Organ System Project
Objective: Your objective is to prepare a visual presentation to educate your classmates about
one of the body systems that makes up the human body.
Instructions:
 You will allow a partner to draw an outline around your body so you can draw you system.
 Draw the organs included in your system
 Include the following information in your drawing
The following questions should be answered in your drawing. The first question is the title of your
system. Each of the subsequent questions should be presented in a separate category.
1. What is the name of your body system? The name should be BIG and written clearly.
2. Function of your body system
3. What main organs make up your body system? What do these organs do and how do
they work together? What do they look like? Example: Display pictures of your organs
and label them with a brief description of what they do for the system. *Remember, you
may use computer graphics, pictures from magazines, or draw them yourself. You may
use a variety of materials with different textures. Be creative and attract your classmates!
4. Discuss at least one problem, such as a common disease, that may affect your body
system. What would happen to your system if the disease took control of your system?
Is there a cure for your system or a way it can be prevented?
5. Pick two other systems does my system work very closely with? (ex: circulatory and
respiratory) Explain how they work together.
6. Fun facts about your system
7. PLUS the information in the instructions for each system listed below.
Rubric
Expectation
Name and title
5 Points
Function of system
10 points
Drawing and labeling
of all organs
10 points
Function of all organs
15 points
Relationship of 2
other systems
10 points
Fun Facts
10 points
Extra Information from
list
10 points
Common disease
10 points
On time
10 points
Effort and neatness
10 points
TOTAL POINTS
100 points
Muscular System:
Main purpose (function)
3 types of muscle (picture and definition of each.
What are tendons and what do they do?
- What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles? (Give examples of
each type)
- Each time you move some muscles contract and some relax. Show which muscles
contract and relax when you move a certain way.
Skeletal System:
Main purpose (function)
Define and show compact and spongy bone.
Show which bones are in the axial and appendicular skeleton
What organs do your skull and ribs protect?
Nervous System:
Main purpose (function)
What do nerves do?
Definition and example of autonomic and voluntary nervous system.
Label the Central and Peripheral nervous system.
Respiratory System:
Main purpose (function)
What gas does the respiratory system inhale? Exhale?
- Label the lungs, diaphragm, mouth, nose, throat, and bronchial tubes.
- Describe the path that air takes through the respiratory system beginning with the mouth
and ending in the lungs.
Circulatory System:
Main purpose (function)
What is blood pressure?
Why is it bad if blood pressure is too high? Too low?
Definition and show veins, capillaries, and arteries.
Trace how blood flows through the circulatory system
Digestive System:
Main purpose (function)
Organs labeled
Definition and example of mechanical and chemical digestion.
- Describe the pathway that food takes through the digestive system (starting with mouth
and ending with excretion out of the body).
Endocrine System:
Main purpose (function)
What are hormones?
Definition and give examples of positive and negative feedback.
What is homeostasis?
Excretory System
Main purpose (function)
Organs labeled
Define excretion
-
How is excretion different from elimination?