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Warm Up Quiz #6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tendon is a

a)

type of involuntary muscle

b)

type of voluntary muscle

c)

strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

d)

contraction of a muscle that makes it shorter and thicker

2.

The muscles that you use to lift a book are

a)

cardiac muscles

b)

involuntary muscles

c)

smooth muscles

d)

skeletal muscles

3.

Messages are carried back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body by

a)

respiratory tissue

b)

nervous tissue

c)

the circulatory system

d)

digestive tissue

4.

Skeletal muscles must work in pairs because

a)

muscle cells can only contract

b)

muscle cells can only extend

c)

it takes two muscles to move a bone in one direction

d)

when muscles work in pairs, they tire less quickly

5.

Oxygenated blood has

a)

only been to the brain

b)

been through the body, pumped back to the heart and is on the way to the lungs

c)

only been to the heart

d)

been to the lungs and is headed through the body

6.

What blood vessels take deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

a)

cardiac muscles

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

arteries and veins

7.

the brain is composed of many cells and different tissues. At what level of organization is the brain?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

System

8.

Which two systems work together to enable you to bend you arm?

a)

Muscular and skeletal

b)

Lymphatic and endocrine

c)

Circulatory and respiratory

d)

Integumentary and immune

9.

The part of the nervous system that contains your brain and spinal cord is called the

a)

peripheral nervous system

b)

brain stem

c)

central nervous system

d)

somatic nervous system

10.

The peripheral nervous system contains

a)

the spinal cord only

b)

the brain only

c)

the nerves only

d)

nerves and spinal cord

11.

The thick column of nerve tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system is the

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

cerebellum

d)

cornea

12.

When the nervous system makes you feel hungry or thirsty, what body process is it helping to carry out?

a)

delivering oxygen to cells

b)

maintaining homeostasis

c)

moving the body

d)

supporting the body

13.

A change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react is called a(an)

a)

stimulus

b)

reaction

c)

impulse

d)

response

14.

What body system(s) work together to pull your hand away from the hot stove top?

a)

The circulatory and muscular systems

b)

The muscular and nervous systems

c)

Only the nervous system

d)

Only the muscular system

15.

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

capillaries

d)

lymphatic vessels

16.

Oxygenated blood that leaves the LEFT side of the heard is pumped to:

a)

the body

b)

the lungs

c)

the right side of the heart

d)

none of the above

17.

What is the main function of the circulatory system?

a)

To control and coordinate all the functions of the body

b)

To circulate nutrients, gases and waste around the body

c)

To circulate nutrients in the digestive system

d)

To move gages into and out of the lungs

18.

What happens to blood at the lungs?

a)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide enter the blood

b)

Oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood

c)

Carbon dioxide enters the blood and oxygen leaves the blood

d)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide leave the blood

19.

Which of these is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?

a)

transporting cells that attack disease-causing microorganisms

b)

carrying oxygen, glucose, and other needed materials to cells

c)

carrying waste products away from cells

d)

controlling many body processes by means of chemicals

20.

If a person's blood lacked platelets, what process could not take place?

a)

carrying oxygen to cells

b)

carrying glucose to cells

c)

clotting of blood

d)

transfusing of blood