Muscular, Respiratory, and Circulatory Systems Vocabulary

Which type of muscle is under your conscious control, such as when you move your arm?

• Involuntary muscle

• Voluntary muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the name of the muscle found only in the heart?

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Voluntary muscle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

• Vein

• Capillary

• Artery

• Bronchi

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs?

• Bronchi

• Alveoli

• Trachea

• Diaphragm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which organ is the main muscle used in breathing?

• Trachea

• Diaphragm

• Lungs

• Artery

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is the tube that connects the throat to the lungs?

• Bronchi

• Trachea

• Vein

• Capillary

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which type of muscle is found in the walls of internal organs and is not under conscious control?

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Voluntary muscle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What are the smallest blood vessels where exchange of gases and nutrients occurs?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Bronchi

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which type of muscle is attached to bones and helps you move?

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Involuntary muscle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What are the two main branches of the trachea that lead into the lungs?

• Alveoli

• Bronchi

• Capillaries

• Veins

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1