WorksheetsHuman Body Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the basic unit of life?
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
molecules
2.
What are groups of cells that work together called?
a)
organs
b)
cells
c)
systems
d)
tissues
3.
Which of the following is an organ?
a)
neuron
b)
brain
c)
epithelial
d)
red blood cell
4.
Which of the following are in the correct order from simple to most complex?
a)
neuron, brain, nervous system, nervous tissue
b)
brain, nervous system, neuron, nervous tissue
c)
neuron, nervous tissue, brain, nervous system
d)
nervous system, brain, nervous tissue, neuron
5.
What connects muscle to bone?
a)
tissues
b)
tendons
c)
ligaments
d)
cartilage
6.
Where two bones meet is called a(n) ____________.
a)
joint
b)
compact bone
c)
ligament
d)
tendon
7.
The following are all functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT:
a)
structure
b)
makes calcium
c)
movement with muscles
d)
protects organs
8.
What cushions the ends of bones?
a)
tendons
b)
pillows
c)
cartilage
d)
ligaments
9.
Which of the following types of muscle are involuntary?
a)
cardiac and smooth
b)
cardiac and skeletal
c)
smooth and skeletal
d)
skeletal and cardiac
10.
Chewing in the mouth and churning in the stomach are both types of
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
11.
Enzymes in saliva and acid in the stomach are both used in
a)
chemical digestion
b)
mechanical digestion
12.
Where is most of water reabsorbed in the digestive system?
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
bladder
13.
Where are most nutrients absorbed into the bloodstream?
a)
mouth
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
14.
Smooth muscles are found in
a)
the heart
b)
the digestive tract
c)
the biceps
d)
the quadriceps
15.
When blood vessels move blood AWAY from the heart, they are called
a)
arteries
b)
capillaries
c)
veins
16.
When blood vessels move blood TOWARD the heart, they are called
a)
arteries
b)
capillaries
c)
veins
17.
When blood leaves the heart headed towards the body, it exits the
a)
pulmonary artery
b)
pulmonary vein
c)
vena cava
d)
aorta
18.
Which type of blood cells fight disease in the body?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
platelets
19.
Which type of blood cells carry oxygen to the cells and carbon dioxide away from the cells?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
platelets
20.
What is oxygen used for in the body?
a)
breathing
b)
photosynthesis
c)
digestion
d)
respiration
21.
What causes you to breathe?
a)
contraction of the diaphragm
b)
contraction of nose and mouth
c)
contraction of the trachea
d)
alveoli
22.
What are the two branches that lead into the lungs called?
a)
tracheal tubes
b)
bronchi
c)
bronchioles
d)
alveoli
23.
Where is oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide?
a)
Between the mouth and air.
b)
Between the nose and air.
c)
Between the capillaries and alveoli.
d)
Between the capillaries and nasal passages.
24.
Why doesn't food go into your lungs when you swallow?
a)
The epiglottis prevents it from going into the trachea.
b)
The larynx prevents it from going into the trachea.
c)
The epiglottis prevents it from going into the esophagus.
d)
The pharynx prevents it from going into the esophagus.
25.
What is the organ that filters urea, salt, and excess water from the blood?
a)
kidney
b)
ureter
c)
bladder
d)
urethra
26.
What are the tubes that lead from the kidneys to the bladder?
a)
kidneys
b)
ureters
c)
bladders
d)
urethras
27.
Where does urine exit the body?
a)
urethra
b)
anus
c)
bladder
d)
vagina
28.
What is the cell that carries information through your nervous system called?
a)
impulse
b)
axon
c)
neuron
d)
dendrite
29.
What is the small space between a dendrite and an axon called?
a)
neuron
b)
impulse
c)
nerve
d)
synpase
30.
The three major parts of your central nervous system are
a)
nerves and brain
b)
brain, spinal cord, and nerves
c)
brain and nerves
d)
spinal cord and nerves
31.
The message that a neuron carries is called a(n)
a)
impulse
b)
synapse
c)
response
d)
reaction
32.
Which part of the brain controls thinking and speaking?
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
medulla
d)
brain stem
33.
Which part of the brain controls thinking and involuntary actions such as breathing and digestive food?
a)
medulla/brain stem
b)
cerebrum
c)
pituitary
d)
cerebellum
34.
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
medulla
d)
hypothalamus
35.
True or False? You can live without your reproductive system.
a)
True
b)
False
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