Body System interactionss

An example of a(n) __________ is the brain, spinal cord, and nerves working together.

• cell

• tissue

• organ system

• organism

Usually, organ systems work together to help keep a(n) __________ alive.

• cell

• tissue

• organ system

• organism

What is an example that shows how the body is a system of multiple interacting subsystems?

• Muscular system working by itself to move the body.

• The heart controlling everything.

• The brain telling each system to do its' job.

• The muscular system making the bones move because the nervous system told it to.

Which of the following provides the best evidence that the circulatory system and the respiratory system work together to carry out their functions?

• Nutrients are absorbed into the blood from the intestines.

• Lungs expand and contract through movements of the diaphragm.

• New red blood cells are generated in the marrow of bones.

• Gases exchanged in the lungs are carried by the blood.

The digestive and respiratory systems pair together to ...

• bring carbon dioxide and wastes to cells for diffusion.

• bring oxygen and wastes to cells for diffusion.

• bring oxygen and nutrients to cells for cellular respiration.

• bring carbon dioxide and nutrients to cells for cellular respiration.

The digestive and respiratory rely on the ___ systems to transport needed materials to the cells.

• circlatory and excretory

• circulatory and muscular

• nervous and digestive

• nervous and skeletal

What tissue type carries information from your brain to the heart telling it to pump blood.

• nerve tissue

• epithelial tissue

• muscle tissue

• connective tissue

What systems do neurons depend on to be able to conduct cellular respiration (a process that has the key ingredients of oxygen and glucose)?

• excretory, digestive, circulatory

• musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory

• nervous, excretory, digestive

• respiratory, digestive, circulatory

How do the skeletal and circulatory systems relate to each other?

• Bone marrow produces blood.

• The heart is made of cardiac muscle tissue.

• The heart is held in place in the chest by ligaments.

• The blood brings carbon dioxide and glucose to the cells of the bones.

How do the skeletal and circulatory systems relate to each other?

• Bone marrow produces blood.

• The heart is made of cardiac muscle tissue.

• The heart is held in place in the chest by ligaments.

• The blood brings carbon dioxide and glucose to the cells of the bones.