WorksheetsIntroduction to the body
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
1 What are bones made of?
calcium
carbon
2 What is the main part of blood?
platelets
plasma
red cells
white cells
3 Why do you need a skeleton?
movement
protection
movement and protection
to stand upright
4 What does the word "aemia" relate to?
blood
body
disease
death
5 What happens in your oesophagus?
air goes to the lungs
bacteria are trapped
water is removed
food moves to the stomach
6 What happens in your trachea?
air goes to the lungs
bacteria are trapped
water is removed
food moves to the stomach
7 Approximately how many different cells types are in the human body?
20
200
200 000
2 million
8 What do nearly all body cells have in them?
bacteria
ectoplasm
nucleus
viruses
9 What do you breathe out of your lungs?
ammonia
carbon dioxide
nitrous oxide
all three
10 What are the parts of your circulatory system?
pipes, valves and a pump
pump and a fluid
pipes, pump and fluid
pipes, pump, fluid and valves
11 How many chambers are in the human heart?
2
4
6
8
12 How many bones are in the human body?
206
246
286
307
13 What organ does the word "renal" relate to?
heart
lung
intestines
kidney
14 What organ does the word "cardio" relate to?
heart
lung
intestines
kidney
15 What is the "normal" human body temperature?
32C
37C
41C
47C
16 Where would you find "colostrum"?
abscesses
breast milk
liver
large intestine
17 What tissues make hormones?
only female organs
endocrine glands
brain tissue
nervous tissue
18 What tissue does the word "osteo" relate to?
bone
kidney
stomach
reproductive
19 Where would you find the "diaphragm"?
between the middle and the inner ear
in the reproductive system
at the end of the large intestine
separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
20 Where might you find an "alveolus"?
brain
nose
lungs
small intestine
