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Body Systems

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ connect muscles to bones

a)

tendons

b)

collagen

c)

joints

d)

cartilage

2.

About how many muscles do you have in your body?

a)

600

b)

50

c)

1,000

d)

100

3.

Which is NOT a kind of muscle in the human body?

a)

exoskeletal

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

cardiac

4.

Muscles usually work in __________ .

a)

sets of 5

b)

pairs

c)

sets of 4

d)

sets of 3

5.

What best describes your heart?

a)

smooth muscle

b)

skeletal muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

memory muscle

6.

Muscles are working in your body even when you are asleep and still.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Muscles are attached to bones by __________ .

a)

ligaments

b)

fibers

c)

joints

d)

tendons

8.

I am a muscle attached to a bone. I am a voluntary muscle. I appear striped under the microscope. What kind of muscle am I?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

memory

9.

What kind of muscle is in the heart?

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

d)

memory

10.

What kind of muscle is found in the stomach wall?

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

memory

11.

What is thick connective tissue that holds bone to bone?

a)

tendon

b)

ligament

c)

cartilage

d)

joint

12.

What is soft tissue in the human body that allow for movement?

a)

muscles

b)

cartilage

c)

ligament

d)

tendons

13.

What is the connecting point where two or more bones are joined together?

a)

striated muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

joint

d)

ligament

14.

What is muscle tissue that work together without thought or action?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

memory muscle

d)

contraction

15.

What is muscle tissue that moves under our control?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

contraction

d)

memory muscle

16.
Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.
a)
106
b)
201
c)
206
17.
All living things are made up of
a)
tissues
b)
cells
c)
organs
d)
organ systems
18.
The ability of the human body to regulate itself is called...
a)
organs
b)
tissues
c)
homeostasis
d)
organism
19.
2 or more types of organs working together are...
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ system
d)
cells
20.
2 or more tissues working together are called...
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organism
21.
Name a way the body uses homeostasis.
a)
By sweating when it's too cold outside.
b)
By wearing a coat when it's cold outside.
c)
By shivering when it's too cold outside.
22.
Organize the body from most complex to simplest.
a)
cells, organ, organ system, tissue, organism
b)
cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism
c)
organism, organ system, organs, tissues, cells
d)
cells, tissues, organs, organism
23.

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

a)

white blood cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

respiratory system

d)

lungs

24.

Fights disease and infection. Made by the lymphatic system.

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

circulatory system

d)

blood

25.

This organ pumps blood through your body.

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillaries

26.

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

a)

heart

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

capillaries

27.

The system that makes red blood cells.

a)

nervous

b)

circulatory

c)

respiratory

d)

skeletal

28.

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

a)

respiratory

b)

skeletal

c)

lymphatic

d)

digestive

29.

The system that breaks down food into nutrients.

a)

lymphatic

b)

respiratory

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

30.

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

31.

The circulatory system consists of what three parts?

a)

Heart

b)

Brain

c)

Blood

d)

Blood vessels

e)

Liver

32.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

34.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
35.

tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood.

a)

lungs

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

diaphragm

36.

the windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.

a)

trachea

b)

lungs

c)

larynx

d)

bronchi

37.

the passages that direct air into the lungs.

a)

lungs

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

alveoli

38.

What can you infer about the function of the ribcage?

a)

It protects the lungs.

b)

It helps the lungs pump oxygen.

c)

It delivers oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream.

d)

It connects the trachea to the lungs.

39.

Where does the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream take place?

a)

In the heart

b)

In the trachea

c)

In the alveoli

d)

In the nasal passages

40.

Where does cellular respiration take place in?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

41.

Cellular respiration uses glucose and __________ to make energy.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

mitochondria

42.

What is the digestive system?

a)

A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body

b)

A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body

c)

A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat

d)

A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest.

43.

Where does the digestive system start?

a)

The liver

b)

The throat

c)

The stomach

d)

The mouth

44.

What are 2 MOST important organs of the digestive system?

a)

small intestines

b)

esophagus

c)

large intestines

d)

pharynx

45.

What does the small intestine do?

a)

reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

b)

Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

c)

keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

d)

Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

46.

Which is the esophagus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

47.

What does the large intestine do?

a)

digest the food from this process

b)

makes a pathway for the food

c)

reabsorb a lot of the water from this process

d)

absorbs the food from this process

48.

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

a)

A~ small intestine

E~ large intestine

b)

D~ small intestine

E~ large intestine

c)

C~ large intestine

B~ small intestine

d)

A~ large intestine

C~ small intestine

e)

E~ small intestine

D~ large intestine

49.
1
a)
Mouth 
b)
Salivary Glands
c)
Esophagus
d)
Stomach
50.
3
a)
Esophagus
b)
Salivary Glands
c)
Stomach
d)
Pancreas
51.
What do the villi do?
a)
Digests food in the mouth.
b)
Digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
52.
What does stomach acid 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.
53.

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

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

c)

inertia contractions

d)

paralysis

54.
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
55.
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
56.
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
57.
Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?
a)
blood cells
b)
protein
c)
glucose
d)
urea
58.
Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration?
a)
lungs
b)
skin
c)
liver
d)
kidneys
59.
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
60.
Using the picture, what is the structure of A?
a)
ureter
b)
kidney
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urethra
61.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure A?
a)
Carries urine away from the kidneys
b)
Stores urine
c)
Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other materials
d)
Carries urine away from body and eliminates it
62.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure B?
a)
Carries urine away from the kidneys
b)
Stores urine
c)
Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other materials
d)
Carries urine away from body and eliminates it
63.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure C?
a)
Carries urine away from the kidneys
b)
Stores urine
c)
Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other materials
d)
Carries urine away from body and eliminates it
64.
Using the picture, what is the function of structure D?
a)
Carries urine away from the kidneys
b)
Stores urine
c)
Eliminates urea, excess water, and some other materials
d)
Carries urine away from body and eliminates it