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Human Body Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for your voice box (think of what it is called when you lose your voice and cant talk)

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Lungs

c)

Larynx

d)

Trachea

2.

How many bones does an adult have?

a)

106

b)

206

c)

600

d)

640

3.

What is the function of the digestive system?

a)

It transports blood and oxygen to your cells

b)

It breaks down food so the nutrients can be absorbed by your body

c)

It helps you breathe by taking in oxygen and transporting carbon dioxide out of your body

d)

It helps you move

4.

What is the function of the cardiovascular / circulatory system?

a)

To provide nutrients to the whole body

b)

To maintain homeostasis for the body

c)

To fight off infection or disease

d)

To transport nutrients, oxygen, and blood throughout the body

5.

What is the function of the immune system?

a)

To digest food

b)

To fight against pathogens and diseases

c)

To help you breathe

d)

To remove waste from the body

6.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

Controls all parts of the body; sends signals between the brain, spinal cord, and nerve endings

b)

What happens when you get nervous to do something

c)

To fight off diseases

d)

To carry oxygen, nutrients, and blood throughout the body

7.

What is the function of the respiratory system?

a)

To digest your food

b)

To remove waste from the body

c)

To take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide

d)

To fight disease

8.

The steel beams that hold up a tall building are most analogous (similar) to which body system?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

digestive

d)

immune

9.

Which system is made of the smooth, skeletal, and cardiac parts?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

nervous

d)

urinary

10.
Which system includes the nose, trachea and the lungs?
a)
respiratory
b)
circulatory
c)
immune
d)
digestive
11.
Which system includes the mouth, esophagus, and the small and large intestines?
a)
nervous
b)
excretory
c)
respiratory
d)
digestive
12.

What system cleans your blood and balances your fluids?

a)

Digestive

b)

Urinary

c)

Immune

d)

Nervous

13.

What system regulates your body through the use of glands?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Hormonal System

d)

Immune System

14.

The hormone insulin is releases via what gland?

a)

Thyroid Gland

b)

Adrenal Glands

c)

Testes

d)

Pancreas

15.

What do your kidneys do?

a)

Clean your blood

b)

Help fight infections

c)

Protect your small intestine

d)

Help move food through your digestive track

16.

About how long is your small intestine?

a)

21 inches

b)

10 inches

c)

21 feet

d)

36 feet

17.

These tiny hairs help sweep out germs and bacteria. When you smoke, they die for 15 mins.

a)

Keratin

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Cilia

d)

Tissues

18.

The trachea is also know as your

a)

Esophagus

b)

Nasal Cavity

c)

Windpipe

d)

Epiglottis

19.

What is your hair and nails made up of?

a)

Dead cells

b)

Smooth Muscles

c)

Cilia

d)

Keratin

20.

The tube that carries urine out of the body?

a)

Ureters

b)

Urethra

c)

Kidneys

d)

Bladder

21.

What does your esophagus do?

a)

Break down food

b)

Helps food leave the body as waste

c)

Helps food travel from throat to stomach

d)

All of the above

22.

What do arteries do?

a)

Bring blood back to the heart

b)

Fight disease

c)

Clean your blood

d)

Carries blood away from heart to all your cells

23.

How can you keep your body healthy?

a)

Eat right

b)

Exercise daily

c)

Do not put harmful substances in it (drugs, alcohol, etc...)

d)

All of the above

24.

Which structure does not belong in the nervous system

a)

Femur

b)

Brain

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Nerves

25.

Which structure does not belong to the respiratory system.

a)

Bronchi

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Heart

d)

Trachea

26.

Which structure does not belong to the Immune System.

a)

Skin

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Mucous Membranes

d)

Cilia

27.

Which does not belong to the skeletal system

a)

Skull

b)

Femur

c)

Bicep

d)

Clavicle

28.

Who is your favorite health teacher?

a)

The answer is D (even if you dont agree)

b)

Nope - not this one.

c)

Wrong again.

d)

Mrs. Stockwell (yes pick this for a free question) :-)

29.

About how many muscles are in the body?

a)

200

b)

400

c)

600

d)

800

30.

This bone protects the brain

a)

Femur

b)

Ribs

c)

Alveoli

d)

Skull