Developing Good Health Quiz 4

The (a)   system is the part of the immune system that collects tissue fluid from the body and cleans the body of pathogens. (p. 66)

• circulatory

• immune

• integumentary

• lymphatic

Tissue fluid becomes (a)   when it enters lymph capillaries. (p. 66)

• blood

• lymph
• thymus

• white cells

Tonsils and adenoids trap (a)   before you inhale or swallow them. (p. 67)

• food pieces

• mucus

• lymphatic tissues

• pathogens

The (a)   is the largest lymphatic organ. (p. 67)

• adenoid

• spleen

• thymus

• tonsil

The breaking down of food into a form that can be used by the body is called (a)   . (p. 79)

• digestion

• molecules

• nutrition

• waste

Proteins which help break down food into molecules more quickly are called​ (p. 79) (a)  

• enzymes
• saliva

• villi

• waste

The (a)   is the part of the digestive system where nutrients are absorbed by the bloodstream. (p. 80)

• esophagus

• large intestine

• small intestine
• stomach

(a)   is not helpful in stopping the spread of pathogens. (p. 71)

• Using tissues

• Drinking water

• Washing hands

• Using hand sanitizer

Match the following

• villi

• tiny hair-like projections which pass nutrients to the body's bloodstream (p. 80)

• large intestine

• study of how nutrients in food affect the body (p. 79)

• stomach

• small bag made of bands of muscles (p. 80)

• esophagus

• long tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach (p. 79)

• nutrition

• organ that prepares waste to leave the body (p. 80)