Human Body System

The endocrine system communicates to the body using....

• electrical signals
• soluble gases
• digestive enzymes
• chemical hormones

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which body system transmits information using electrical impulses and controls all the other body systems?

• Endocrine

• Skeletal

• Muscular

• Nervous

Select all that apply to the muscular system

• Its primary function is movement

• muscle cells can contract and relax

• all muscle cells are the same

• Muscle cells with the same structure perform the same task

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which body system is the nerve associated with

• nervous

• endocrine

• skeletal

• muscular

What is homeostasis

• division of cells.

• regulation of the environment outside the body

• removal of waste materials

• maintenance of a stable environment inside the body

Adrenal glands are responsible for producing a hormone that allows organisms to react and respond to threatening external stimuli. Which body system are these glands associated with?

• endocrine

• skeletal

• muscular

• nervous

When a person’s arm touches something hot, the muscles in the arm react to pull the arm away. Which body system alerts the muscles to react?

• nervous

• endocrine

• skeletal

• muscular

The skin, hair and nails are part of which body system?

• SKELETAL
• MUSCULAR
• DIGESTIVE
• INTEGUMENTARY

The ________________ system is responsible for support and protection of the body; it also stores minerals like calcium.

• SKELETAL
• MUSCULAR
• DIGESTIVE
• INTEGUMENTARY

The major organs of this system allow movement in the body; there are three major types - cardiac, skeletal, and smooth.

• SKELETAL
• MUSCULAR
• INTEGUMENTARY
• DIGESTIVE