Body System Lesson

One role of rib bones in the _________________ system is to protect the heart from physical injury.

• Digestive

• Circulatory

• Skeletal

• Muscular

The digestive system doesn’t work alone. After nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine, other body systems become involved in the process. Nutrient distribution depends on the _______________ system to transport nutrients to the cells around the body through the bloodstream.

• respiratory

• circulatory

• muscular

• digestive

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This system allows the brain to communicate with the body.

• Digestive system

• Skeletal system

• Respiratory system

• Nervous system

• Muscular system

If your body is aware, what does your nervous system do?

• Heart rate speeds up

• Body moves to a safer place

• Breathing is faster, lungs open up to take in more air

• Senses are sharper

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If your body is aware, the muscular and skeletal system does what?

• Heart rate speeds up

• Body moves to a safer place

• Breathing is faster, lungs open up to take in more air

• Nutrients are transported around the body

The desert might seem like an unlikely place to find fish. There are long dry periods between rains when most of the surface water evaporates. Nonetheless, about 30 species of desert pupfish live in the American Southwest. Very hot water, unpredictable weather, high salt content, and predators are all sources of ______________ for the pupfish.

• Stimulus

• Response

• Stress

• Homeostasis

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The swimmer’s breathing rate and heart rate increase, supplying more oxygen to the cells.

• Digestive and circulatory system

• Respiratory and circulatory system

• Skeletal and circulatory system

• Circulatory and muscular system

Food from the swimmer’s breakfast has been broken down and is delivered to different cells.

• Digestive and circulatory system

• Respiratory and circulatory system

• Skeletal and circulatory system

• Circulatory and muscular system

What is the condition in which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the outside environment called?

• Stress

• Stimulus

• Homeostasis

• Response

A group of organs that works together and performs a specific task. They work together and help the body communicate, defend itself, process energy, transport

substances, and move.

• tissue

• organ system

• carbohydrates

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