Human Anatomy and Physiology

• Participants answer questions about the structure and function of organs and human body systems in this event

Participants

• There should be 2 students from each team

Event Time

• 50 minutes are allocated for the event

Safety

• No safety equipment is required

Resources

• Teams have one 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper with information on both sides that can come from any source or format
• The information sheet can be laminated or placed in a sheet protector, sealed with tape, should be attached to the paper
• Participants can use a pen or pencil

Event Format

• A room should be set up with 10 to 15 stations each featuring 6-8 questions about an organ, or human body system
• Models, slides, pictures, or information relating to the organ or human body system can be used to help the participants answer the questions
• Event supervisors provide models, slides, pictures, information, and questions for each station
• Event supervisors also provide an answer sheet for participants to record their answers

Participant actions

• Working with partners, participants start at an Event Supervisor-assigned station and answer the questions
• Participants must analyze information to answer each question, which should take between 3 and 5 minutes (depending on the number of stations)
• Participants rotate to a new station designated by the Event Supervisor and answer questions found there upon a signal
• The stations should be left as they were found when the participants rotate
• Participants cannot return to previous stations

Human Body System

• Participants must know the function and purpose of the human body system
• Participants must know the organs that constitute the human body system
• Participants must know the location of each organ
• Participants must know the structure and function of each organ
• Human body systems included within the event are:
  • Skeletal
  • Muscular
  • Digestive
  • Respiratory
  • Circulatory
  • Excretory
  • Nervous
  • Endocrine
  • Sensory

Scoring

• Points are awarded for correct answers
• The highest number of points wins
• Tiebreakers include:
  • Correct spelling of the answers
  • Select questions identified at the start of the Event
• At the discretion of the Event Supervisor, up to 20% of a team's score will be deducted for repeatedly leaving stations messy or damaging items