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Physiology Test Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are the alveoli surrounded by capillaries?

a)

YES

b)

NO

2.

What function does the stomach do to the food?

a)

churns the food and produces acid to help in digestion

b)

churns the food only

c)

gets the liver to help it digest the food

d)

gets the small intestine to help digest the food

3.

What is the correct path the oxygen enters the body and exchanges for carbon dioxide?

a)

nose and mouth-->->trachea-->lungs-->bronchial tubes-->alveoli

b)

nose and mouth-->bronchial tubes-->esophagus-->lungs

c)

nose and mouth-->trachea-->bronchial tubes-->lungs-->alveoli

d)

nose and mouth-->bronchial tubes-->alveoli-->lungs

4.

Once food is chewed into smaller pieces, where does it travel?

a)

down the trachea into the stomach

b)

down the esophagus into the stomach

c)

down the esophagus into the small intestine

d)

down the larynx into the stomach

5.

Where does air enter the body?

a)

ears

b)

eyes

c)

mouth and nose

d)

all of the above

6.

Alveoli are located at the end of bronchioles.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

During digestion, food particles are passed through the walls of the small intestine into the blood stream.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

What is the primary function of the immune system?

a)

keeps germs in your body

b)

destroy germs in the body

c)

tell the B-cells to kill the germs

d)

make antigens to protect the body

9.

What is the correct path that carbon dioxide is exited out of the body?

a)

bronchioles-->alveoli-->nose and mouth

b)

bronchioles--> capilaries-->nose and mouth

c)

lungs-->alveolie-->nose and mouth

d)

lungs-->trachea-->nose and mouth

10.

Where is oxygen in the air exchanged for carbon dioxide in the blood?

a)

lungs

b)

alveoli at the end of bronchioles

c)

mouth

d)

heart

11.

What is the path once food leaves the stomach?

a)

liver-->gall bladder-->small intestine--> anus

b)

large intestine-->small intestine-->anus

c)

small intestine-->large intestine-->anus

d)

liver-->pancreas--> small intestine-->large intestine-->anus

12.

What happens to food when it enters the mouth?

a)

it is gulped

b)

it is swallowed

c)

it is chewed into larger pieces

d)

it is chewed into smaller pieces

13.

What is one major function of the nervous system? Pick all answers that apply

a)

interpret the information

b)

receive information from the environment

c)

tell the body what to do

d)

respond to the information

e)

respond to diseases

14.

Air travels from trachea to the...

a)

esophagus

b)

heart

c)

bronchioles

d)

lungs

15.

Undigested food travels through the large intestine and out of the anus?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What are two major functions of the muscular system? Choose two answers.

a)

provide structural support and protection for the body

b)

provide jobs for other systems

c)

provide energy for the integumentary system

d)

provide power needed for movement

e)

provide protection against diseases

17.

The bronchiole tubes branch out into what area?

a)

bronchioles

b)

aveoli

c)

lungs

d)

heart

18.

Once air enters the body it travels to what location next?

a)

lungs

b)

bronchial tubes

c)

trachea

d)

stomach

19.

The skeleton is made up of ...

a)

heart

b)

muscle

c)

bones

d)

capilaries

20.

Bones come together at ...

a)

joints

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

tendons

21.

Ligaments are...

a)

bands of weak tissue that keeps bones together

b)

tissues that hold cartilage together

c)

vessels that hold capillaries into the lungs

d)

bands of strong tissue that connects bone to bone and holds joints together.

22.

The function of cartilage is to ...

a)

cover the bone ends to help the heart to move

b)

cover the bone ends to help the joints move

c)

cover the bone ends to help the ligaments move

23.

Tendons are ...

a)

tough fibrous bands

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscel

d)

cartilage

24.

Two types of muscle found in the body are ...

a)

cardiac and smooth muscle

b)

cardiac and bronchiole

c)

smooth muscle and bronchiole

d)

ligament and smooth muscle

25.

Where is cardiac muscle found?

a)

liver

b)

heart

c)

stomach

d)

anus

26.

Smooth muscle is found where?

a)

wall of bones

b)

wall of heart only

c)

wall of diaphragm

d)

walls of the body's internal organs.

27.

Forcing food through the intestinal tract is part of the smooth muscle's job.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Macrophages, a type of white blood cell is usually the first to spot a bacteria or virus.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Once a germ is found in the body, the macrophage tells the other two types of white blood cells (T and b cells) that germs are invading the body.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What organ is the first defense in invading organisms?

a)

heart

b)

skin

c)

muscles

d)

veins

31.

What is the function of the B cell?

a)

to make antibodies

b)

to protect the skin

c)

to make more T cells

d)

to protect the lymph node

32.

The path of the blood is...

a)

left atrium-->left aorta-->capillaries-->veins-->right atrium--> right ventricle--> pulmonary arteries-->pulmonary veins

b)

left atrium-->left ventricle-->aorta-->capillaries-->veins-->right atrium--> right ventricle-->pulmonary veins

c)

left atrium-->left ventricle-->aorta-->capillaries-->veins-->right atrium--> right ventricle--> pulmonary arteries-->pulmonary veins

d)

left atrium-->left ventricle-->capillaries-->aorta-->veins-->right atrium--> right ventricle--> pulmonary veins-->pulmonary arteries

33.

The air we breathe is ...

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

helium

34.

A breath begins when the diaphragm contracts.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The function of the respiratory system is to supply the body with oxygen and remove nitrogen.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Bile is stored where?

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach

37.

The esophagus has to do with the gastroenterology and the larynx has to do with pulmonology.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The brain has three major parts. What are they?

a)

cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem

b)

cerebrellum, anterior, frontal

c)

cerebrum, frontal and posterior

39.

Which part of the brain controls thinking, emotions, sensations, memory and movement?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

spinal cord

d)

brain stem

40.

Which part of the brain coordinates movement and balance?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

spinal cord

d)

brain stem

41.

The brain stem's function is to ...

a)

receive and relay messages from the cerebrum

b)

receive messages from the face, eyes, ears, nose and tongue

c)

receive and relay messages from the face, eyes, ears, nose and tongue

42.

Nerves are made up of millions of ...

a)

synapse

b)

axons

c)

dendrites

d)

neurons

43.

Neurons have long trunks called _________ and many smaller branches called _______________.

a)

dendrites, axons

b)

axons, synapse

c)

synapse, axons

d)

axons, dendrites

44.

What are some places that the body receives information from the environment through the sensory nerves?

a)

synapse, axons, dendrites, neurons

b)

eyes, ears, nose, and skin

45.

Sensory nerves carry the message from the environment to...

a)

spinal cord

b)

brain stem

c)

cerebrum

d)

cerebellum

46.

The basic cell of the nervous system is called a

a)

blood cell

b)

neuron

c)

skin cell

47.

Part 1 in the picture is the

a)

dendrite

b)

axon

c)

cell body

48.

Part 4 in the picture is the

a)

dendrite

b)

axon

c)

cell body

49.

The axon __________ information.

a)

sends

b)

receives

50.
bundles of cells that carry information between the brain and the body parts
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
nerves
51.
connects the brain to the spinal cord; it controls involuntary movement (the things you don't control like breathing and your heart beat
a)
brain stem
b)
nerves
c)
cerebellum
d)
cerebrum
52.

Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

capillaries

53.

How many chambers make up the heart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

The smallest vessels in the body, where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide are called

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

capillaries

55.

Vessels that carry blood towards the heart are called

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

56.

The largest artery in the body is the

a)

atrium

b)

aorta

c)

vena cava

57.

The upper chambers of the heart are called the

a)

atrium

b)

ventricle

c)

aorta

58.

The lower chambers of the heart are called the

a)

atrium

b)

ventricle

c)

aorta

59.

The main organ of the respiratory system is/are the

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

brain

60.

The respiratory system removes a harmful waste product called

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

carbon monoxide

c)

nitrogen

61.

______ are tiny air sacs in the lungs which are surrounded by capillaries

a)

alveoli

b)

arteries

c)

bronchioles

62.

The function of the respiratory system is to supply the body with

a)

blood

b)

nutrients

c)

oxygen

63.

In the diagram, C is the

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

64.

In the diagram, D is the

a)

stomach

b)

esophogus

c)

large intestine

65.

In the diagram, E is the

a)

stomach

b)

esophogus

c)

small intestine

66.

Where does food go after the stomach?

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

mouth

67.

The function of the muscular/skeletal system is to provide the body with ___________ .

a)

nutrients

b)

oxygen

c)

antibodies

d)

support

68.

Smooth muscles can be found in the ____________ .

a)

arms

b)

internal organs

c)

legs

d)

nose

69.

Bones come together at _________ .

a)

tendons

b)

synapses

c)

joints

d)

muscles

70.

____________ covers the bone ends to protect the bone from wear and tear.

a)

Ligament

b)

Cartilage

c)

Muscle

d)

Tendon

71.

___________ provide the power needed to move the joints and bones and thus produce body movement.

a)

Skeletal muscles

b)

Cardiac muscles

c)

Ligaments

d)

Smooth muscles

72.

___________ are bands of strong tissue that connect bone to bone.

a)

Tendons

b)

Joints

c)

Ligaments

d)

Muscles

73.

Found in the heart, _______ provides the power to pump blood to the rest of the body.

a)

skeletal muscles

b)

cardiac muscles

c)

ligaments

d)

smooth muscles

74.

Muscles are attached to bone by tough fibrous bands called ________ .

a)

tendons

b)

cartilage

c)

ligaments

d)

smooth muscles

75.

The brain is protected by the __________ .

a)

ribs

b)

skull

c)

cartilage

d)

tendons

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