Body Systems Review

Melissa accidentally touches a hot surface and then quickly pulls her hand away. Which two systems in the human body were involved with her action and reaction?

• nervous and muscular
• skeletal and circulatory
• nervous and respiratory
• muscular and respiratory

How does the skeletal system benefit the nervous system?

• it protects the lungs
• it protects the spinal cord and brain
• it protects the heart
• it protects the stomach

Which two body systems work together to take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide?

• muscular and skeletal
• digestive and circulatory
• respiratory and muscular
• circulatory and respiratory

Why is the respiratory system so important?

• It controls breathing and gas exchange in the body
•  It controls digestion and absorption of nutrients in the body.
• It controls heartbeat and blood circulation throughout the body.
• It controls internal body temperature and cools the body throughsweat

Which task in the human body is accomplished through the combined efforts of the cardiovascular and muscular systems?

• protecting major body organs
• pumping blood throughout the body
• releasing waste products from the body
• moving water and nutrients from one organ to another

Which task in the human body is accomplished through the combined efforts of the cardiovascular and muscular systems?

• protecting major body organs

• pumping blood throughout the body

• releasing waste products from the body

• moving water and nutrients from one organ to another

Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?

• skeletal

• muscular

• nervous

• circulatory

Which system moves waste from the digestive system?

• nervous

• muscular

• circulatory

• respiratory

Which of the following body systems is responsible for producing heat?

• skeletal

• circulatory

• muscular

• respiratory

Which is an example of a function the muscular system performs?

• Voluntary muscles pump blood through the body.

• Skeletal muscles keep a body’s joints working properly.

• Cardiac muscles move bones and hold a body’s skeleton in place.

• Smooth muscles help move food through the organs they surround.