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Body Systems (provocation)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the human body is the sweatiest?

a)

Armpits

b)

Back

c)

Face

d)

Feet

2.

Babies are born with nearly 100 more bones than adults

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Before the smallpox vaccine, what was the average death rate of this disease?

a)

17%

b)

30%

c)

20%

d)

90%

4.

Check all the natural ways your body cools itself down.

a)

Shivering

b)

Sweating

c)

Goosebumps

d)

Going 'red' in your skin

5.

What is the largest organ of the human body?

a)

the brain

b)

the lungs

c)

the heart

d)

the skin

6.

If you laid out all a human body's blood vessels (end to end), they would circle around the earth....

a)

once

b)

twice

c)

3 times

d)

4 times

7.

Your right and left lung are exactly the same

a)

true

b)

false

8.

When you feel pain it is actually...

a)

nerves sending a message to your bones

b)

bones feeling an electrical signal

c)

your nerves sending a message to your brain

d)

your eyes seeing what is happening and sending a message to your brain

9.

You are taller in the morning that just before going to bed at night.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

How much saliva (on average) does your mouth produce each day?

a)

200mL

b)

1L

c)

500mL

d)

4L

11.

We have cells in our body that are nicknamed 'Killer T Cells' that help us fight disease and infection.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What part of the body cannot heal itself?

a)

bones

b)

liver

c)

teeth

d)

eyes

13.

Scientists and doctors have developed technology that can help people who are paralyzed move again

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Approximately how much does your blood account for your body weight?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

35%

d)

50%

15.

Research and trials of 3D printing body parts to use in medical procedures have already begun

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Generally, when your resting heart rate is lower, it means you are:

a)

more unfit

b)

more fit

c)

your heart has stopped

17.

Today the average life expectancy (how long a person lives for) is around 72 years old. 200 hundred years ago it was...

a)

51 years

b)

29 years

c)

40 years

d)

35 years

18.

To have a hereditary disease means...

a)

you grow lots of hair

b)

you get herd immunity from that disease

c)

a disease that 'runs in the family'

d)

a disease you get when you're older

19.

Concrete is stronger than human bones

a)

true

b)

false

20.

More girls are colour blind than boys.

a)

true

b)

false