Human Body and Homeostasis

Which list gives the correct order of food traveling

through the digestive system after it is swallowed?

• stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

• small intestine, large intestine, esophagus, stomach

• esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

Which of the following systems breaks food into nutrients

that can be used by the body?

• circulatory

• reproductive

• digestive

• respiratory

Which three human-body systems coordinate the most to cause an arm to move?

• nervous, muscular, skeletal

• respiratory, muscular, digestive

• skeletal, circulatory, immune

• digestive, nervous, circulatory

What does the heart do for the body?

• It takes oxygen in from the environment.

• It turns food into energy.

• It removes waste from the blood.

• It moves blood through the body.

How do the circulatory system and the respiratory system

depend on one another?

• Oxygen collected by the respiratory system is carried

  throughout the body by the circulatory system.

• Solid wastes collected by the circulatory system

  are carried throughout the body by the respiratory

  system.

• Nutrients collected by the respiratory system are

  carried throughout the body by the circulatory

  system.

• Carbon dioxide collected by the circulatory system is carried throughout the body by the respiratory system.

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Glenn is looking at a diagram that illustrates an organ

system in the human body, but the system is not

identified. He claims that it is the endocrine system.

Glenn is correct if the diagram includes

• a heart connected to blood vessels.

• a brain connected to the spinal cord and nerves.

• an air passage to the lungs and a pair of lungs.

• glands such as the pituitary and thyroid.

Which system protects from water loss and outside environment?

• respiratory

• integumentary

• endocrine

• digestive

What is the function of the muscular system?

• The function is movement of the body through muscles

• The function is to get rid of waste

• The function is to process food for nutrients and energy

• The function is to protect you against disease

What is the function of the cardiovascular / circulatory system?

• To provide nutrients to the whole body

• To maintain homeostasis for the body

• To fight off infection or disease

• To transport nutrients, oxygen, and blood throughout the body

A student visits the doctor for a yearly checkup. Her doctor notes that her blood pressure is high and her ankles and feet are swollen due fluid build-up in her body. Based on the

evidence, which TWO organ systems may NOT be functioning properly.

• the digestive system, due to the swelling of her ankles, and the circulatory system, due to her high blood pressure.

• the excretory system, due to her body’s inability to remove liquid waste, and the circulatory system, which is not properly pumping blood or carrying materials throughout her body.

• the respiratory system, due to her high blood pressure, and the muscular system, which has affected her bladder’s ability to remove liquid waste from her body through urination.

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