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body systems2

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
axon terminal
2.
What are specialized nerve endings that detect change inside and outside the body?
a)
interneurons
b)
receptors
c)
motor neurons
d)
reflex arc
3.
The spinal cord is protected by the _____?
a)
vertebrae 
b)
skull
c)
lungs
d)
rib cage
4.
True/False: Digestion begins in the mouth.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Tube that carries swallowed food to the stomach
a)
esophagus
b)
liver
c)
pancreas
d)
rectum
6.
Which stage of digestion removes water?
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
mouth
d)
stomach
7.
The Peripheral Nervous System contains the brain and the brain stem. 
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What is another word for autonomic?
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
c)
central 
d)
brain
9.
The brain controls the body's functions.
a)
True 
b)
False
10.
Which process is goverened by the autonomic nervous system?
a)
writing
b)
chewing
c)
running
d)
digesting food
11.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
12.
Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
13.
Two major branches of the nervous system
a)
central and peripheral
b)
peripheral and motor
c)
motor and sensory
d)
central and motor
14.
The nerves in your fingertips are part of the ___ nervous system
a)
central
b)
peripheral
c)
internal
d)
cardiovascular
15.
The spinal cord is part of the ____ nervous system.
a)
Central
b)
Peripheral
16.
The nerves in your legs are part of the ____ nervous system.
a)
Central 
b)
Peripheral
17.
Sensory neurons are involved with
a)
all 5 senses
b)
sense of touch only
c)
involuntary movement
d)
all movment
18.
Movement can be:
a)
only voluntary
b)
only involuntary
c)
voluntary OR involuntary
d)
none of these
19.
An example of voluntary movement would be:
a)
smiling
b)
heart beat
c)
digestion
d)
breathing 
20.
An example of involuntary movement would be:
a)
heart beating
b)
walking
c)
talking
d)
wiggling toes
21.
The _____ controls all the other organs, and processes all the information. 
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
22.
The ________ is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It is also the main pathway for information.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
23.
The _______ send and receive messages from the brain.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
24.
What comes first?
a)
Mouth
b)
stomach
c)
large intestine
d)
none
25.
Why is the esophagus/food pipe important?
a)
To swallow food
b)
To choke
c)
To make your breath smelly
d)
None of these
26.
What does the stomach do?
a)
Nothing
b)
Adds digestive juices to the food
c)
Goes out to the rectum
d)
Barley any of these
27.
WHAT IS AFTER THE SMALL INTESTINE?
a)
Large intestine
b)
nothing
c)
liver
d)
pancreas
28.
After the large intestine, what comes next?
a)
Rectum
b)
Toilet
c)
none
d)
accessory organs
29.
The rectum does what?
a)
Takes out the waste
b)
Just leave it in there
30.
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Stomach
d)
Esophagus
31.
Small muscular pouch responsible for storing bile
a)
pancreas
b)
mechanical
c)
amylase
d)
gallbladder
32.
Number 7 in the diagram represents the:
a)
Small intestine
b)
Liver
c)
Large intestine
d)
Gall Bladder
33.
The part of the digestive system which is highlighted represents:
a)

Esophagus

b)
Small intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Trachea
34.
1
a)
Mouth 
b)
Salivary Glands
c)
Esophagus
d)
Stomach
35.
2
a)
Mouth 
b)
Salivary Glands
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Rectum
36.
3
a)
Esophagus
b)
Salivary Glands
c)
Stomach
d)
Pancreas
37.
4
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Liver
c)
Stomach
d)
Pancreas
38.
5
a)
Stomach
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Large intestine
d)
Rectum
39.
6
a)
Stomach
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Large intestine
d)
Rectum
40.
7
a)
Anus
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Large intestine
d)
Rectum
41.
9
a)
Stomach
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Rectum
42.
10
a)
Stomach
b)
Liver
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Pancreas
43.
11
a)
Stomach
b)
Liver
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Pancreas
44.
What does saliva do?
a)
Chemically digests food in the mouth.
b)
Chemically digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
45.
What is the function of the kidneys in the excretory/urinary system?
a)
store urine before it is eliminated from the body.
b)
break down food into smaller pieces through chemical digestion
c)
filter blood of cellular waste material as a result of cellular respiration
d)
control thoughts, voluntary actions, and other sensations of the five senses.
46.
Which organ system removes cellular wastes as the result of cellular respiration?
a)
nervous
b)
digestive
c)
excretory
d)
circulatory
47.
One major function of the excretory system is to clean the what?
a)
urine
b)
blood
c)
kidneys
d)
bladder
48.
These organs are responsible for what?
a)
storing urine
b)
storing water
c)
filtering blood
d)
they don't have a particular job 
49.
Where is urine stored?
a)
kidneys
b)

bladder

c)
urethra
d)
ureters
50.
How many kidneys do you have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
51.
Which are the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder?
a)
Adrenal tubes
b)
Kidneys
c)
Ureters
d)
Urethras
52.
What word describes the function of the nephrons?
a)
Tube
b)
Passageway
c)
Filter
d)
Reservoir
53.
What is organ 1.
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureter
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
54.
What is #2?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
55.
What is #3?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
56.
What is #4?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureter
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
57.

Which of the following does the circulatory not consist of?

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Blood

d)

Blood vessles

58.

The circulatory system works with the _______ system

a)

disgestive

b)

immune

c)

nervous

d)

respiratory

59.

The circulatory system revolves around which organ?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

veins

d)

instestines

60.

Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

ventricles

c)

aorta

d)

veins

61.

A _____ is a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart

a)

blood vessel

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillary

62.

What is the purpose of the circulatory system?

a)

to help us breath

b)

to transport acid

c)

to transport oxygen and nutrients

d)

to help us move

63.

What is the purpose of the respiratory system?

a)

takes in oxygen and releases nitrogen

b)

takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen

c)

takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

d)

takes in nitrogen and releases oxygen

64.

Passage connecting your throat and lungs.

a)

pharynx

b)

bronchial tubes

c)

diaphragm

d)

trachea

65.

Bones that surround and protect your lungs and heart.

a)

ribs

b)

diaphragm

c)

pleura

d)

larynx

66.

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

a)

bronchioles

b)

lung lobes

c)

alveoli

d)

capillaries