Body Systems Practice Test

Which of these statements is false?

• Bone is where most of the blood is
  made

• Bones store valuable minerals

• Bone is non-living

• Bone protects and supports
  organisms

What is the purpose of the
skeletal system?

• Support the body

• Work with muscles to move
  the body

• Give the body shape

• All of these

Skeletal muscles work with bone to
give your body

• strength

• the ability to move

• strength and the ability to move

• none of these

You have control over your _____
muscles.

• smooth

• skeletal

• cardiac

• visceral

Neurons that send "information"
from the environment TO THE BRAIN.

• sensory

• glial

• motor

• spinal

Which of the following is not
controlled by the autonomic nervous
system?

• breathing

• picking up a pencil

• blood pressure

• digestion

With circulation, the heart provides
your body with

• oxygen

• nutrients

• a way to get rid of wastes

• all of these

Which of the following is NOT a
function of white blood cells?

• fight parasites

• carry oxygen

• guard against infection

• attack bacteria

As you breathe, your _____
contracts and flattens to give
your lungs room to fill up with air.

• heart

• alveoli

• diaphragm

• bronchi

T or F: The circulatory system and
respiratory system work closely
together.

• True

• False