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Introduction to the body

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1 What are bones made of?

a)

calcium

b)

carbon

2.

2 What is the main part of blood?

a)

platelets

b)

plasma

c)

red cells

d)

white cells

3.

3 Why do you need a skeleton?

a)

movement

b)

protection

c)

movement and protection

d)

to stand upright

4.

4 What does the word "aemia" relate to?

a)

blood

b)

body

c)

disease

d)

death

5.

5 What happens in your oesophagus?

a)

air goes to the lungs

b)

bacteria are trapped

c)

water is removed

d)

food moves to the stomach

6.

6 What happens in your trachea?

a)

air goes to the lungs

b)

bacteria are trapped

c)

water is removed

d)

food moves to the stomach

7.

7 Approximately how many different cells types are in the human body?

a)

20

b)

200

c)

200 000

d)

2 million

8.

8 What do nearly all body cells have in them?

a)

bacteria

b)

ectoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

viruses

9.

9 What do you breathe out of your lungs?

a)

ammonia

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrous oxide

d)

all three

10.

10 What are the parts of your circulatory system?

a)

pipes, valves and a pump

b)

pump and a fluid

c)

pipes, pump and fluid

d)

pipes, pump, fluid and valves

11.

11 How many chambers are in the human heart?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

12.

12 How many bones are in the human body?

a)

206

b)

246

c)

286

d)

307

13.

13 What organ does the word "renal" relate to?

a)

heart

b)

lung

c)

intestines

d)

kidney

14.

14 What organ does the word "cardio" relate to?

a)

heart

b)

lung

c)

intestines

d)

kidney

15.

15 What is the "normal" human body temperature?

a)

32C

b)

37C

c)

41C

d)

47C

16.

16 Where would you find "colostrum"?

a)

abscesses

b)

breast milk

c)

liver

d)

large intestine

17.

17 What tissues make hormones?

a)

only female organs

b)

endocrine glands

c)

brain tissue

d)

nervous tissue

18.

18 What tissue does the word "osteo" relate to?

a)

bone

b)

kidney

c)

stomach

d)

reproductive

19.

19 Where would you find the "diaphragm"?

a)

between the middle and the inner ear

b)

in the reproductive system

c)

at the end of the large intestine

d)

separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity

20.

20 Where might you find an "alveolus"?

a)

brain

b)

nose

c)

lungs

d)

small intestine