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Homeostasis and System Interactions Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

The diaphragm links the respiratory to the muscular system because...

a)

it is made of skeletal muscle tissue that helps you breath.

b)

it is made of smooth muscle tissue that helps you breath.

c)

it is made of cardiac muscle tissue that helps you breath.

2.

The digestive and respiratory rely on the ___ systems to transport needed materials to the cells.

a)

circlatory and excretory

b)

circulatory and muscular

c)

nervous and digestive

d)

nervous and skeletal

3.

The immune system fights diseases. The circulatory system pairs with the immune system because ___.

a)

blood is made in the bones.

b)

plasma carries nutrients.

c)

red blood cells carry oxygen.

d)

white blood cells fight infection.

4.

What tissue type carries information from your brain to the heart telling it to pump blood.

a)

nerve tissue

b)

epithelial tissue

c)

muscle tissue

d)

connective tissue

5.

Why are the lungs, the major organ of the respiratory system, also considered an excretory organ?

a)

They get rid of carbon dioxide, a cellular waste

b)

They get rid of oxygen, a cellular waste

c)

They get rid of urea, a cellular waste

d)

They get rid of salt, a cellular waste

6.

What is the correct relationship between the digestive system and the muscular system?

a)

Most organs of the digestive tract are made of skeletal muscle.

b)

Peristalsis is controlled by smooth muscle tissue.

c)

The stomach has three layers of cardiac muscle tissue.

7.

How do the skeletal and circulatory systems relate to each other?

a)

Bone marrow produces blood.

b)

The heart is made of cardiac muscle tissue.

c)

The heart is held in place in the chest by ligaments.

d)

The blood brings carbon dioxide and glucose to the cells of the bones.

8.

Many people across the globe suffer from seasonal allergies. What body system would produce the symptoms of allergies?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Nervous

c)

Endocrine

d)

Immune

9.

When you eat food, a hormone is secreted by the pancreas to control the amount of sugar or glucose levels in your blood, called insulin. What systems work together to produce and transport this hormone?

a)

Digestive and Nervous

b)

Circulatory and Endocrine

c)

Immune and Endocrine

d)

Muscular and Nervous

10.

Why do we sweat?

a)

Response to an increase in heart rate

b)

Response to an increase in appetite

c)

Response to an increase in body temperature

d)

Response to an increase in blood pressure

11.

In order for a female to reproduce, she must release an egg for fertilization. Which two systems are involved in this process?

a)

Nervous and Endocrine

b)

Reproductive and Endocrine

c)

Muscular and Circulatory

d)

Skeletal and Digestive

12.

What systems would be involved in kicking a soccer ball?

a)

Muscular, Endocrine, Respiratory

b)

Digestive, Circulatory, Integumentary

c)

Immune, Circulatory, Endocrine

d)

Muscular, Skeletal, and Nervous

13.

Which function is shared by the immune and integumentary system?

a)

exccretion

b)

movement

c)

protection

d)

storage

14.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
15.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
16.

An example of a positive feedback loop is ____________.

a)

Childbirth

b)

Blood Pressure regulation

c)

Body Temperature regulation

d)

All of the above

17.

Homeostasis

a)

allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

b)

is impossible in vertebrates

c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

18.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
19.

When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed. This is an example of what type of feedback?

a)

Positive Feedback Response

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

20.
Rapid growth during puberty causes your body to release more and more growth hormones. As you grow, more and more growth hormones are released until puberty is reached, and then the hormones stop.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
21.

_____________ is released by your pancreas when blood glucose levels get too high.

a)

glucose

b)

glucagon

c)

oxygen

d)

insulin

22.
What hormone is produced in the pancreas that raises blood sugar?
a)
Insulin
b)
Glucagon
c)
Ketones
d)
Glucose
23.

When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. This is an example of a:

a)

Positive Feedback Loop

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

24.
The two body systems that work together to protect you from foreign pathogens are...
a)
Integumentary and immune
b)
Reproductive and muscular
c)
Endocrine and digestive
d)
Respiratory and circulatory
25.

In humans, the gases oxygen and carbon dioxide must be exchanged between the environment and cells. During this exchange, oxygen is delivered to the red blood cells so that they can function properly in the blood stream. Which two body systems are working together to achieve this goal?

a)

Endocrine and Reproductive

b)

Skeletal and Muscular

c)

Respiratory and Circulatory

d)

Digestive and Excretory

26.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
27.

Negative feedback loops

a)

amplify processes

b)

prevent small changes from getting larger

c)

are initiated during childbirth

d)

are found only in plants

28.

What are the levels of organization starting from simple to complex?

a)

cells- tissues- organs- organ systems- organisms-

b)

organisms- organ systems- organs- tissues- cells

c)

cells- organs- tissues- organ systems-

d)

tissue- cells- organs- organ systems- organisms-

29.
If the calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland in the brain will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones. Your bones will release calcium into the blood, bringing blood calcium levels back up.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
30.
As you get dehydrated, your blood becomes thicker and harder to pump. Your kidneys will respond by stopping urine production, sending the water from urine into your bloodstream to thin your blood back to normal level.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
31.

What organs make up your nervous system?

a)

Mouth, esophagus, stomach

b)

Brain, stomach, small intestine

c)

Brain, spinal cord and nerves

d)

Lungs, diaphragm and stomach

32.

The respiratory system consists of what organs?

a)

Mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

b)

Heart, cells, lungs

c)

Brain, spinal cord, nerves

d)

Mouth, nose, trachea, lungs

33.

The digestive system is made up of which of the following organs?

a)

Brain, nerves and spinal cord

b)

Lungs, trachea and mouth

c)

Esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine

d)

Mouth, brain, cells and large intestine

34.

Which systems are interacting when the blood carries nutrients to other parts of the body?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Endocrine System

e)

Circulatory System

35.

Which systems are interacting when you have small hairs in your nose that prevent foreign particles from entering the nasal passage?

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Immune System

c)

Integumentary System

d)

Endocrine System

e)

Circulatory System

36.

Which systems are interacting when the hormone insulin is released by the pancreas and is carried throughout the body by the blood?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Immune System

c)

Excretory System

d)

Endocrine System

e)

Circulatory System

37.

Which systems are interacting when it's hot outside and your skin releases sweat to prevent you from overheating?

a)

Integumentary System

b)

Muscular System

c)

Excretory System

d)

Endocrine System

e)

Circulatory System

38.

Which systems are interacting when the brain stimulates a fever in response to an infection.

a)

Excretory System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Immune System

d)

Endocrine System

e)

Circulatory System

39.

Which systems are interacting when the muscles in the esophagus contract to move food to the stomach?

a)

Digestive System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Endocrine System

e)

Circulatory System

40.

Which systems are interacting when wastes are filtered from the blood and are excreted from the body as urine?

a)

Digestive System

b)

Integumentary System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Excretory System

e)

Circulatory System

41.

Which systems are interacting when the bone marrow produces white blood cells, which fight infection?

a)

Immune System

b)

Integumentary System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Skeletal System

e)

Circulatory System

42.

Which systems are interacting when calcium is absorbed through our diet and used to strengthen bones.

a)

Immune System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Skeletal System

e)

Circulatory System

43.

Which systems are interacting when hormones such as testosterone and estrogen are released during puberty.

a)

Reproductive System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Endocrine System

d)

Nervous System

e)

Circulatory System

44.

Which systems are interacting when the brain regulates the position of bones by controlling the muscles.

a)

Reproductive System

b)

Endocrine System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Nervous System

e)

Skeletal System

45.

Which systems are interacting when you touch a hot stove and your spinal cord stimulates a reflex that moves your hand away from the heat source.

a)

Integumentary System

b)

Reproductive System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Nervous System

e)

Skeletal System

46.
Which is true about the excretory system?
a)
It excretes undigested food
b)
It excretes urine and extra water
c)
It excretes hormones
d)
It excretes red and white blood cells
47.

Are bacteria good or bad?

a)

Good

b)

Bad

c)

Both

48.

The are bacteria in my digestive system are extremely harmful and I should take meds to get rid of them.

a)

false

b)

true

49.

What two systems where the primary function to rid the body of wastes resulting from cellular energy is production?

a)

circulatory

b)

digestive

c)

respiratory

d)

excretory

50.

How do nutrients, absorbed by the small intestine, travel to the individual cells of the human body?

a)

nutrients move from the small intestines to liver, to lyhphatic system to body cells

b)

small intestines force nutrients into kidneys, where they are dissolvged in fluids & used by body cells

c)

body cells send nerve impulse indicating lack of nutrients to sm intestines and then sends nutrients back to cell

d)

nutrients are absorbed by small intestines into blood stream & move through circulatory system to all cells

51.

How does the respiratory and the circulatory system work together?

a)

absorbing nutrients from food

b)

exchanging gases with the environment

c)

protecting the body from infection

d)

responding to stimuli in the environement

52.

Organize the hierarchy of cells to organisms from smallest structure to largest.

a)

cell

tissue

organ

organism

b)

cell

organ

tissue

organ system

organism

c)

cell

tissue

organ

organ system

organism

d)

cell

tissue

organ

organ system

53.

What organs make up your nervous system?

a)

Mouth, esophagus, stomach

b)

Brain, stomach, small intestine

c)

Brain, spinal cord and nerves

d)

Lungs, diaphragm and stomach

54.

What is a major role of the endocrine system?

a)

release hormones to control many body functions

b)

digest and absorb food

c)

transport nutrients through the blood

d)

first line of defense from infection

55.

Check all that apply. Which of the following are examples of an organism maintaining homeostasis?

a)

Shivering when cold

b)

Sweating when hot

c)

Fever - an immune response when sick

d)

Vomiting - releases toxins and wastes

56.

Define stimulus.

a)

Change in an organism’s environment that causes it to react.

b)

How the organism reacts to the stimulus.

57.

What are the two types of stimuli?

a)

External and internal stimuli

b)

External and intermediate stimuli

c)

Internal and extraterrestrial stimuli

58.
What type of feedback loop is shown?
a)
Positive
b)
Neutral
c)
Negative
59.
What type of feedback loop is shown?
a)
negative
b)
neutral 
c)
positive
60.
Failure to maintain homeostasis could result in:
a)
lack of internal balance
b)
eventual death
c)
difficulty carrying on metabolism 
d)
all three
61.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
62.

In a positive feedback loop, each action creates a consequence that _____________________ the other action.

a)

decreases

b)

has no effect on

c)

amplifies

63.

In a negative feedback loop, each action creates a consequence that _____________________ the other action.

a)

decreases

b)

has no effect on

c)

amplifies