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CHAPTER 2 :

MAJOR ORGAN SYSTEMS

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Q.1
As you explore the different Body parts see if you can find the following
body parts and draw them onto the body outline below:

Q.2

Draw a line from the body system to the tasks it is involved with:

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Q.2 Fig shows a section through the human

chest (thorax).
(a)
Name the structures labelled M, N and O.
M:
N:
O:
(b)

The breathing rates of some students were

measured before they started running.
Describe how you could measure the breathing rates.
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(c)

The figure shows the results of an investigation into the breathing rates of
some students
before and immediately after running.

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(i)
State which student has the highest breathing rate before running.
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(ii)

State which student has the smallest change in breathing rate from before
to immediately after running.
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(iii)

Describe any patterns shown by the results.

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(d)

Explain why breathing rate changes during exercise.

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Q.4

Label this diagram with the parts of a flowering plant.

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Q.5

Flowers make seeds in order to reproduce. Say what each of these parts
of a flowering plant does in order to help a seed to be made.

Q.6

Our heart is part of the circulatory system.

Blood flows from the _______________ into blood
vessels called _______________ . The oxygen from the
blood passes out into the bodys cells through tiny
blood vessels that are only one cell thick, we call
them _______________ . Blood flows back to the heart
through the _______________ .

Q.6

Complete the given crossword:

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Q.7

1.

Fill in the blanks below.

Bronchi are _______ in number.

2.

Heart is divided into _______ chambers.

5.

A healthy human adult has _______ bones.

7.
Blood is distributed to various parts of the body through blood vessels known
as _______.
9.
Complex food particles are broken into simple food particles through the
process of _______.
10.

_______ are the organs of hearing.

11.
Food descends from the mouth to the stomach through a muscular tube
known as _______.
12.

Kidneys are the main _______ organs.

Q.8

Name the following:

1. Bone in the collar region.

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2. Bone at the centre of the thorax.
3. Bone in the upper arm.
4. Bone at the lateral side of the forearm.
5. Bone at the medial side of the forearm aligned with the little finger.
6. Bones in the wrist region.
7.

Bones in the palm region.

8. Bone in the thigh region.

9. Bone in front of the knee joint.
10.Bone in the shin region.
11.Bone in the calf region.
12.Bones in the ankle.
13.Bones in the foot.
14.Bones in the fingers and toes.