wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Human Body Systems

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the heart?

a)

to exchange gases

b)

to remove waste materials from the body

c)

to produce red blood cells

d)

to pump blood throughout the body

2.

Which two systems work together to provide cells with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from them?

a)

nervous and excretory

b)

nervous and circulatory

c)

respiratory and excretory

d)

respiratory and circulatory

3.

How many chambers are there in the heart?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

4.

What do antibodies do?

a)

remove worn out red blood cells

b)

attach to and neutralize pathogens

c)

engulf unknown pathogens and break them down

d)

make us sick

5.

What are lymph nodes?

a)

areas with large amounts of cells that make antibodies

b)

they remove worn out red blood cells

c)

they attach to and neutralize pathogens

d)

they engulf unknown pathogens and break them down

6.

What do phagocytes do?

a)

remove worn out red blood cells

b)

attach to and neutralize pathogens

c)

engulf unknown pathogens and break them down

d)

make antibodies

7.

What does the spleen do?

a)

removes worn out blood cells

b)

attaches to and neutralizes pathogens

c)

engulfs unknown pathogens and breaks them down

d)

makes antibodies

8.

What is the general term for bacteria and viruses that make us sick?

a)

antibodies

b)

pathogens

c)

T-cells

d)

leukocytes

9.

If a harmful bacteria or virus invades an organism, which cells produce antibodies that fight infection?

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

epidermal cells

10.

Which organ systems work together to supply nutrients and oxygen to the brain?

a)

skeletal, immune, excretory

b)

muscular, endocrine, reproductive

c)

nervous, lymphatic, skeletal

d)

digestive, respiratory, circulatory

11.

Which body system breaks down food into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body?

a)

excretory

b)

circulatory

c)

digestive

d)

lymphatic

12.

What system is responsible for pumping blood to all cells in the body?

a)

digestive

b)

integumentary

c)

circulatory

d)

nervous

13.

If you get a cut, how does your body respond to fight off infection?

a)

capillaries become blocked to keep bacteria from moving around your body

b)

your body temperature drops so that the bacteria cannot survive

c)

red blood cells travel to the site to destroy bacteria

d)

white blood cells travel to the site to destroy bacteria

14.

The esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, gall bladder, pancreas, and liver are all a part of which body system?

a)

excretory

b)

endocrine

c)

integumentary

d)

digestive

15.

The tiniest blood vessels are

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

neurons

16.

This pathogen is a prokaryote that can reproduce on its own. It causes food poisoning.

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

17.

This pathogen reproduces through spores. It causes athlete's foot.

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

18.

This pathogen takes nutrients from its host to survive. It causes malaria.

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

19.

This pathogen must invade our cells in order to reproduce. It causes HIV.

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

20.

Which part of the digestive system is the location where most nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream?

a)

esophagus

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

21.

Which of the following shows the correct path of blood through the heart and lungs?

a)

right atrium, left atrium, lungs, right ventricle, left ventricle

b)

right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle

c)

right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle, lungs

d)

lungs, left atrium, right ventricle, right atrium, left ventricle

22.

HIV is a sexually transmitted virus that attacks and infects the ___ in the body.

a)

B cells

b)

brain

c)

lymph nodes

d)

T cells

23.

When you eat food, the process of digestion begins in the

a)

stomach

b)

mouth

c)

small intestine

d)

esophagus

24.

When harmful bacteria invade a wound, the skin around the wound turns red. This is known as

a)

a neural response

b)

a viral response

c)

a gastric response

d)

an inflammatory response