System Interactions

Which part of the respiratory system meets with the vessels of the circulatory system for gas exchange to occur?

• alveoli

• lungs

• trachea

• nose/mouth

You are running and start to feel light headed. Your brain is receiving messages that your body needs more oxygen. What systems would give your body more oxygen?

• Respiratory and Nervous

• Nervous and Cardiovascular

• Cardiovascular and Respiratory

• Excretory and Respiratory

You gave blood and now need more blood. What system works with your cardiovascular system to create more blood?

• Immune

• Respiratory

• Nervous

• Skeletal

a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

• variables

• isolate

• system

• attract

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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 immune system fights diseases. The circulatory system pairs with the immune system because ___.

• blood is made in the bones.

• plasma carries nutrients.

• red blood cells carry oxygen.

• white blood cells fight infection.

What is the correct relationship between the digestive system and the muscular system?

• Most organs of the digestive tract are made of skeletal muscle.

• Peristalsis is controlled by smooth muscle tissue.

• The stomach has three layers of cardiac muscle 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 nervous and endocrine systems interact to regulate body functions?

• The nervous system releases hormones that regulate the endocrine system.

• The endocrine system sends electrical signals to the nervous system.

• The nervous system uses neurotransmitters to control the endocrine system.

• The endocrine system releases hormones that affect the nervous system.

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