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9th and 10th Grade

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the type of circulation that involves the movement of blood through all parts of the body except the lungs is called what?

a)

Systematic Circulation

b)

Circular Nerves

c)

Pain Receptors

2.

what are the body's largest veins?

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

aorta

c)

venricles

d)

venae cavae

3.

what is the large, spongy organs located inside the thoracic cavity?

a)

pancreas

b)

small intestine

c)

lungs

d)

kidneys

4.

what is the rigid ring of thick bone that supports most of the body's weight?

a)

clavicle

b)

pelvic girdle

c)

cervical vertebrae

d)

thoracic vertebrae

5.

what is the connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

cartilage

c)

joint

d)

tendon

6.

what is the wasting away of muscle through lack of use?

a)

hyperopia

b)

hyperthermia

c)

hypertrophy

d)

atrophy

7.

all of the following are parts of a neuron extecpt which one?

a)

dentrite

b)

axon

c)

interneuron

d)

cell body

8.

what is the thick bundle of nerve fibers through which the brain communicates with the body?

a)

medulla oblongata

b)

spinal cord

c)

cerebral cortex

d)

cerebellum

9.

what are sensory receptors that are responsible for sensations of touch and pressure?

a)

pain receptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

chemoreceptors

10.

what are sensory receptors that are responsible for sensations of smell and taste?

a)

pain receptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

chemoreceptors

11.

what is the inability of the eyes to focus on distant objects?

a)

hyperopia

b)

astigmatism

c)

myopia

d)

myology

12.

what is a good drown-proofing technique to use in choppy water?

a)

back float

b)

treading water

c)

survival float

d)

HELP position

13.

what is the drawn-proofing technique that should be used in cold water?

a)

back float

b)

treading water

c)

survival float

d)

HELP position

14.

during which weather phenomenon should a person seek underground shelter or crouch down next to a wall where there are no windows?

a)

earthquake

b)

tornado

c)

thunderstorm

d)

flash flood

15.

what is the name for an unborn baby when he is distinctly recognizable as a miniature baby?

a)

embryo

b)

FETUS!

c)

zygote

16.

what is. the chemical and physical process by which the body "burns" food and generates energy?

a)

metabolism

b)

peristalsis

17.

what is the type of circulation that involves the movement of blood through all parts of the body except the lungs?

a)

Systematic Circulation

b)

Motor Neurons

c)

Metabolism

18.

what is the pressure during contraction of the ventricles?

a)

Blood Pressure

b)

Systolic Pressure

c)

Under Pressure

19.

what are muscles that increase the angle between the bones of a joint?

a)

Flexors

b)

Deltoids

c)

Extensors

20.

what is the most important and complex part of the nervous system?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Spinal Nerves

c)

Brain

d)

Cranial Nerves

21.

What system is responsible for functions that are consciously controlled?

a)

Skeletal System

b)

Muscular System

c)

Somatic Nervous System

d)

Peripheral System

22.

what part of the eye is the tough outer layer of the eyeball?

a)

iris

b)

pupil

c)

sclera

23.

what is the colored part of the eye?

a)

iris

b)

pupil

c)

sclera

24.

what is the eating disorder characterized by self-induced starvation and being severely underweight?

a)

Bulimia

b)

Anorexia Nervosa

25.

What is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the US?

a)

falls

b)

electrocution

c)

traffic accidents

d)

drowning

26.

if your clothes catch on fire what should you do?

a)

panic!

b)

run around in a circle

c)

hug someone (because they are cold)

d)

stop, drop, and roll

27.

what kind of fires should you NOT use water on?

a)

wood

b)

grease

c)

forest

d)

the hot ones

28.

what is the muscular tube that connects the pharynx with the stomach?

a)

liver

b)

stomach

c)

windpipe

d)

esophagus

29.

what is the largest internal organ in the body?

a)

heart

b)

brain

c)

liver

d)

kidney

30.

what is the largest artery in the body?

a)

venae cave

b)

aorta

31.

what are the two major parts of the skeletal system?

a)

muscular system

b)

axial skeleton

c)

nerve system

d)

appendicular skeleton

32.

what are the nerves in the body called?

a)

neurons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

33.

what is the central nervous system composed of?

a)

spinal cord

b)

muscular nerves

c)

spinal nerves

d)

brain

34.

what are the two types of nerves in the peripheral nervous system?

a)

spinal nerves

b)

cranial nerves

c)

motor nerves

d)

brain nerves

35.

what are the neurons that relay signals from the CNS to other parts of the body?

a)

motor neurons

b)

spinal neurons

c)

cranial neurons

d)

brain neurons

36.

what is a dangerous surface current formed when large quantities of water recede rapidly into the sea?

a)

tsunami

b)

flood

c)

rip current

d)

hurricane

37.

what is the most common emergency signal?

a)

three of anything

b)

two of anything

c)

one of anything

d)

four of anything

38.

what is the inflammation of the skin called?

a)

achne

b)

dermatitis

c)

a sad day

39.

what is a serious reduction in the body's water content known as?

a)

hyperthermia

b)

dehydration

c)

first degree burn

40.

what is below normal body temperature called?

a)

frostbite

b)

hypothermia

41.

what is the freezing of body tissue?

a)

frostbite

b)

hypothermia

42.

what is the weather phenomenon that kills the most people every year?

a)

tsunami

b)

hurricanes

c)

floods

43.

what is the balancing of different risks when considering a decision or policy?

a)

weighted options

b)

risk assessment

c)

thinking really hard

44.

what means "fat or fatty"?

a)

lip-, lipo-

b)

an-

c)

-cide

d)

-osis

45.

what refers to the liver?

a)

brachia

b)

-op, -ops

c)

hepat-, hepato-

d)

-gen

46.

what refers to the heart?

a)

cardio-

b)

osteo-

c)

my-, myo-

d)

-cide

47.

what refers to bones?

a)

carcino-

b)

-gen

c)

-ia

d)

osteo-

48.

what refers to muscle?

a)

-osis

b)

therm-, thermo-

c)

my-, myo-

d)

-cide

49.

what refers to the arm?

a)

brachia

b)

-itis

c)

melan-, melano-

d)

-gen

50.

what means "without"?

a)

lip-, lipo-

b)

an-

c)

-op, -ops

d)

osteo-

51.

what means "dark"?

a)

melan-, melano-

b)

-cide

c)

an-

d)

cardio-

52.

what means "inflammation"?

a)

-ia

b)

-lip, -lipo

c)

-osis

d)

-itis

53.

what means "condition"?

a)

an-

b)

-cide

c)

-ia

d)

-gen

54.

what means "heat"?

a)

cardio-

b)

therm-, thermo-

c)

carcino-

d)

my-, myo-

55.

what refers to the eye?

a)

brachia

b)

-gen

c)

-itis

d)

-op, -ops

56.

what means "killing"?

a)

-gen

b)

-ia

c)

-cide

d)

-osis

57.

what controls involuntary muscles and activities?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

58.

who is a doctor that treats diseases and disorders of the digestive system?

a)

orthodontist

b)

orthopedist

c)

gastroenterologist

d)

neurologist

59.

what controls memory and thought processes?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

60.

who is a doctor that prevents and corrects misalignment of the teeth?

a)

orthopedist

b)

orthodontist

c)

dermatologist

d)

gastroenterologist

61.

what coordinates complex movements of skeletal muscles?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

62.

who is a doctor that treats bone and joint injuries and disorders?

a)

orthodinstist

b)

orthopedist

c)

dermatologist

d)

neurologist

63.

what interprets sensory information?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

64.

who is a doctor that treats skin diseases and disorders?

a)

gastroenterologist

b)

orthodontist

c)

neurologist

d)

dermatologist

65.

what contains nerve fibers that connect the brain and the spinal cord?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

66.

who is the doctor that treats diseases and disorders of the nervous system?

a)

orthodontist

b)

neurologist

c)

dermatologist

d)

gastroenterologist