WorksheetsDigestive, Endocrine, Reproductive
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
2.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
3.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
4.
Number 3 is pointing to the...
a)
Small intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Large intestine
d)
Stomach
5.
Number 5 is pointing to the...
a)
Liver
b)
Gallbladder
c)
Pancreas
d)
Stomach
6.
Number 4 is pointing to the....
a)
Anus
b)
Rectum
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Small intestine
7.
Number 2 is pointing to the...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Stomach
c)
Small intestine
d)
Anus
8.
Which organ pushes food down to the stomach?
a)
Mouth
b)
Esophagus
c)
Rectum
d)
Large intestine
9.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
10.
Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?
a)
To rid the body of solid waste
b)
Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
c)
Break down nutrients from food
d)
Pump blood around the body
11.
Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid. This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
12.
Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing. This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion
13.
Which secondary organ makes digestive juices like insulin to help absorb food in the small intestine?
a)
Large intestine
b)
Pancreas
c)
Liver
d)
Gallbladder
14.
Most chemical digestion takes place in which organ?
a)
Stomach
b)
Small intestine
c)
Rectum
d)
Esophagus
15.
The body system that contains hormones and glands.
a)
excretory
b)
endocrine
c)
digestive
d)
nervous
16.
Where nutrients go after the small intestine has absorbed them.
a)
bloodstream
b)
stomach
c)
esophagus
d)
kidneys
17.
Where does chemical digestion begin?
a)
mouth
b)
esophagus
c)
stomach
d)
small intestine
18.
Which of these stages of digestion includes a chemical change?
a)
peristalsis
b)
chewing
c)
saliva
d)
large intestine
19.
What is the correct sequence that food follows through the digestive system?
a)
H, I, F, B
b)
F, G, I, J
c)
F, G, D, I
d)
A, I, D, F
20.
Series of involuntary contractions along the walls of the digestive tract
a)
Peristalsis
b)
Epiglottis
c)
Pepsin
d)
Stomach
21.
What is "F"?
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Small Intestines
c)
Liver
d)
Stomach
22.
What is "H"?
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Liver
d)
Pancreas
23.
What is "I"?
a)
Pancreas
b)
Small Intestines
c)
Rectum
d)
Gall Bladder
24.
What is "J"?
a)
Appendix
b)
Small intestines
c)
Large intestines
d)
Liver
25.
What is "K"?
a)
Stomach
b)
Small intestines
c)
Liver
d)
Large intestines
26.
Releases salivary amylase into mouth which helps break down carbs.
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
epiglottis
d)
salivary glands
27.
Where digestion begins, teeth and tongue help break food into smaller pieces.
a)
mouth
b)
pharynx
c)
esophagus
d)
salivary glands
28.
Churns and mixes food, produces acid to kill pathogens & pepsin to digest proteins.
a)
stomach
b)
liver
c)
gall bladder
d)
pancreas
29.
Where waste is stored before it is eliminated from the body.
a)
rectum
b)
epiglottis
c)
esophagus
d)
pancreas
30.
Most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients happens here.
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
31.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive system?
a)
obtaining oxygen
b)
eliminate undigested waste
c)
break down food
32.
Where does your body get energy to send to the mitochondria for cell use?
a)
water
b)
nervous system
c)
food
33.
Structure of the Endocrine System which produces and releases hormones.
a)
Endocrine Glands
b)
hormones
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Negative Feedback
34.
A membrane that becomes the link between the developing embryo or fetus and the mother.
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Embryo
c)
Placenta
d)
Amniotic sac
35.
Chemical product of an Endocrine Gland.
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Hormone
c)
mitosis
d)
meiosis
36.
A developing human from ninth week of development until birth.
a)
fetus
b)
zygote
c)
embryo
d)
placenta
37.
A rope like structure that forms between the embryo or fetus and the placenta.
a)
placenta
b)
endocrine gland
c)
spine
d)
umbilical cord
38.
A fluid filled sac that cushions and protects a developing embryo and fetus in the uterus.
a)
placenta
b)
amniotic sac
c)
hormone
d)
kidney
39.
A developing human during the first 8 weeks after fertilization has occurred.
a)
embryo
b)
fetus
c)
zygote
d)
telophase
40.
Joining of male and female gametes.
a)
fetus
b)
fertilization
c)
target cells
d)
hormones
41.
An endocrine gland that controls many body activities.
a)
hormone
b)
pituitary gland
c)
hypothalamus
d)
homeostasis
42.
The membrane that links the developing embryo and the mother is the
a)
amniotic sac
b)
placenta
c)
thymus
d)
fetus
43.
The extra blood and tissue of the thickened lining of the uterus passes from the female body during
a)
labor
b)
fertilization
c)
ovulation
d)
menstruation
44.
In the female reproductive system, the muscular passageway leading to the outside of the body is the
a)
uterus
b)
ovary
c)
fallopian tube
d)
vagina
45.
The uterus is also called the
a)
fertilized egg
b)
womb
c)
birth canal
d)
umbilical cord
46.
The female sex cell is called a
a)
egg
b)
sperm
c)
ovary
d)
zygote
47.
An endocrine gland that regulates other endocrine glands is the
a)
pancreas
b)
pituitary
c)
thymus
d)
thyroid
48.
True or False
Two types of twins are identical and fraternal
Two types of twins are identical and fraternal
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Testes are specialized to produce sperm and
a)
testosterone
b)
chromosomes
c)
eggs
d)
estrogen
50.
True or False
The hormone estrogen is produced by the ovaries
The hormone estrogen is produced by the ovaries
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Only one of the following statements is true. Analyze the statements to determine which is completely true about how the endocrine system and cardiovascular system work together.
a)
The endocrine system uses glands to produce hormones that travel with the blood through the blood vessels.
b)
The endocrine system uses glands to produce electrical signals that travel through the blood vessels.
c)
The endocrine system uses nerve cells to control all other systems including the cardiovascular system and the beating of the heart.
d)
The endocrine system uses white blood cells to kill diseases that might infect the body.
52.
What is the main function of the endocrine system?
a)
it creates chemicals that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis
b)
it creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis
c)
it maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis
d)
it releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis
53.
Letter E is pointing to
a)
Thymus
b)
Pineal Gland
c)
Adrenal
d)
Parathyroids
54.
Letter F is pointing to
a)
Thymus
b)
Pineal Gland
c)
Adrenal
d)
Parathyroids
55.
The pituitary gland is most similar to:
a)
a worker in a factory
b)
a mail carrier
c)
the boss of a big office
d)
a security guard
56.
When might your body release adrenaline?
a)
when you're waking up from a long night's sleep
b)
when there isn't enough calcium in your bloodstream
c)
when you're threatened by a schoolyard bully
d)
when you've had too much to eat
57.
Letter A is pointing to
a)
thyroid
b)
parathyroid
c)
thymus
d)
pituitary gland
58.
Letter C is pointing to
a)
Thyroid
b)
Pineal Gland
c)
Adrenal
d)
Parathyroids
59.
Ovulation occurs about halfway through the menstrual cycle.
a)
true
b)
false; all the way
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