Name: _______________________ Date: _____________________ Per: _______________ #:_________
Body System Webquest
We did not have a chance to explore all of the body systems in class. Please look up the following information
using your textbook and the following website: www.biology4kids.com. Click on the animal systems link to help
you find the system you are looking for.
Immune System
Book (714-720)
1. What is the main function of the Immune system?
2. ________________ help seal wounds so no more pathogens enter.
3. Describe each of the following and explain how they respond to a virus. Sketch a diagram to help you (716).
Macrophage, T cell, B cell, Antibodies
4. What is cancer?
5. Describe how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects your immune system.
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1. What are some symptoms you experience during an immune response?
2. _________________ is usually the first line of defense in this system.
3. What can you do to help your immune system?
Integument System
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1. What are the main organs and their functions?
2. Name 5 things that this system protects you from.
3. Name one disease, and how we can help prevent it.
Book (592-595)
1. Name 4 reasons why we need skin.
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. ________________ is a chemical that determines skin color.
3. The _______________ is the outermost layer of skin, while the ______________ is the layer of skin
directly below it.
4. Hair forms at the bottom of a tiny sac call a ________________________.
5. Name two ways hair helps us?
6. Nails grow from living cells in the __________________________.
Excretory/Urinary system
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1. _____________________ is the result of the excretory system, balancing the amount of water and salts in
your body.
2. The main organ of this system is the _____________________________
3. What do the kidneys do for this system?
4. _____________________ is a process that people with malfunctioning kidneys go through, where they
are hooked to a machine that filters their blood.
Book (642-645)
1. The balance of water into and out of your body is controlled by _____________________, chemical
messengers in the body.
2. What are diuretics? What effect do they have on this system?
3. Name and briefly describe three disorders of the urinary/excretory system.
Name: _______________________ Date: _____________________ Per: _______________ #:_________
Body System Webquest
We did not have a chance to explore all of the body systems in class. Please look up the following information
using your textbook and the following website: www.biology4kids.com. Click on the animal systems link to help
you find the system you are looking for.
Immune System
Book (714-720)
1. What is the main function of the Immune system?
The body system that fights pathogens/foreign objects in our body.
2. ____Platelets___ help seal wounds so no more pathogens enter.
3. Describe each of the following and explain how they respond to a virus. Sketch a diagram to help you explain.
Macrophage, T cell, B cell, Antibodies
Macropahges digest microorganisms or viruses that enter your body. T cells coordinate the immune
system and attack many infect cells. B cells are immune system cells that make antibodies. Antibodies
are proteins that attach to specific antigens. Antigens are substances that stimulate an immune
response. Diagram page 716-717.
4. What is cancer?
Cancer is the condition that cells divide at an uncontrolled rate.
5. Describe how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects your immune system.
HIV, which causes AIDS, infects the immune system itself, using helper T cells as factories to produce more
viruses.
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1. What are some symptoms you experience during an immune response?
Fever, swelling, and a runny nose are all examples of symptoms during an immunological response.
2. ____Your skin_____ is usually the first line of defense in this system.
3. What can you do to help your immune system?
Always remember to wash your hands; most of the microorganisms that get you sick are picked
up when you touch things.
Integument System
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1. What are the main organs and their functions?
Your parts include the basic types of skin, hair, fingernails, oil, and sweat glands.
2. Name 5 things that this system protects you from.
The system protects your body from disease by providing a barrier to viruses and bacteria and protects your body
from physical damage by offering a thick barrier that both contains your internal organs and stops large objects,
like a rock from entering your body. The system also protects your body from dehydration, overheating, or
freezing.
3. Name one disease, and how we can help prevent it.
Psoriasis - Medicines can help relieve the condition.
Skin Cancer - You should always use sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses when you are outside.
Book (592-595)
1. Name 4 reasons why we need skin.
a. Skin protects you by keeping water in your body and foreign particles out.
b. Skin keeps you in touch with the outside world with nerves endings in your finger tips.
c. Skin helps regulate body temperature by making sweat (sweat glands in skin).
d. Skin helps get rid of waste through sweat.
2. ___melanin____ is a chemical that determines skin color.
3. The ____epidermis_____ is the outermost layer of skin, while the ___dermis__ is the layer of skin
directly below it?
4. Hair forms at the bottom of a tiny sac call a ____hair follicle_______.
5. Name two ways hair helps us?
Protects skin from ultraviolet light.
Hair keeps particles out of your nose and eyes.
6. Nails grow from living cells in the ____nail root_______.
Excretory/Urinary system
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1. _____Urine _ is the result of the excretory system, balancing the amount of water and salts in your body.
2. The main organ of this system is the ______Kidney_____________
3. What do the kidneys do for this system?
The kidneys act as a filter. Eventually all of the blood in your body passes through the kidneys
and they are able to do their filtering magic. The kidneys are also key players in the hydration
(water) levels for your body.
4. _______dialysis ____ is a process that people with malfunctioning kidneys go through, where they are
hooked to a machine that filters their blood.
Book (642-645)
1. The balance of water into and out of your body is controlled by ___hormones_____, chemical
messengers in the body.
2. What are diuretics? What effect do they have on this system?
Diuretics cause the kidneys to make more urine, which decreases the amount of water in the blood.
3. Name and briefly describe three disorders of the urinary/excretory system.
Kidney stones – Salts and other wastes collect inside a kidney to form stones.
Bacterial infections – Bacteria gets into the bladder and ureters to cause infections.
Kidney disease – Damage to nephrons can prevent normal kidney function and lead to disease.