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Body Systems

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main function of the excretory system?
a)
to collect and remove wastes from the body
b)
to strengthen skeletal muscles
c)
to protect the nervous system
d)
to bring oxygen to body cells
2.
Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?
a)
ureters
b)
urethra
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urea
3.
Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?
a)
ketones
b)
protein
c)
glucose
d)
urea
4.
What function do the kidneys perform?
a)
eliminate carbon dioxide
b)
supply oxygen to body cells
c)
remove urea and excess water
d)
play a role in gas exchange
5.
Using the picture, what is the structure of A?
a)
ureter
b)
kidney
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urethra
6.
Use the diagram, what is structure B?
a)
urethra
b)
kidney
c)
ureter
d)
urinary bladder
7.
Use the diagram, what is structure C?
a)
urethra
b)
kidney
c)
ureter
d)
urinary bladder
8.
Use the diagram, what is structure D?
a)
urethra
b)
kidney
c)
ureter
d)
urinary bladder
9.
Describe the path of urine through the body from its formation to its elimination from the body? 
a)
urethra, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder 
b)
kidney, urethra, urinary bladder, ureter
c)
kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
d)
urethra, urinary bladder, ureter, kidney 
10.
Muscles you CANNOT control.
a)
Voluntary
b)
Involuntary
11.
smooth elastic connective tissue, rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints, also found in ears and nose.
a)
ligaments
b)
tendon
c)
cartilage
d)
bone
12.
True or False- smooth muscle is voluntary.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Involuntary muscle only found in the heart that is resistant to fatigue (does not get tired).
a)
Cardiac
b)
Smooth
c)
Skeletal
14.
True or False- skeletal muscle is voluntary.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Attaches bone to bone at the joint.
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
16.
Attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
17.
The bone marrow inside your bones makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
18.
The main function of the musculoskeletal system is to.......
a)
Provide movement and support for the body
b)
protect internal organs
c)
provide attachment sites for muscles
d)
all of the above
19.
This type of muscle moves bone.
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
20.
What are the parts of the central nervous system? 
a)
brain/spinal cord
b)
spinal cord/motor neurons
c)
motor/sensory neurons
d)
only brain
21.
What is the part of the brain labeled A? 
a)
spinal cord
b)
cerebellum
c)
cerebrum
d)
brain stem 
22.
What is the part of the brain labeled B? 
a)
spinal cord
b)
cerebellum
c)
cerebrum
d)
brain stem 
23.
What is the part of the brain labeled C? 
a)
spinal cord
b)
cerebellum
c)
cerebrum
d)
brain stem 
24.
Which part of a neuron RECEIVES information?
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
axon terminal
25.
Which part of a neuron SENDS information to the next neuron or muscle cell?
a)
dendrite
b)
terminal
c)
cell body
d)
axon
26.
What is the LARGEST of the 3 parts of your brain?
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
spinal cord
d)
medulla
27.
Which part of the brain controls balance and body position?
a)
cerebrum
b)
medulla
c)
cerebellum
d)
impulses
28.
The spinal cord is protected by the _____?
a)
vertebrae 
b)
skull
c)
lungs
d)
rib cage
29.
The Peripheral Nervous System contains the brain and the brain stem. 
a)
True
b)
False
30.
What is not part of the nervous system?
a)
brain
b)
heart
c)
spinal cord
d)
peripheral nerves
31.
What is the name of the space between two neurons?
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
synapse 
d)
axon tip
32.
A change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react is called 
a)
cerebrum
b)
response
c)
neuron
d)
stimulus