Human Body System Interactions

What is homeostasis?

• The ability to maintain constant internal conditions when outside conditions change

• The process of breaking down food in the digestive system

• The system that controls the rate at which the heart beats

• The process of absorbing nutrients in the small intestine

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Where are muscles found in the digestive system?

• Gallbladder

• Liver

• Stomach

• Pancreas

What are villi in the small intestine responsible for?

• Moving waste through the body

• Transporting oxygen

• Breaking down food

• Absorbing nutrients

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How does oxygen enter the body?

• Through the digestive system

• Through the muscular system

• Through the circulatory system

• Through the respiratory system

What system uses electrical signals to help the body respond to changes?

• Endocrine system

• Nervous system

• Muscular system

• Circulatory system

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What is the role of the muscular system in the digestive process?

• Absorbing nutrients

• Mechanically breaking down food and moving it through the digestive system

• Transporting oxygen

How does the circulatory system work with the small intestine?

• Breaking down food

• Absorbing nutrients

• Transporting nutrients

• Moving carbon dioxide through the body

What systems of the body work together to provide the entire body with oxygen? (PICK MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)

• respiratory system

• digestive system

• muscular system

• circulatory system

This is a picture of alveoli in the lungs. What two systems are represented in this picture?

• digestive system

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

• nervous system

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