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WorksheetsDigestive, Respiratory & Circulatory Systems
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where in the Respiratory System are the ALVEOLI located?
In the lungs
In the Heart
In the Trachea
In the Pharynx
Place the following events in the correct order:
A) Food Enters the Esophagus
B) Food enters the Stomach
C) Food enters the Pharynx
A, B, C
B, A, C
C, A, B
C, B, A
Your teeth in your mouth break down food while chewing. This is
Chemical Digestion
Mechanical Digestion
Regurgitation
Defecation
When you exhale, or breathe out, your lungs remove (?) and take in (?)
Oxygen / Carbon Dioxide
Air / Waste
Carbon Dioxide / Oxygen
Glucose / Carbon Monoxide
During gas exchange oxygen moves into the blood and carbon dioxide moves into the alveoli.
TRUE
FALSE
NEVER
Only on odd numbered Thursdays
The main difference between OPEN and CLOSED circulatory systems is...
Closed has blood LOOSE within the body cavity. Open has blood WITHIN blood vessels
Closed are for Insects ONLY
Open has blood LOOSE within the body cavity. Closed has blood WITHIN blood vessels.
Open are ONLY in Mammals
In the large intestine or colon, which liquid nutrient is being absorbed into the bloodstream, or we would be very dehydrated?
Carbohydrate
Water
Vitamins
Protein
Which type of blood vessel only allows gas and other materials to be exchanged through the vessel walls?
Arteries
Capillaries
Septum
Veins
A waste product of the respiratory system is:
Glucose
Oxygen
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
Nose
Stomach
Pharynx
Lungs
Most chemical digestion of our food takes place in which organ?
Esophagus
Large Intestine
Small Intestine
Stomach
Why does the blood turn DARK RED (blue blood) as it circulates through the body?
As it circulates, Blood delivers Oxygen and picks up Carbon Dioxide from the cells.
As it circulates, Blood delivers Carbon Dioxide and picks up Oxygen from the cells.
As it circulates, Blood delivers Glucose and picks up Chlorophyll from the cells.
As it circulates, Blood delivers Carbon Monoxide and picks up Oxygen from the cells.
What are five important organs part of the respiratory system?
Nose, Trachea, Windpipe, Esophagus, Lungs
The Nose, Trachea , Throat (Pharynx). Voice box (Larynx) and Heart
The Nose, Throat, Lungs, and Sub system
The Nose, Throat (pharynx) ,Windpipe (trachea), Bronchi, and Lungs
In the digestion process, where does it begin to break the food down?
Colon (Large Intestine)
Mouth
Stomach
Small Intestine
How is carbon dioxide released from the body?
When we urinate
When we inhale
When we exhale
When we sweat
Which blood vessel carries blood from the body Towards the heart?
Arteries
Capillaries
Valves
Veins
Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the _________ and the capillaries.
Bronchi
Esophagus
Alveoli
Trachea
As waste moves through the digestive system, the _______________ absorbs useable water before storing waste in the rectum?
Large Intestine
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
To break down food and absorb nutrients
To provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
To remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
To break down food and absorb nutrients
This part of the respiratory system cleans, moistens, and warms the air.
Larynx
Trachea
Nasal Passage
Windpipe
Which type of blood vessel carries blood Away from the heart?
Arteries
Capillaries
Alveoli
Veins
Which of the following is NOT part of the digestive tract? (Hint: Food does NOT pass through here; it is a "secondary" digestive organ.)
Esophagus
Liver
Mouth
Small Intestine
The correct sequence (order) for the path of blood through the body is _________.
Rest of the Body --Lungs -- Heart -- Lungs
Heart -- Rest of the Body -- Lungs -- Heart
Heart---Lungs---Rest of the Body -- Lungs -- Heart
Heart -- Lungs -- Heart -- Rest of the Body -- Heart
What type of cells carry oxygen in the blood?
Plasma
Platelets
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
During the time we are inhaling, our diaphragm does what?
Contracts Up
Pulls Up
Pulls Down
Stays the Same
What is the contraction called that moves food along the digestive tract?
Gag-Reflex
Hiccup
Peristalsis
Voluntary
The circulatory system includes these FOUR parts...
Heart
Diaphragm
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
Nutrients are exchanged between the blood and the body cells in the _________.
Arteries
Bronchioles
Capillaries
Veins
What are the two major organs of the respiratory system?
Alveoli
Bronchioles
Capillaries
Lungs
Name of the muscular tube that takes the chewed food once swallowed in the mouth to the stomach.
Duodenum
Esophagus
Ileum
Jejunum
