Understanding Body Systems Quiz

Hannah, Luna, and Evelyn are running a marathon. They are breathing heavily. What is the primary function of their respiratory system during this activity?

• To pump blood throughout their bodies

• To digest the food they ate before the race

• To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

• To control their body movements

During a biology class, the teacher asked Liam, Maya and James to identify the organ in the human body that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body in the circulatory system. What was their answer?

• Lungs

• Heart

• Stomach

• Brain

During a biology class, Luna, Olivia, and Michael were discussing the human body. Michael asked, 'What is the main function of our digestive system?'

• To circulate blood

• To move the body

• To break down food into nutrients

• To send signals throughout the body

Aria, Ethan, and Avery are playing a game where they have to identify the part of the nervous system responsible for processing the information they receive from their senses. Which part of the nervous system are they referring to?

• Spinal cord

• Peripheral nerves

• Brain

• Muscles

Mason, Elijah, and Avery are studying for their anatomy exam. They are trying to remember how many bones are in the adult human body. Can you help them?

• 206

• 305

• 150

• 265

Samuel, Grace, and Daniel are participating in a relay race. Which function of their muscular system is primarily responsible for their ability to run?

• To digest the food they ate before the race

• To pump blood during the race

• To move their bodies during the race

• To exchange gases while they are running

Elijah, Emma, and Jackson are learning about the human circulatory system in their biology class. Their teacher asks, 'Which type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?'

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Ventricles

Rohan, Samuel, and Avery are studying the human respiratory system. They learned that the alveoli play a crucial role in this system. Can you tell them what that role is?

• To pump air in and out of the lungs

• To transport oxygen into the bloodstream

• To filter out carbon dioxide from the air

• To warm the air before it enters the lungs

Avery, Michael, and Jackson are studying biology. They are discussing the basic unit of the nervous system. Avery thinks it's a neuron, Michael thinks it's a muscle fiber, Jackson thinks it's a blood cell, and their teacher thinks it's a bone cell. Who is correct?

• Neuron (nerve cell)

• Muscle fiber

• Blood cell

• Bone cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This system takes in oxygen from the environment and gets rid of carbon dioxide from the body.

• cardiovascular system

• respiratory system

• endocrine system

• lymphatic system