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body systems

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

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1.

The function of the integumentary system includes all of these except what?

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Cooling system

c)

Synthesis of Vitamin A

d)

Excretion of wastes

2.
Skin color is due to a pigment called
a)
Keratin
b)
Melanin
c)
Chromatin
d)
Epithelium
3.

Which are part of the integumentary system?

a)

Muscles, skeleton, bone marrow

b)

Hair, skin, bones

c)

Hair, skin, nails

d)

Brain, spinal cord, nerves

4.

What part of the integumentary system sends and receives messages?

a)

Glands

b)

Hair

c)

Nails

d)

Nerves

5.

Which is not a function of the integumentary system?

a)

Protection against foreign objects

b)

Sweating/cooling

c)

Insulating/warming

d)

Urinating

6.

What is the largest organ of your body?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidneys

c)

Skin

d)

None of the above

7.

How does hair protect us?

a)

By keeping us cooler

b)

By keeping us warmer

c)

By providing a boundary against germs

d)

Waterproofing

8.

Which does NOT show homeostasis of the skin?

a)

Keeping foreign objects out

b)

Sweating to maintain body temperature

c)

Releasing excess salts through pores

d)

Keeping oxygen levels healthy

9.

Which is the esophagus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Where does the digestive system start?

a)

The liver

b)

The throat

c)

The stomach

d)

The mouth

11.

What part(s) of the digestive system mechanically and chemically break(s) down food?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

both the mouth and stomach

d)

small intestine

12.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

d)

peristalsis

13.
What are the main parts of the digestive system 
a)
stomach, small and large intestine
b)
mouth,stomach,esophagus,large and small intestine, and rectum
c)
stomach, lungs, trachea, rectum
d)
large and small intestine, trachea, stomach, mouth
14.
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
15.

The tube after the small intestine where water is absorbed.

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

rectum

d)

stomach

16.
The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.
a)
rectum
b)
anus
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
17.

What is the main function of the (hilly) villi?

a)

They move food from the stomach to the small intestine

b)

They absorb nutrients into the bloodstream

c)

They absorb water from chyme

d)

They move food from the small intestine to the large intestine

18.

Chewing is an example of what type of digestion?

a)

Dental

b)

Fragmentary

c)

Chemical

d)

Mechanical

19.

Your muscles work with your ______ to help you move.

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

bones

d)

intestines

20.

True or false: Your brain sends signals to your muscles and tells them when to contract.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Muscles that you can control are called _____ muscles.

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

22.

Which of the following is not a voluntary muscle?

a)

bicep (arm)

b)

tricep (arm)

c)

hamstring (leg)

d)

heart

23.

Muscles that are attached to bones are called _____ muscles.

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

24.

Your stomach and intestines are made of _____ muscle.

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

25.

_____ muscle is only found in your heart.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

26.

Bonus: A person has about ____ muscles in their body.

a)

600

b)

206

c)

1000

d)

300

27.

True or false: Some skeletal muscles work in pairs.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Muscles can only _______ they cannot _____.

a)

pull;push

b)

push;pull

c)

expand;increase

d)

increase;expand

29.

In a muscle cell, which organelle is responsible for providing energy?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

30.

Muscles only work one way.

a)

False

b)

True

31.

Muscles cells will have more mitochondria cells than any other human cells because

a)

It produces the most protein

b)

It is red and red is hot

c)

It uses the most energy

d)

It needs to produce sweat when the body overheats.

32.

Homeostasis in the body maintains _____ in the body systems.

a)

an imbalance

b)

a relationship

c)

a cure for diseases

d)

a balance

33.

What are the three types of muscle tissues?

a)

Skeletal, Red, White

b)

Cardiac, Smooth, Skeletal

c)

Red, White, Blue

d)

Cardiac, Skeletal, Red

34.

Muscle tissues are made of ____.

a)

Organs

b)

Muscles

c)

Cells

d)

Tissues

35.

The three muscle tissues help maintain homeostasis, which answer is not an example of homeostasis within the muscular system?

a)

Maintains constant blood flow to the body

b)

Allows the body to move

c)

Allows the body to shiver and sweat

d)

Assist in the digestion of food for energy

36.

When the ________ contract, the arm bends towards the shoulder.

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Abdomninus

d)

Optimus Prime

37.
How many bones are in the body
a)
207
b)
365
c)
206
d)
236
38.
What is the biggest bone in your body?
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
39.
Where is the smallest bone in your body?
a)
hand
b)
spine
c)
ear
d)
pinky toe
40.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
41.
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
a)
pelvis and spine
b)
brain and spine
c)
ribs and sternum
d)
ribs and pelvis
42.
The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
produces red blood cells
b)
stores calcium and minerals
c)
protects organs
d)
excretes waste
43.
What are the main functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
44.
The only bone in the human body that can not heal itself?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Sternum
c)
Teeth
d)
Knee Cap
45.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
46.
No movement would occur without the skeletal system.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Huh?
47.
All living things are made up of
a)
tissues
b)
cells
c)
organs
d)
organ systems
48.
The ability of the human body to regulate itself is called...
a)
organs
b)
tissues
c)
homeostasis
d)
organism
49.
2 or more types of organs working together are...
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ system
d)
cells
50.
2 or more tissues working together are called...
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organism
51.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
52.

The joint which allows the maximum movement is the

a)

Slightly movable joint

b)

Ball and socket joint

c)

hinge joint

d)

Gliding joint

53.

Which is an example of a immovable joint?

a)

shoulder

b)

Elbow

c)

Ankle

d)

Skull

54.

Where is the ball and socket joint located ?

a)

Shoulder

b)

Neck

c)

elbow

d)

wrist

55.

Which is an example of a hinge joint

a)

knee and elbow

b)

shoulder and hip

c)

neck

d)

ankle and wrist

56.

WHICH JOINT MOVES BACK AND FORTH LIKE A DOOR?

a)

GLIDING

b)

HINGE

c)

PIVOT

d)

BALL AND SOCKET

57.
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
58.
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
59.
Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration?
a)
lungs
b)
skin
c)
liver
d)
kidneys
60.
The process of removal of the body’s wastes is called
a)
gas exchange.
b)
respiration.
c)
excretion.
d)
filtration.
61.
Using the picture, what is the structure of A?
a)
ureter
b)
kidney
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urethra
62.
The excretory system rids the body of ______ waste.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
63.
These organs are responsible for what?
a)
storing urine
b)
storing water
c)
filtering blood
d)
they don't have a particular job 
64.

Delivers oxygen to your body cells. Made in bone marrow.

a)

white blood cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

respiratory system

d)

lungs

65.

Fights disease and infection. Made by the lymphatic system.

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

circulatory system

d)

blood

66.

This organ pumps blood through your body.

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillaries

67.

These blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

a)

heart

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

arteries

68.

These blood vessels take oxygenated blood to the body cells.

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillary

69.

Small blood vessels that diffuse oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients.

a)

heart

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

capillaries

70.

The system that makes red blood cells.

a)

nervous

b)

circulatory

c)

respiratory

d)

skeletal

71.

The system that delivers oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide.

a)

respiratory

b)

skeletal

c)

lymphatic

d)

digestive

72.

The system that breaks down food into nutrients.

a)

lymphatic

b)

respiratory

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

73.

A disease in which red blood cells are mis-shaped and clog capillaries.

a)

leukemia

b)

heart disease

c)

sickle-cell anemia

d)

hemophilia

74.

The 3 main functions of the Circulatory System

a)

break down food, remove waste, make blood cells

b)

react to stimuli, grow, adapt

c)

deliver materials, remove waste, and fight infection

75.

Your heart is about the size of your __________.

a)

mouth

b)

fist

c)

show

76.

Blood carries ____________ to the heart.

a)

vitamins

b)

germs

c)

oxygen

77.

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

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

hoses

78.

What does circulate mean?

a)

pump blood

b)

beat quickly

c)

go around and around

79.

Your heart is a _____________.

a)

tube

b)

muscle

c)

vein

80.

Which describes all the parts of the circulatory system?

a)

heart, lungs, stomach, muscles

b)

heart, blood, arteries, and veins

c)

bones, skin, hair

81.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

82.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
83.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
84.
What does Deoxygenated mean?
a)
Oxygen-rich
b)
Blood flow
c)
Oxygen-poor
d)
Water Flow
85.
Which is the correct definition of the Circulatory system?
a)
The system fights disease so the body stays healthy.
b)
The system that circulates blood and oxygen through the body, consisting of the heart,blood vessels,and blood.
c)
Breaks down food into smaller pieces and absorbs those nutrients into the body.
d)
Provides shape and structure for the body.
86.
What do Red-Blood cells do?
a)
Carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and  transport carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs
b)
keeps blood flowing in one direction to the heart and prevent blood from flowing backwards
c)
Collects  blood from the capillaries and drain it into the veins
d)
Bring nutriients to the cells and carries away waste materials.
87.
What does blood do?
a)
Carries Water to cells
b)
Carries Oxygen to cells
c)
Carries Food to cells
d)
All of the above 
88.
a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen
a)
diaphragm
b)
epiglottis
c)
alveoli
d)
bronchial tubes
89.
cleans, moistens, and warms the air
a)
trachea
b)
larynx
c)
nasal passage
d)
windpipe
90.
What is breathed out from our mouth and nose?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
helium
91.
the gas known as _______ is needed to stay alive and properly.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen
d)
helium
92.
Clusters of tiny air sacs that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
a)
Pharynx
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Alveoli
d)
Lungs
93.
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
94.

What is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

b)

to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

c)

to control the body's activities by relaying messages

d)

to control the body's movements

95.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

96.

A nerve cell is called a:

a)

neutron

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

synapse

97.

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

a)

response

b)

synapse

c)

cerebral response

d)

reflex

98.

True or False: the right side of the brain controls the right side of your body, while the left side of the brain controls the left side of your body.

a)

True

b)

False

99.
What bone protects your brain?
a)
Skull
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Cerbrum
d)
Deltoids
100.

Which TWO systems are involved?

The brain controls the muscles that control breathing in and out.

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Digestive system

101.

Which TWO systems are involved?

The blood delivers oxygen to muscles, which they need in order to relax and contract.

a)

Respiratory system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Excretory system

d)

Musculoskeletal system

102.

Which TWO systems are involved?

The brain sends signals to the muscles to contract or relax when you want to move.

a)

Nervous system

b)

Excretory system

c)

Musculoskeletal system

d)

Respiratory system

103.

Which TWO systems are involved?

The _________ system distributes the nutrients arriving from the hamburger he ate for lunch.

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Excretory system

c)

Musculoskeletal system

d)

Digestive system

104.

Which TWO systems are involved?

The bladder sends messages to the brain when it's full. The brain controls the muscles of the bladder.

a)

Nervous system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Digestive system

d)

Excretory system

105.

Which THREE systems are involved?

The small intestine give nutrients to the blood, and the kidneys clean the blood of waste.

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Musculoskeletal system

c)

Excretory system

d)

Digestive system

106.

Which TWO systems are involved?

The brain tells the heart to speed up when you exercise.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Nervous System

107.

Which TWO systems are involved?

The lungs deliver oxygen to the blood, which transports it to all the cells in the body.

a)

Nervous systerm

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Circulatory systerm

d)

Digestive system

108.

A FUNCTION is....

a)

the tissues in an organ

b)

the organs in a body

c)

the job of all the organs working together

d)

the cells in the organ

109.

The FORM of an organ system is

a)

the cells that make it up

b)

the tissues that make it up

c)

the organs that make it up

d)

The organism

110.

The FORM of an organ system is

a)

the cells that make it up

b)

the tissues that make it up

c)

the organs that make it up

d)

The organism

111.

The FORM of an organ system is

a)

the cells that make it up

b)

the tissues that make it up

c)

the organs that make it up

d)

The organism

112.

The FORM of an organ system is

a)

the cells that make it up

b)

the tissues that make it up

c)

the organs that make it up

d)

The organism

113.

A FUNCTION is....

a)

the tissues in an organ

b)

the organs in a body

c)

the job of all the organs working together

d)

the cells in the organ

114.

A FUNCTION is....

a)

the tissues in an organ

b)

the organs in a body

c)

the job of all the organs working together

d)

the cells in the organ

115.

A FUNCTION is....

a)

the tissues in an organ

b)

the organs in a body

c)

the job of all the organs working together

d)

the cells in the organ