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Human Body Systems - Exam Review

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What is the function of the muscular system?

a)

The function is movement of the body through muscles

b)

The function is to get rid of waste

c)

The function is to process food for nutrients and energy

d)

The function is to protect you against disease

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

What is the function of the excretory/urinary system?

a)

Removes liquid waste from your body

b)

digests food

c)

helps you breathe

d)

circulates your blood

7.
The smallest units or parts of living things; the body's building blocks.
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
system
8.
Which example best shows structures that make up the digestive system in the human body?
a)
heart, blood, vessels
b)
nose, trachea, lungs
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
esophagus, stomach, intestines
9.
How does the muscular system depend on the nervous system?
a)
The nervous system transports blood to the muscles.
b)
The nervous system provides support for the muscles.
c)
The nervous system supplies food and oxygen to the muscles.
d)
The nervous system sends signals to the muscles to cause movement.
10.
Which body systems work together to allow the body to move?
a)
nervous and skeletal
b)
muscular and skeletal
c)
nervous and circulatory
d)
muscular and circulatory
11.
How do the muscular and skeletal systems work together to help the body?
a)
they provide blood to the body
b)
They provide nutrients to the body.
c)
They provide structure and movement for the body.
d)
They provide oxygen and carbon dioxide to the body.
12.

Which is an example of a function the muscular system performs?

a)

Voluntary muscles pump blood through the body.

b)

Skeletal muscles keep a body’s joints working properly.

c)

Cardiac muscles move bones and hold a body’s skeleton in place.

d)

Smooth muscles help move food through the organs they surround.

13.
Which best compares the respiratory system to the circulatory system?
a)
The respiratory system transports oxygen to cells, while the circulatory system provides oxygen for cells.
b)
The respiratory system provides oxygen for cells, while the circulatory system transports oxygen to cells.
c)
The respiratory system breaks down food for cell energy, while the circulatory system rids the body of waste.
d)
The respiratory system rids the body of waste, while the circulatory system breaks down food for cell energy.
14.
Which best explains how the muscular system relies on the respiratory system?
a)
The respiratory system cools the muscular system.
b)
The respiratory system acts as the support system for the muscular system.
c)
The respiratory system brings oxygen into the body for the muscular system to use.
d)
The respiratory system provides nutrients for the body to use as fuel.
15.
Which two human body systems are most responsible for getting oxygen to cells?
a)
digestive and skeletal
b)
skeletal and circulatory
c)
circulatory and respiratory
d)
respiratory and digestive
16.
Bone cells need nutrients. Which two systems get nutrients to bone cells?
a)
the digestive system and the circulatory system
b)
the circulatory system and the respiratory system
c)
the respiratory system and the skeletal system
d)
the skeletal system and the digestive system
17.

The muscular organ that pumps blood through out your body is your

a)

Arteries

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Heart

d)

Larynx

18.

Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

19.

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

a)

skeletal system

b)

circulatory system

c)

respiratory system

d)

muscular system

20.

The joint with a rounded end of bone fitting snug within another bone.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

21.

The joint that moves in one direction, like a door

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

22.

The joint that consists of a bone resting atop another bone, permitting free movement.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

23.

The joint in which bones slip over other bones, allowing free movement.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

24.

This is at the end of a bone, cushions/tough

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

25.

This attaches bone to muscle.

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

26.

This attaches bone to bone

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

27.

The part of the bone that makes red blood cells.

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

bone marrow

28.

How many bones are in an adult body?

a)

106

b)

206

c)

306

d)

406

29.
The ______________ is made up of arms, wrists, hands, fingers, legs, ankles, feet, and toes.
a)
Axial
b)
Appendicular
30.
The human skeleton can be subdivided into two parts, what part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column and rib cage?
a)
appendicular
b)
axial
31.

Bones are alive and can heal.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Hinge joints are found in your _____ and _____.

a)

skull, jaw

b)

hips, shoulders

c)

hands, feet

d)

elbows, knees

33.

The bones of the ankle are called

a)

carpals

b)

jewlups

c)

tarsals

d)

calcaneus

34.

The thigh bone is also known as the

a)

tibia

b)

humerus

c)

fibula

d)

femur

35.
What is another name for your collar bone?
a)
scapula
b)
clavicle
c)
patella
d)
sternum
36.

Phalanges are in two places in the body, they are

a)

hands and arms

b)

feet and legs

c)

hands and feet

d)

hands and ankles

37.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius
d)
vertebrae
38.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius 
d)
vertebrae
39.
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
clavicle
40.
a)
vertebrae
b)
tibia
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
41.
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
rib
42.
a)
fibula
b)
tibia
c)
femur
d)
pelvis
43.

What is your kneecap called?

a)

manible

b)

patella

c)

calcaneus

d)

tarsals

44.

What is your jaw called?

a)

mandible

b)

ilium

c)

metacarpals

d)

ischium

45.

What is your shoulder blade called?

a)

clavicle

b)

ulna

c)

sternum

d)

scapula

46.
These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.  
a)
Skeletal/ Voluntary
b)
Smooth/Involuntary
c)
Cardiac 
d)
Rough 
47.
Cardiac muscle is only found where? 
a)
Lungs
b)
Heart
c)
Kidney's 
d)
Liver
48.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
49.
What is a voluntary muscle?
a)
You have control over the muscle 
b)
You have no control over the muscle
c)
Muscle works automatically
d)
Muscles fuse together
50.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Skeleton
d)
Involuntary Muscles
51.
Movements that you cannot control
a)
Strain
b)
Sprain
c)
Voluntary
d)
Involuntary
52.
These muscles are found in your organs
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Rough
d)
Cardiac
53.
How many Muscles are in the Skeletal System?
a)
500
b)
over 600
c)
300
d)
200
54.
a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen
a)
diaphragm
b)
epiglottis
c)
alveoli
d)
bronchial tubes
55.
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
56.
the tubes that go from the trachea into the lungs
a)
alveoli
b)
diaphragm
c)
epiglottis
d)
bronchial tubes
57.
a chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
58.
cleans, moistens, and warms the air
a)
trachea
b)
larynx
c)
nasal passage
d)
windpipe
59.
a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
epiglottis
60.
known as the voice box
a)
windpipe
b)
larynx
c)
pharynx
d)
epiglottis
61.
Clusters of tiny air sacs that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
a)
Pharynx
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Alveoli
d)
Lungs
62.
Muscular structure that helps to expand and contract the lungs, forcing air in and out
a)
Pharynx
b)
Nasal cavity
c)
Alveoli
d)
Diaphragm
63.
What is the function of the respiratory system
a)
Take in O2 only
b)
Remove CO2 only
c)
Take in O2 ad remove CO2
d)
Make sugar
64.

Your heart pumps blood throughout your entire body through little tubes called _____________.

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

hoses

65.

Blood is carried back to your heart in little tubes called ____________.

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

hoses

66.

Where do arteries carry blood?

a)

from tissues to the heart

b)

away from the heart to tissues

c)

to the bones only

d)

arteries are not a type of blood vessel

67.

What occurs in the capillaries?

a)

diseases are cured

b)

red blood cells are created

c)

the exchange of gasses occur

d)

white blood cells are created

68.

The FREQUENCY of heart contractions is...

a)

heart rate

b)

blood pressure

c)

respiratory rate

d)

voluntary muscle contraction

69.

The FORCE of heart contractions is ....

a)

heart rate

b)

blood pressure

c)

pulse

d)

respiratory rate

70.

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

71.

The heart is made up of what kind of muscle?

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

voluntary

72.

The bottom part of the heart is divided into two chambers called what?

a)

Ventricles

b)

Atria

73.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
74.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
75.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
76.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
77.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
78.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
79.

This chamber of the heart RECEIVES oxygen rich blood back from the lungs

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

80.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Appendix

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Stomach

81.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Gall Bladder

b)

Small intestine

c)

Pancreas

d)

Liver

82.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Large intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

83.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Stomach

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Gall bladder

84.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Stomach

c)

Salivary glands

d)

Mouth

85.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Gall Bladder

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

86.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Large intestine

b)

Small intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Appendix

87.

What part of the digestive system is highlighted?

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

88.
What does saliva do?
a)
Chemically digests food in the mouth.
b)
Chemically digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
89.
Where does digestion begin?
a)
Mouth
b)
Esophagus
c)
Stomach
d)
Small Intestine
90.
What organ makes bile?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Liver
c)
Pancreas
d)
Appendix
91.
What is the small intestine responsible for?
a)
takes in more enzymes and starts absorption
b)
breaking down food
c)
chewing
d)
adding food
92.
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Stomach
d)
Esophagus
93.
The muscular organ in the body where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.
a)
pancreas
b)
liver
c)
stomach
d)
esophagus
94.
A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
esophagus
d)
rectum
95.
The tube after the small intestine where the liquid is absorbed.
a)
large intestine
b)
small intestine
c)
rectum
d)
stomach
96.
a)
purging
b)
peristalsis
c)
platinum
d)
paralysis
97.
What is the main function of the excretory system?
a)
to collect and remove wastes from the body
b)
to strengthen skeletal muscles
c)
to protect the nervous system
d)
to bring oxygen to body cells
98.
Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?
a)
ureters
b)
urethra
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urea
99.
Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?
a)
blood cells
b)
protein
c)
glucose
d)
urea
100.
What function do the kidneys perform?
a)
eliminate carbon dioxide
b)
supply oxygen to body cells
c)
remove urea and excess water
d)
play a role in gas exchange
101.
These organs are responsible for what?
a)
storing urine
b)
storing water
c)
filtering blood
d)
they don't have a particular job 
102.
Urine flows out of the kidneys through narrow tubes called
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Ureter
c)
Nephrons
d)
Urethra
103.
What is #2?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
104.
What is #3?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
105.
What is #4?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureter
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
106.
What is #1?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra