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Human Body Systems

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Review core human body systems, structures, and functions for middle school science. Built for Grades 5-8. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 5–8 Science review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Digestive System, Nervous System, Bones & Muscles.

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  • Circulatory System

    What organ pumps blood around your body?

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    Heart

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  • Respiratory System

    What organs are the main site of gas exchange?

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    Lungs

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  • Digestive System

    Where does mechanical digestion begin?

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    Mouth

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  • Nervous System

    What organ controls most body functions and thoughts?

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    Brain

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  • Bones & Muscles

    What are the hard structures that support your body?

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    Bones

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Board content

Circulatory System

$100 — What organ pumps blood around your body?
Heart
$200 — What vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
$300 — What tiny vessels exchange gases with tissues?
Capillaries
$400 — What iron-rich protein carries oxygen in red blood cells?
Hemoglobin
$500 — Which chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
Left ventricle

Respiratory System

$100 — What organs are the main site of gas exchange?
Lungs
$200 — What muscle under the lungs helps you breathe?
Diaphragm
$300 — What tube carries air from the throat to the bronchi?
Trachea
$400 — What tiny air sacs in the lungs exchange gases?
Alveoli
$500 — Oxygen and carbon dioxide move by what process?
Diffusion

Digestive System

$100 — Where does mechanical digestion begin?
Mouth
$200 — What acid in the stomach helps break down food?
Hydrochloric acid
$300 — Most nutrient absorption happens in what organ?
Small intestine
$400 — What organ produces bile for fat digestion?
Liver
$500 — What fingerlike structures increase absorption in the small intestine?
Villi

Nervous System

$100 — What organ controls most body functions and thoughts?
Brain
$200 — What structures carry messages between the brain and body?
Nerves
$300 — The brain and spinal cord are called the what?
Central nervous system
$400 — What cells transmit electrical signals in the nervous system?
Neurons
$500 — Automatic, fast responses to stimuli are called what?
Reflexes

Bones & Muscles

$100 — What are the hard structures that support your body?
Bones
$200 — What tissues contract to move your body?
Muscles
$300 — What tissue connects bone to bone?
Ligament
$400 — What tissue connects muscle to bone?
Tendon
$500 — Biceps and triceps are this kind of working pair.
Antagonistic pairs

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