Science Quiz

The air I breathe in goes down my trachea to my ______?

• Heart
• Lungs
• Brain
• Stomach

What is the most important job of the muscular system?

• To help you move

• To give your body shape and protect your organs

• To break down food

• To help you breathe

What is the function of large intestine in our digestive system?

• It absorbs digested food

• It produces digestive juices

• It removes water from the undigested food

• It breaks down food into simpler substances

The picture above represents which system?

• Skeletal

• Circulatory

• Digestive

• Respiratory

Digestion does not occur in the _______________.

• mouth

• gullet

• stomach

• small intestine

The food I eat goes down my gullet to my __________.

• Bladder

• Kidney

• Stomach

• Big Toe

My small ___________ breaks down the food so my body can use it for energy.

• intestine

• kidneys

• stomach

• bladder

What are the advantages of having a long small intestine?

A: This provides more time for digestion of food

B: This provides more time for absorption of food into the bloodstream

C: This provide more time for the absorption of water from the undigested food

• A and B only

• A and C only

• B and C only

• A, B and C

Which one of our body systems consists of the lungs?

• Respiratory

• Circulatory

• Muscular

• Skeletal

There are many capillaries in the wall of the small intestine. These capillaries have walls that are only one-cell thick.

Why is it important for these capillaries to have very thin walls?

• This is to carry digestive juices to other digestive organs.

• This allows undigested food to enter the large intestine.

• This allows digestive juices to get into the blood easily.

• This allows the digested food to pass through their thin walls easily.

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