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Circulatory/Respiratory/Digestive Systems

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What are veins?

a)

they carry blood away from the heart

b)

they carry blood to the heart

c)

they exchange gasses

d)

they release hormones into the bloodstream

3.

What is in blood that are cell fragments that help in the process of clotting?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Plasma

d)

Platelets

4.
The fluid portion of blood that carries blood cells, glucose, proteins, fats, and wastes throughout the body.
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
plasma
d)
platelets
5.
After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.
a)
mucus
b)
trachea
c)
larynx
d)
epiglottis
6.
a chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
7.
known as the voice box
a)
windpipe
b)
larynx
c)
pharynx
d)
epiglottis
8.

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

9.

The functional unit of the kidneys which includes the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule, tubules and the Loop of Henle.

a)

Malpighian body

b)

renal tubule

c)

renal corpuscle

d)

nephron

10.

Organs of excretion that maintain homeostasis include the kidneys, lungs, skin, and

a)

colon.

b)

bladder

c)

liver.

11.

What is a molecule that the immune system identifies as foreign and responds by forming antibodies?

a)

Antigen

b)

Bile

c)

Nephron

12.

This is fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder to help digest lipids and neutralize stomach acid.

a)

Dialysis

b)

Bile

c)

Arteries

d)

Nephron

13.

What do you call a medical procedure in which blood is filtered through a machine in patients with kidney failure?

a)

Dialysis

b)

Peristalsis

14.

What do you call the process of removing wastes and excess water from the body?

a)

Bile

b)

Excretion

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Dialysis