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Body System Interactions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The digestive and respiratory systems pair together to ...

a)

bring carbon dioxide and wastes to cells for diffusion.

b)

bring oxygen and wastes to cells for diffusion.

c)

bring oxygen and nutrients to cells for cellular respiration.

d)

bring carbon dioxide and nutrients to cells for cellular respiration.

2.

Which is the best reason that a scratch on the surface of the skin will probably not bleed very much?

a)

The skin has no blood vessels.

      

 

b)

The oil glands prevent the scratch from going too deep.

c)

The hair follicle blocks the release of the blood.

d)

The blood vessels are in the deepest layer of the skin & not on the surface

3.

The digestive and respiratory rely on the ___ systems to transport needed materials to the cells.

a)

circlatory and excretory

b)

circulatory and muscular

c)

nervous and digestive

d)

nervous and skeletal

4.

The immune system fights diseases. The circulatory system pairs with the immune system because ___.

a)

blood is made in the bones.

b)

plasma carries nutrients.

c)

red blood cells carry oxygen.

d)

white blood cells fight infection.

5.

The immune system fights diseases. The circulatory system pairs with the immune system because ___.

a)

blood is made in the bones.

b)

red blood cells carry oxygen.

c)

plasma carries nutrients.

d)

white blood cells fight infection.

6.

In which structures would the occurrence of mutations have the greatest effect on human evolution?

a)

1 & 3

b)

3 & 6

c)

          2 & 5                     

d)

1 & 4

7.

What tissue type carries information from your brain to the heart telling it to pump blood.

a)

nerve tissue

b)

muscle tissue

c)

epithelial tissue

d)

connective tissue

8.

Which structure shown in the figure to the right is responsible for peristalsis?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

How do the skeletal and circulatory systems relate to each other?

a)

Bone marrow produces blood.

b)

The heart is held in place in the chest by ligaments.

c)

The heart is made of cardiac muscle tissue.

d)

The blood brings carbon dioxide and glucose to the cells of the bones.

10.

The diaphragm links the respiratory to the muscular system because...

a)

it is made of skeletal muscle tissue that helps you breath.

b)

it is made of cardiac muscle tissue that helps you breath.

c)

it is made of smooth muscle tissue that helps you breath.