Body Systems

What is the purpose of the circulatory system?

• to supply oxygen to the body's cells

• to supply nutrients to the body

• to transport hormones and cellular waste products

• all of the above

What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart? (usually oxygenated)

• artery

• vein

• capillary

• alveoli

What type of vessel carries the blood towards the heart? (usually deoxygenated blood)

• artery

• capillary

• vein

• alveoli

Which system functions to fight off foreign invaders in the body?

• Immune

• Muscular

• Excretory

• Endocrine

What happens when your tonsils/lymph nodes swell up?

• you are going to have a baby

• you are fighting an infection

• you are about to have a heart attack

• you are healthy

What does the respiratory system do?

• removes carbon dioxide from the body

• supplies oxygen to the body

• pumps blood

• both A and B

The larynx is also known as the _____________.

• voice box

• lungs

• bronchi

• diaphragm

What is the name of the muscular flap that prevents food from going into the lungs?

• trachea

• pharynx

• larynx

• epiglottis

Which part of the respiratory system consists of air sacs with capillaries? This is where gas exchange takes place between air in the lungs and the blood.

• bronchi

• alveoli

• bronchioles

• diaphragm

The endocrine system uses what kind of chemicals secreted into the bloodstream from glands, which help control and coordinate the body?

• enzymes

• helpers

• hormones

• targets