BIOWORKS ADVENTURE LAB · PULSELING
The Body as a System
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Pulseling — The Body as a System Mission Control Lobby
Hi!
I'm Pulseling.
Welcome to Mission Control Lobby!
Will you help me investigate the body as a system?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
The human body is a system of connected parts.
Cells form tissues;
tissues form organs that work within body systems.
Which organ pumps blood?
- A. Heart
- B. Stomach
- C. Lungs
(In The Body as a System.)
- A. Heart
- B. Stomach
- C. Lungs
The answer is A: Heart
Different organs have different broad jobs.
The heart pumps blood, lungs exchange gases,
and the digestive system processes food.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
Different organs have different broad jobs.
The heart pumps blood, lungs exchange gases,
and the digestive system processes food.
What do tissues contain?
- A. Only empty spaces
- B. Only solid minerals
- C. Cells working together
The answer is C: Cells working together
The human body is a system of connected parts.
Cells form tissues;
tissues form organs that work within body systems.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our model links lungs with blood transport
rather than treating organs as isolated machines.
A simple diagram helps show functions
but leaves out many details of a real body.
Which connection belongs in the model?
- A. The stomach doing every organ's job
- B. Lungs and blood transport
- C. Every organ doing the same job
The answer is B: Lungs and blood transport
Our model links lungs with blood transport
rather than treating organs as isolated machines.
A simple diagram helps show functions
but leaves out many details of a real body.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
The human body is a system of connected parts.
Different organs have different broad jobs.
Our model links lungs with blood transport
rather than treating organs as isolated machines.
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