WorksheetsBody Systems
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the function of the digestive system?
It transports blood and oxygen to your cells
It breaks down food so the nutrients can be absorbed by your body
It helps you breathe by taking in oxygen and transporting carbon dioxide out of your body
It helps you move
What is the function of the cardiovascular / circulatory system?
To provide nutrients to the whole body
To maintain homeostasis for the body
To fight off infection or disease
To transport nutrients, oxygen, and blood throughout the body
A student visits the doctor for a yearly checkup. Her doctor notes that her blood pressure is high and her ankles and feet are swollen due fluid build-up in her body. Based on the
evidence, which TWO organ systems may NOT be functioning properly.
the digestive system, due to the swelling of her ankles, and the circulatory system, due to her high blood pressure.
the excretory system, due to her body’s inability to remove liquid waste, and the circulatory system, which is not properly pumping blood or carrying materials throughout her body.
the respiratory system, due to her high blood pressure, and the muscular system, which has affected her bladder’s ability to remove liquid waste from her body through urination.
What is the function of the nervous system?
Controls all parts of the body; sends signals between the brain, spinal cord, and nerve endings
What happens when you get nervous to do something
To fight off diseases
To carry oxygen, nutrients, and blood throughout the body
What is the function of the respiratory system?
To digest your food
To remove waste from the body
To take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
To fight disease
The skeletal muscles that contract and shorten to move the bones form the ________ system.
Muscular
Skeletal
Digestive
Endocrine
The ________ system rids the body of indigestible food residue in feces while the ________ system removes nitrogen-containing metabolic waste in urine.
urinary; digestive
cardiovascular; urinary
digestive; urinary
reproductive; disgestive
The system that controls and coordinates the body using hormones is the ________.
endocrine system
skeletal system
nervous system
integumentary system
Which two organ systems include the pancreas?
urinary and respiratory systems
digestive and respiratory systems
digestive and endocrine systems
endocrine and respiratory systems
Which system covers the external surface of the body and protects deeper tissues?
lymphatic system
nervous system
endocrine system
integumentary system
What are two organ systems that are involved in the excretion of wastes from the body?
muscular and skeletal
digestive and urinary
cardiovascular and skeletal
cardiovascular and nervous
Removes nitrogen-containing wastes from the blood and disposes of them in the urine
endocrine system
muscular system
lymphatic system
solar system
urinary system
Glands secrete hormones to regulate other structures
digestive system
endocrine system
lymphatic system
urinary system
integumentary system
