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Apologia General Science Module 15

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of cells that prepare and release a chemical for use by the body is called a...

a)

vaccine

b)

gland

c)

hormone

2.

A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production that can destroy the pathogen is called a...

a)

gland

b)

hormone

c)

vaccine

3.

Which of the systems in the human body is chiefly responsible for fighting disease?

a)

Lymphatic

b)

Endocrine

c)

Urinary

4.

Lymph is pumped through lymph vessels by the contraction of muscles in the body, true or false?

a)

False, humans have a lymph pump

b)

True!

5.

Which cells in the lymphatic system produce antibodies?

a)

red blood cells

b)

B cells

c)

T cells

d)

platelets

6.

A chemical messenger released into the bloodstream that sends signals to cells causing them to change their behavior is called...

a)

gland

b)

vaccine

c)

hormone

7.

In the endocrine system, what does the pancreas do?

a)

produces insulin

b)

controls the pituitary gland

c)

produces cortisol

8.

What do the adrenal glands do?

a)

produce insulin

b)

produce cortisol

c)

controls the pituitary gland

9.

What does the hypothalamus do?

a)

produces insulin

b)

produces hormones

c)

controls the pituitary gland

10.

What does the thyroid gland do?

a)

produces insulin, which enables glucose to enter the cells

b)

produces hormones that regulate basal metabolic rate

c)

produces hormones that control many endocrine glands

11.

What does the pituitary gland do?

a)

produces insulin, which enables glucose to enter the cell

b)

produces hormones that control many endocrine glands

c)

produces hormones that regulate basal metobolic rate

12.

If many of the endocrine glands in the body begin to malfunction, just one gland might be responsible. Which one?

a)

Pituitary

b)

Thyroid

c)

Adrenal

13.

Which system in the human body is chiefly responsible for regulating water and fluid chemical levels in the body?

a)

Lymphatic

b)

Endocrine

c)

Urinary

14.

A Dr. has two medicines that fight disease. One is given if the patient has the disease. The other if the patient has never had the disease. Which of the two is a vaccine?

a)

The second is the vaccine

b)

The first is the vaccine