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Body Systems. Sect2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

your body's message and control center

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

nervous system

d)

somatic system

2.

Main division of the nervous system including your brain and spinal cord.

a)

nervous system

b)

central nervous system (CNS)

c)

neurons

d)

autonomic system

3.

Main division of the nervous system including your nerves that connect the central nervous system to all parts of the body.

a)

traumatic brain injury

b)

somatic system

c)

peripheral nervous system

d)

central nervous system

4.

Specialized nerve cells.

a)

neurons

b)

nervous system

c)

autonomic system

d)

somatic system

5.

The part of the nervous system that deals with actions that you control.

a)

central nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

somatic system

d)

automatic system

6.

A system dealing with actions you do not control.

a)

nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

somatic system

d)

autonomic system

7.

A condition caused by the brain being jarred and striking the inside of the skull.

a)

autonomic system

b)

traumatic brain injury (TBI)

c)

central nervous system (CNS)

d)

nervous system

8.

The body system that converts fuel/food into usable energy.

a)

digestion

b)

digestive system

c)

small intestines

d)

colon

9.

The process of changing food into materials the body can use.

a)

digestion

b)

kidneys

c)

excretory system

d)

digestive system

10.

Proteins that affect the many body processes.

a)

excretory system

b)

enzymes

c)

saliva

d)

excretion

11.

A fluid made by salivary glands.

a)

colon

b)

digestion

c)

enzymes

d)

saliva

12.

A coiled, tube like organ that is about 20 feet long.

a)

colon

b)

small intestines

c)

kidneys

d)

digestion

13.

Your body's waste removal system.

a)

excretory system

b)

colon

c)

kidneys

d)

excretion

14.

The process of removing wastes from the body.

a)

enzymes

b)

excretory system

c)

excretion

d)

saliva

15.

The large intestines - about 5 feet long.

a)

digestion

b)

digestive system

c)

colon

d)

small intestines

16.

Organs that filter water and dissolved wastes from the blood and help maintain proper levels of water and salts in the body.

a)

kidneys

b)

colon

c)

excretion

d)

saliva

17.

A chemical communication system that controls many body functions.

a)

endocrine system

b)

gland

c)

pituitary gland

d)

nutrition

18.

A group of cells or an organ that secretes a substance.

a)

gland

b)

hormones

c)

endocrine system

d)

pituitary gland

19.

A gland that signals other endocrine glands to produce hormones when needed.

a)

hormones

b)

pituitary gland

c)

gland

d)

endocrine system

20.

The body system containing the organs that make possible the production of offspring.

a)

fertilization

b)

reproductive system

c)

sperm

d)

hernia

21.

The male sex cell.

a)

sperm

b)

fertilization

c)

menstruation

d)

menstrual cycle

22.

Occurs when an internal organ pushes against or through a surrounding cavity wall.

a)

hernia

b)

ovulation

c)

menstruation

d)

menstrual cycle

23.

When a males sperm cell joins with a females egg cell.

a)

menstrual cycle

b)

fertilization

c)

ovulation

d)

reproductive system

24.

The release of one mature egg cell each month.

a)

fertilization

b)

menstruation

c)

ovulation

d)

menstrual cycle

25.

When the lining material, unfertilized egg, and some blood flow out of the body.

a)

ovulation

b)

fertilization

c)

menstruation

d)

hernia

26.

Hormonal changes that occur in females from the beginning of one menstruation to the next.

a)

hernia

b)

menstruation

c)

ovulation

d)

menstrual cycle

27.

The nervous system is the body's ______and______center.

a)

message

b)

central

c)

control

d)

peripheral

28.

The brain receives and interprets_____messages and sends responses.

a)

sensory

b)

body

c)

control

d)

central

29.

Eating a variety of_____foods can help keep your body systems working well.

a)

sodium-rich

b)

healthy

c)

empty calorie

d)

low-fiber

30.

The food particles that cannot be digested move from the__________into the_________.

a)

small intestines

b)

colon

c)

large intestines

d)

urine