Body Systems - Summative Assessment #1 - Multiple Choice Questions

Testing medicines on people involves both benefits and risks in order to gain a benefit. This is known as ________________.

• a consequence
• evidence
• a trade-off
• a conclusion

Information obtained through the use of one or more senses is known as ______________.

• evidence
• observations
• an inference
• a hypothesis

Factual information or data that supports or refutes a claim is known as _________________.

• evidence
• observations
• an inference
• a hypothesis

A judgment or conclusion made as a result of one or more observations is known as _____________.

• evidence
• observations
• an inference
• a hypothesis

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

• organs, organ systems, tissues, cells
• organ systems, organs, tissues, cells
• organ systems, tissues, organs, cells
• cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

A good model of the human heart might show the heart as a _____________.

• balloon
• hose
• pump
• door

The esophagus, stomach, and intestines are organs of the _____________ system.

• circulatory
• respiratory
• excretory
• digestive

The heart, veins, and arteries are all organs and structures of the ________________ system.

• circulatory
• respiratory
• excretory
• digestive

The windpipe and lungs are organs of the __________________ system.

• circulatory
• respiratory
• excretory
• digestive

The kidneys and bladder are organs of the _______________ system.

• circulatory
• respiratory
• excretory
• digestive