From your previous knowledge, can you tell which organs are protected by the ribcage? Follow these clues:
- A pair of _______________ which helps us to breathe.
- One organ that is the 'pump' of the body _______________.
- lungs
- heart
Bend your hand at the elbow. Which of these pictures describes the movement at your elbow?
- Can you move your lower arm backward from the elbow joint? ______________
- Try the same with the leg at the knee joint. Can you move the lower leg backwards from the knee? ______________
Picture (a) describes the movement at our elbow.
No, we cannot move lower arm backward from the elbow joint.
No, we cannot move the lower leg backwards from the knee.
You wish to lift your school bag, and your hand carries out the action. Is this movement under your control?
Yes this movement is under our control.
Your food passes down the food pipe. Is this movement under your control?
No the passage of food down the food pipe is not under our control.
Put your palm on your chest and feel your heart beating. Do you have to tell your heart to beat?
No, we do not have to tell our heart to beat.






















































