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Body Systems Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
a)
cell nucleus
b)
excretory system
c)
nervous tissue
d)
respiratory system
2.
Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?
a)
respiratory and cardiovascular
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
skeletal and integumentary
d)
digestive and respiratory
3.
What body system consists of the kidneys?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Excretory
c)
Digestive
d)
Muscular
4.
Arteries carry blood ______ from the heart.
a)
Away
b)
To
c)
Across
d)
Around
5.
Veins carry blood ______ the heart. 
a)
Around
b)
Away
c)
To
d)
Across
6.
Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Red blood cells transport __________ around our body.
a)
oxygen
b)
plasma
c)
bones
d)
cardiac muscles
8.
Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.
a)
False
b)
True
9.
Carbon dioxide is considered a _________________
a)
food
b)
waste
c)
energy
d)
fun party favor
10.
What skeletal disorder is a curvature of the spine?
a)
Osteoporosis
b)
Scoliosis
c)
Arthritis
11.
Where do two or more bones meet?
a)
tendons
b)
ligaments
c)
joints
12.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Central Nervous System?
a)
Brain
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Eyeballs
13.
What is NOT a component of blood?
a)
platelets
b)
bone marrow
c)
plasma
14.
Smooth and Cardiac muscles are both 
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
15.
Where does digestion start?
a)
stomach
b)
mouth
c)
esophagus
16.
How many bones make up a human adult?
a)
205
b)
206
c)
207
d)
208
17.
This system includes the spinal cord, brain and nerves
a)
Nervous System
b)
Digestive System
c)
Circulatory System
18.
This system helps the body respond to signals and information from both inside and outside the body.
a)
Nervous System
b)
Muscular System
c)
Skeletal System
19.
This system protects the body's organs, provides support for the body.
a)
Nervous System
b)
Skeletal System
c)
Respiratory System
20.
The main purpose of the _______ system is to ensure the continuation of the species.
a)
respiratory
b)
reproductive
c)
circulatory
d)
endocrine
21.
The main purpose of the ________ system is to produce hormones for the body.
a)
excretory
b)
digestive
c)
reproductive
d)
endocrine
22.
What part of the brain is being represented in this photo?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Medulla
d)
Hypothalamus 
23.
What part of the brain is being represented by the letter B?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Thalamus
c)
Occipital lobe
d)
Cerebellum
24.
Which system produces sperm and egg cells?  In females, it also nourishes the fetus.
a)
reproductive
b)
endocrine
c)
nervous
d)
lymphatic
25.
What is another name for the throat?
a)
esophagus
b)
larynx
c)
pharynx
d)
trachea
26.
How many chambers does your heart have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
10
d)
6
27.
Which of the following is an example of homeostasis?
a)
taking out the trash
b)
drinking water
c)
sweating on a hot day
d)
taking a shower
28.
The pancreas produces _____ when your blood sugar level is high.
a)
GH
b)
ADH
c)
Glucagon
d)
Insulin
29.
Thyroxine regulates _______. 
a)
sleep patterns
b)
metabolism
c)
blood sugars
d)
sperm production
30.
What is glucagon's major role in the body?
a)
to raise blood sugar
b)
to lower blood sugar
c)
to receive signals from the pituitary
31.
Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way is called a(n)
a)
neuron
b)
effector
c)
stimuli
d)
receptor
32.
_____________ are specialized cells that are sensitive to stimuli and turn them into electrical impulses.
a)
synapses
b)
effectors
c)
receptors
33.
Any message carried by a neuron is called a(n)
a)
impulse
b)
neuron
c)
effector
d)
receptor
34.
What is any quick response to stimuli that bypasses the brain?
a)
voluntary action  
b)
knee jerk
c)
reflex action
35.
If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?
a)
motor
b)
interneurons
c)
sensory
d)
not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response
36.
QA - What makes up the CNS
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and neurons
c)
brain
d)
spine and neurons
37.
The pH scale is a range from:
a)
1-7
b)
0-14
c)
1-14
d)
1-20
38.
A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7
a)
Acid
b)
Alkaline
c)
Base
d)
Buffer
39.
According to the pH range which substance is more acidic than lemon juice
a)
Hydrochloric acid
b)
cabbage
c)
milk
40.
I am the 'liquid' portion of blood.
a)
Erythrocytes
b)
Thrombocytes
c)
Leukocytes
d)
Plasma
41.
The primary purpose of platelets is to
a)
Carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
b)
create clots
c)
fight off infection
d)
transport nutrients
42.
The primary purpose of plasma
a)
Carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
b)
create clots
c)
fight off infection
d)
transport nutrients
43.
Red blood cells live for about
a)
1 year
b)
your whole life
c)
120 days
d)
120 hours
44.
Which muscle tissue has "Striations"?
a)
Smooth & Skeletal
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardial & Smooth
d)
Cardiac & Skeletal
45.
What are the THREE types of Muscles?
a)
cold, hot, and warm
b)
Smooth, Rough, and Skeletal
c)
Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
46.
What is the flexible rubbery tissue that helps cushion bones where they meet called?
a)
tendon
b)
cartilage
c)
joint 
d)
epidermis
47.
This is a thick band of tissue that attaches bones to muscles?
a)
tendon
b)
ligament
c)
involuntary muscle
d)
muscle
48.
Gastric juice doesn't digest the stomach because;
a)
The stomach isn't food
b)
The stomach is inside the body
c)
The stomach is lined with mucus
d)
No digestion occurs in the stomach
49.
Peristalsis refers to
a)
one of the digestive organs
b)
the action of the stomach
c)
heart rate increasing
d)
smooth muscles moving food through the digestive system
50.
Breaking food down with the use of enzymes is known as:
a)
Chemical Digestion
b)
Physical Digestion
51.
Chewing food is an example of _____________.
a)
chemical digestion
b)
mechanical digestion
52.
Flap of skin that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing
a)
Stomach
b)
Pepsin
c)
Pancreas
d)
Epiglottis
53.
The major organs in the excretory system are
a)
kidneys, bladder, lungs, skin, liver, and large intestine
b)
stomach, liver, bladder, small intestine and large intestine
c)
liver, skin, stomach, kidneys, and pancreas
d)
gallbladder, large intestine, and spleen
54.
Largest artery of the body.
a)
Intercostal arteries
b)
Bronchial arteries
c)
Aorta
d)
Abdominal aorta
55.
True or False: capillaries are the largest tubes in your body
a)
True
b)
False