Body Systems (ADV)

The major function of the respiratory system is to:

• cleanse the body of toxins, poisons, and harmful chemicals.

• maintain the digestive system of the body so that it can continue to operate.

• provide oxygen to the body and eliminate carbon dioxide from the body.

• give the heart the energy it needs to circulate blood.

Which of the following systems has the organ that transport nutrients throughout the body?

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Which two systems work together to perform the gas exchange?

• Digestive and Nervous

• Excretory and Circulatory

• Circulatory and Respiratory

• Respiratory and Nervous

Which system carries needed materials to the body cells and carries wastes away from the body cells?

• Circulatory
• Digestive
• Nervous
• Excretory

Which body system is pictured, and how does it function?

• Digestive system; breaking down of food for nutrients

• Excretory system; ridding the body of waste products

• Integumentary; protection

• Circulatory; gas exchange

Endocrine glands produce __________ which maintain the body in homeostasis

• oils
• neurotransmitters 
• tears
• hormones

Which body system forms a protective barrier between the external environment and the internal body systems?

• digestive

• nervous

• muscular

• integumentary

Which system provides shape and support, enables you to move, protects your internal organs, and stores minerals?

• skeletal
• muscular
• digestive
• nervous

Which system detects information from the environment and directs the way your body responds to this information?

• excretory
• circulatory
• respiratory
• nervous

Which two body systems work together to break down food and get rid of wastes?

• digestive and excretory
• digestive and circulatory
• excretory and respiratory
• nervous and digestive