Body Systems - General Biology

What is the function of the digestive system?

• It transports blood and oxygen to your cells

• It breaks down food so the nutrients can be absorbed by your body

• It helps you breathe by taking in oxygen and transporting carbon dioxide out of your body

• It helps you move

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What is the function of the respiratory system?

• To digest your food

• To remove waste from the body

• To take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide

• To fight disease

Which of the following is not part of the digestive system?

• mouth
• esophagus
• heart
• intestines

Your body couldn’t breathe without this system. Which one is it?

• circulatory
• skeletal
• respiratory
• urinary

When you breathe in air, you inhale oxygen into your lungs and exhale ____.

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

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Which two systems work together to maintain homeostasis while transporting oxygen throughout the body and removing carbon dioxide?

• circulatory/cardiovascular and respiratory

• respiratory and excretory

• circulatory/cardiovascular and digestive

• respiratory and digestive

What picks up oxygen in the lungs and transports it through the body delivering it to the cells?

• epiglottis

• red blood cells

• white blood cells

• platelets

Which of the following is a synonym for the circulatory system?

• respiratory system
• digestive system
• nervous system
• cardiovascular system

In which system of the human body does the heart belong?

• Nervous
• Skeletal
• Cardiovascular
• Digestive

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Which system permits blood to circulate and transports nutrients around the body?

• Nervous

• Respiratory

• Circulatory/Cardiovascular

• Digestive