Body Systems Interactions

Vitamin D is produced in the skin using sunlight. Vitamin D is critical for bone health and calcium absorption. What two body systems are working together?

• integumentary and skeletal system

• integumentary and respiratory system

• integumentary and digestive system

• integumentary and muscular system

Blood carries hormones throughout the body. Which two body systems are working together?

• Circulatory system and endocrine system
• Skeletal system and immune system
• Nervous system and muscular system
• Digestive system and respiratory system

These two systems work together to remove waste products such as urine and fecal matter from the body.

• respiratory system and digestive system

• excretory system and digestive system

• nervous system and endocrine system
• respiratory system and circulatory system

Norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter, is involved in regulating immune activity. Which two body systems are working together?

• endocrine system and immune system
• respiratory system and immune system
• digestive system and immune system
• nervous system and immune system

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Capillaries deliver oxygen and nutrients to the dermis of the skin via blood. Which two body systems are working together?

• digestive system and skeletal system
• nervous system and endocrine system
• respiratory system and muscular system
• cardiovascular system and integumentary system

 The pituitary gland makes growth hormones that stimulate the growth of bones. Which two body systems are working together?

• endocrine system and skeletal system

• endocrine system and muscular system

• endocrine system and nervous system

• endocrine system and circulatory system

Calcium that we digest can be used to strengthen bones. Which two body systems are working together?

• muscular system and skeletal system

• endocrine system and immune system
• nervous system and circulatory system
• digestive system and skeletal system

Chemical signals send messages to the kidneys to filter more or less water & salt to maintain homeostasis. Which two body systems are working together?

• muscular system and skeletal system
• digestive system and circulatory system
• nervous system and respiratory system
• endocrine system and excretory system

The brain sends signals to glands which triggers hormones to be released. Which two body systems are working together?

• nervous system and respiratory system

• nervous system and digestive system

• nervous system and endocrine system

• nervous system and circulatory system

Receptors in the skin send sensory information to the brain. Which body systems are working together?

• nervous system and integumentary system
• digestive system and excretory system
• muscular system and skeletal system
• respiratory system and circulatory system

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8