Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory, and More

Blood vessels that carry blood TO the heart are called ____.

• veins
• arteries
• capillaries
• lymphatic vessels

In which vessels are materials (example: oxygen) exchanged between the blood and the body cells?

• veins
• arteries
• capillaries
• lymphatic vessels

What process involves muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus?

• absorption
• peristalisis
• mechanical digestion
• chemical digestion

Where in the respiratory system does gas exchange occur?

• in the heart
• in the alveoli
• in the pharynx
• in the trachea

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The function of the respiratory system is to bring what substance into the body?

• water
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• red blood cells

What is the name of the small flap of tissue that seals off the trachea during swallowing?

• pharynx
• larynx
• epiglottis
• alveoli

Hair like structures that line the nasal cavities and trachea, and filter the air brought into the body, are called _____.

• cilia
• mucus
• bronchi
• capillaries

What are the 3 parts of the cardiovascular (circulatory) system?

• lungs, heart and brain

• blood spleen and tonsils

• heart, arteries and capillaries

• veins, lymph nodes and thymus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the main function of the excretory system?

• to regulate and control other body systems

• to remove waste from the body.

• to break down nutrients into smaller molecules

• to obtain oxygen and transport it to all tissues.

The doctor listens through his stethoscope for abnormal sounds in the bronchi and alveoli. Which body system is the doctor examining?

• lymphatic system

• excretory system

• circulatory system

• respiratory system