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Body Systems Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muscles get longer when they ____.

a)

contract

b)

relax

c)

produce energy

d)

get stronger

2.

Which type of muscle pumps blood through the body?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

conscious muscle

3.

Which type of muscle attaches to bones to enable movement?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

conscious muscle

4.

Which type of muscle lines organs?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

conscious muscle

5.

Which type of muscle is under conscious control?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

conscious muscle

6.

What is a strip of tissue that attaches bones together?

a)

tendons

b)

muscles

c)

tissues

d)

ligaments

7.

What type of joint is found in your knees?

a)

hinge

b)

pivot

c)

ball and socket

d)

ligament

8.

Which is NOT a function of bone?

a)

protection of soft structures

b)

production of red blood cells

c)

storage of calcium

d)

breathing in air

9.

Name an animal that has a hydroskeleton.

(a)  

10.

What is the name of the skeleton that is on the outside?

a)

exoskeleton

b)

introskeleton

c)

hydroskeleton

d)

bony skeleton

11.

________ is a unit of energy in food.

a)

fat

b)

glucose

c)

ATP

d)

Calorie

12.

Which is NOT something that affects the amount of energy you need to consume?

a)

weight

b)

temperature

c)

age

d)

amount of activity

13.

What part of the digestive system performs mechanical digestion?

a)

stomach

b)

large intestine

c)

small intestine

d)

teeth

14.

What part of the digestive system performs chemical digestion?

a)

teeth

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

tongue

15.

Where are most of the nutrients in food absorbed into the bloodstream?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

16.

Which system gets rid of waste?

a)

digestive system

b)

skeletal system

c)

circulatory system

d)

excretory system

17.

Where does air pass after it goes through the pharynx?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

diaphragm

18.

What are the tubes that lead into the lungs?

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

diaphragm

19.

The diaphragm moves _____ when you exhale to push air out of the lungs.

a)

up

b)

down

c)

left

d)

right

20.

Where does gas exchange occur?

a)

lungs

b)

alveoli

c)

diaphragm

d)

atrium

21.

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

a)

away from

b)

to

c)

behind

d)

in front

22.

Arteries carry blood ________ the heart.

a)

away from

b)

to

c)

behind

d)

in front

23.

What are the basic functioning units of the nervous system?

a)

atria

b)

ventricles

c)

neurons

d)

capillaries

24.

If you burn your fingers, that signal is picked up by the _______

a)

central nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

spinal cord

d)

brain

25.

Which is NOT part of the central nervous system?

a)

nerves on the arm

b)

brain

c)

spinal cord

d)

nerves on the neck

26.

The senses rely on _________ to pick up the signal from the environment.

a)

spinal cord

b)

neurons

c)

receptors

d)

inner ear

27.

What is the name of the hole that light passes through after it goes through the cornea?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

retina

d)

optic nerve