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Body Systems

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is breathing controlled by?

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

lungs

d)

rib cage

2.

Which is not a solid part of your blood?

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

3.

What are nerve cells called?

a)

nephrons

b)

neurons

4.

Where does the transformation of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place?

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

bronchioles

d)

trachea

5.

What is the job of red blood cells?

a)

carry carbon dioxide

b)

carry oxygen

c)

fight infection

d)

keep us warm

6.

Which is not true about the cerebrum?

a)

largest part of the brain

b)

coordinates all the brain's messages

c)

makes us who we are

d)

gives us the ability to feel, move, and talk

7.

Which vessel brings high oxygen blood to the heart?

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

aorta

c)

pulmonary vein

d)

vena cava

8.

The heart is a muscle that needs oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are valves?

a)

Allow blood to flow backward

b)

between the left atrium and right ventricle

c)

between the left atrium and left ventricle, between right atrium and right ventricle

d)

not responsible for keeping blood to flow in the right direction

10.

Blood flows out the aorta from the left ventricle to be delivered to the rest of the body?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What do the atria of the heart do?

a)

are the lower chambers and pump blood

b)

are the upper chambers and hold blood

12.

The central nervous system (CNS) contains what?

a)

spinal cord and brain

b)

all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

13.

The tiniest of blood vessels are?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

14.

Respiration includes what?

a)

Getting oxygen and getting rid of water

b)

Getting carbon dioxide

c)

Taking oxygen to the heart

15.

The brain is all about connections that you’ll make until you are 23-25 years old?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Platelets are what?

a)

Are a liquid part to the blood

b)

help stop bleeding by plugging up leaks

c)

fight infection

d)

carry oxygen

17.

The nasal passage includes what?

a)

lungs

b)

brain

c)

nose and mouth

18.

The nervous system is the command and control center of the body?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Arteries always have blood high in oxygen, while veins always have blood low in oxygen?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Red blood cells carry oxygen while white blood cells fight infection

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Cerebrospinal fluid does all the following except

a)

cushion brain and spinal cord

b)

is a solid colored material

c)

Circulate nutrients, chemicals, and waste

22.

The shoulder joint is made up of

a)

bone and cartilage

b)

muscle and bone

c)

ligaments and tendons

d)

tendons and muscle

23.

Which is not a type of muscle

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

rough

d)

cardiac

24.

Ligaments do what?

a)

connect muscle to muscle

b)

connect muscle to bone

c)

connect bone to bone

d)

go underneath the kneecap

25.

All of the following are functions of the skeletal system except

a)

movement of things inside the body

b)

protection

c)

gives us form

d)

blood cell production

26.

Examples of muscles in the lower body include

a)

biceps and triceps

b)

deltoids and trapezius

c)

hamstrings and gastrocnemius

d)

abdominal and pectorals

27.

Smooth muscle

a)

found in the heart

b)

helps move bones

c)

makes up the small intestines and other organs

28.

The Achilles tendon connects the gastrocnemius (calf muscle) to the heel bone which allows us to lift our foot.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

All of the following are bones in the upper body except

a)

sternum

b)

humerous

c)

radius and phalanges

d)

femur and pelvis