Body Systems and how they Work Together

How do the Nervous and Digestive System work together?

• The Nervous System tells the Digestive System what to do.
• The Digestive System tells the Nervous System when you are hungry.
• The brain controls how fast/slow you digest your food and tells you when you are hungry/full.
• The Nervous System is part of the Digestive System.

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What is one part of the body that helps the Digestive System and Respiratory System work together?

• Lungs
• Trachea
• Nose
• Pharynx

The following is an example of which two systems working together:
"The small intestine absorbs nutrients from our food and they are carried through the blood to the cells."

• Digestive and Circulatory
• Digestive and Respiratory
• Digestive and Skeletal
• Digestive and Nervous

Which system works with the Skeletal system to give nutrients to the bones?

• Nervous System
• Digestive System
• Muscular System
• None of the above

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Fill in the blanks:
"The ________ system allows us to move around, but the _________ system controls our movement."

• Skeletal, Nervous
• Nervous, Skeletal
• Muscular, Skeletal
• Nervous, Muscular

Choose the best example of how the Muscular System and Digestive System work together:

• Our muscles need our digestive system to work correctly.
• These systems don't work together.
• The muscles in the esophagus push the food down and the stomach muscles churn up the food.
• The muscles in the stomach send food to our muscles.

Systems that eliminate carbon dioxide and water

• Digestive and respiratory

• Circulatory and excretory

• Excretory and respiratory

• Digestive and circulatory

Products of cell respiration

• Glucose and oxygen

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Carbon dioxide and glucose and water

• Carbon dioxide, water and ATP

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Organ that filters blood and removes wastes

• Heart

• Small intestine

• Kidney

• Nasal cavity

Where does digestion start?

• stomach
• mouth
• esophagus

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