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Human Body & Health

Grade 1 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-C85TDB-3121

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1.Why do people need sleep?
2.Where does digestion begin?
3.What do muscles do?
4.Which cells carry oxygen?
5.What protects the brain?
6.Which body part pumps blood?
7.What helps you breathe?
8.Which system sends messages through nerves?

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  1. Why do people need sleep?To help the body and brain recover
  2. Where does digestion begin?In the mouth
  3. What do muscles do?They contract to move body parts
  4. Which cells carry oxygen?Red blood cells
  5. What protects the brain?The skull
  6. Which body part pumps blood?The heart
  7. What helps you breathe?The lungs
  8. Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system

Worked example

Connect a structure to its function and explain how body systems work together.

Common mistake

Naming an organ without explaining its system role.

Helpful hint

Trace what enters, changes, and leaves the system.