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5th Grade Human Body Systems Jeopardy

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A fifth-grade human body review covering digestive, respiratory, circulatory, skeletal, muscular, and nervous system basics. This is a Grades 5–6 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: Digestive System, Respiratory, Circulatory, Bones & Muscles, Nervous System.

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  • Digestive System

    Digestion begins in this body part where food is chewed.

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    the mouth

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  • Respiratory

    Air enters the lungs through this tube also called the windpipe.

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    the trachea

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  • Circulatory

    This muscular organ pumps blood through the body.

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    the heart

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  • Bones & Muscles

    The adult human skeleton has about this many bones.

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    206 bones

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  • Nervous System

    This organ is the main control center of the nervous system.

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    the brain

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Digestive System

$100 — Digestion begins in this body part where food is chewed.
the mouth
$200 — This organ uses acid and muscles to continue breaking down food.
the stomach
$300 — Most nutrients enter the bloodstream from this long organ.
the small intestine
$400 — This organ absorbs much of the remaining water from digested material.
the large intestine
$500 — The liver produces this fluid that helps digest fats.
bile

Respiratory

$100 — Air enters the lungs through this tube also called the windpipe.
the trachea
$200 — These two organs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood.
the lungs
$300 — Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs are called these.
alveoli
$400 — This muscle below the lungs helps pull air in when it contracts.
the diaphragm
$500 — The respiratory system brings in oxygen and removes this waste gas.
carbon dioxide

Circulatory

$100 — This muscular organ pumps blood through the body.
the heart
$200 — Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart are these.
arteries
$300 — Blood vessels that return blood to the heart are these.
veins
$400 — These tiny vessels allow exchange between blood and body tissues.
capillaries
$500 — Red blood cells transport this gas to body cells.
oxygen

Bones & Muscles

$100 — The adult human skeleton has about this many bones.
206 bones
$200 — Bones protect organs and provide this framework for the body.
support
$300 — Muscles usually move bones by doing this.
contracting
$400 — The place where two bones meet is called this.
a joint
$500 — Tendons connect muscles to these.
bones

Nervous System

$100 — This organ is the main control center of the nervous system.
the brain
$200 — The spinal cord carries messages between the brain and much of this.
the body
$300 — Nerves carry electrical messages called these.
nerve impulses
$400 — Your eyes, ears, skin, nose, and tongue provide this kind of information.
sensory information
$500 — Pulling your hand away quickly from something hot is this rapid automatic response.
a reflex

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