Body Systems Pre-Assessment

Which of the following structures is part of the human respiratory system?

• 1. aorta

• 1. pancreas

• 1. nose

• feet

You begin to exercise regularly for several months. What is most likely to happen to your resting pulse (compared with your resting pulse before you began exercising)?

• 1. It will increase.

• 1. It will decrease.

• 1. It will stay the same.

• 1. It will become more variable.

You’ve just eaten lunch. What path does food take through your digestive system?

• 1. stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

• 1. stomach, small intestine, large intestine, esophagus

• 1. esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

• 1. esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

Touch receptors are part of which body system?

• 1. immune

• nervous

• 1. musculoskeletal

• 1. endocrine

Which of the following best describes how the human body is organized, from the largest to the smallest structure?

• 1. organs, organ systems, tissues, cells

• 1. organ systems, tissues, organs, cells

• 1. cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

• organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

Blood transports _____________.

• 1. oxygen

• 1. carbon dioxide

• 1. nutrients

• all of the choices given

The human heart normally beats about ______________ times per minute.

• 1. 20–40

• 60-80

• 1. 100–120

• 1. 150–170

The human heart is a(n) ______________.

• muscle

• organ

• both muscle and organ

• neither muscle nor organ

Scientists collect evidence by making ______________.

• 1. hypotheses

• 1. inferences

• 1. opinions

• observations

Miko wonders which of her friends can run the fastest. She decides that a race, starting at the maple tree and ending at the oak tree, will answer her question. Which variable(s) is she planning to control?

• time

• distance

• both time and distance

• neither time nor distance