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Content Outline
for Teaching
The Human Body
Underlined words and
phrases are to be filled
in by students on the
Note-taking Worksheet.
Section 1
Body Systems
A. Bones provide structure. Muscles allow movement.
1. All the bones in your body make up your skeletal system. The skeletal system
gives shape and support to the body.
2. The place where two or more bones come together is called a joint.Joints
make movement possible.
3. The skin forms a protective covering for the body, is a sense organ, helps control
body temperature, and helps provide vitamin D.
4. A muscle is an organ that can relax, contract, and provide force to move body
parts.
a. Muscles you can choose to move are voluntary muscles.
b. Muscles that are not controlled consciously are involuntary muscles.
B. Food is broken down in the digestive system. Undigested food is eliminated.
1. Food travels through the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and
large intestine.
a. Most digestion and absorption of food occurs in the small intestine.
b. Water is absorbed in the large intestine.
2. The six main kinds of nutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins,
minerals, and water.
a. Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and vitamins are organic nutrients.
b. Minerals and water are inorganic nutrients. Your cells need water to carry
out important chemical reactions.
3. The kidneys are the main organs of the urinary system. Their function is to
filter the blood and remove wastes.
C. The respiratory and circulatory systems work together to supply oxygen to cells.
1. The respiratory system helps move oxygen into the body and waste gases out
of the body.
a. The bronchi of the lungs branch into bronchioles,which end in alveoli.
b. Air leaves the alveoli and enters tiny blood vessels called capillaries.
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