10. How do hormones affect nutrition?
11. What is the nervous system?
12. What controls the nervous system?
13. What is the role of the cortex?
14. What is the role of the hypothalamus?
15. What enables people to respond to physical danger?
16. What is the purpose of the immune system?
17. What is the purpose of the digestive system?
18. What do digestive juices contain?
19. What is the function of saliva?
20. What can overeating cause in the digestive tract?
21. What are the negative consequences related to excessive use of antacids and acid reducers?
22. What happens when people are constipated?
23. What are the negative consequence related to excessive use of laxatives?
24. What does diarrhea do to the body?
25. What is the purpose of the excretory system?
26. What are the body's major storage sites?
27. What is stored in the liver? How long does it last?
28. What is stored in the muscle tissues?
29. What is stored in fat cells? Where is left over fat stored?