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Human Body Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rate at which blood flows through the human body changes in response to many factors. Which statement describes one of these factors and its effect on blood flow?

a)

A high viscosity of blood causes an increased resistance in the blood vessels and leads to decreased blood flow

b)

The changing of the shape of red blood cells to a crescent shape decreases resistance and lead to increased blood flow.

c)

The narrowing of blood vessels increases pressure and leads to increased blood flow.

d)

A low blood pH decreases the rate of diffusion through the blood vessels and leads to decreased blood flow.

2.

A patient presents with sickle cell anemia which causes blood cells to become crescent moon shaped and easily clump together and form clots. How would sickle cell anemia affect blood flow?

a)

Decrease blood flow

b)

Increase blood flow

c)

It really has no effect

d)

Sometimes it increases flow and sometimes decreases flow

3.

Which of the following factors would most directly affect blood flow through the circulatory system?

a)

blood sugar

b)

blood pressure

c)

respiratory rate

d)

outside temperature

4.

Which line in the graph above best illustrates an effect of the carbon dioxide level in the blood on breathing rate before, during and after a period of exercise?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Blood pressure is measured in the capillaries.

b)

The veins have the highest blood pressure.

c)

The walls of the arteries are thin to allow the oxygen rich blood to enter the body tissues.

d)

Veins have a series of valves to assist blood to return to the heart.

6.

Which letter is pointing to the parietal lobe of the cerebrum?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

What is a function of the brain stem?

a)

interpret vision

b)

store memories

c)

balance

d)

breathing

8.

Which letter is pointing to the cerebellum?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

9.

Although vaccines cannot be used to treat a person who is sick, they can help to prevent infections. Vaccinations tell the body to create "memory cells", which will function later to create antibodies against certain pathogens. When a person is vaccinated, what are they injected with?

a)

weakened viruses or antigens from the virus

b)

live, inactive viruses

c)

antibodies to a disease bacterium

d)

blood from a person who has had the disease

10.

Many species of bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics because antibiotics have been so widely used. Now, bacteria that at one time were killed by antibiotics are more difficult to treat. What is the best way to proceed in dealing with this public health problem?

a)

Anti-viral medications should now be used instead of antibiotics.

b)

Antibiotics should only be prescribed to people with bacterial infections.

c)

Antibiotics should be made available to anyone without a prescription.

d)

Antibiotics should no longer be used.

11.

During infection, these antibody-producing cells become activated in the lymph nodes to neutralize blood-borne pathogens

a)

Macrophage

b)

Neutrophils

c)

B Cells

d)

Killer T Cells

12.

A person with an injury to her frontal lobe may have difficulty with...

a)

sleeping

b)

reasoning & making decisions

c)

seeing

d)

hearing

13.

Which of the following sequences correctly describes prenatal development?

a)

blastocyst implants in uterus, zygote forms, heart begins beating, lungs can breathe air, sex organs become visible

b)

zygote forms, blastocyst implants in the uterus, sex organs become visible, heart begins beating, lungs can breathe air

c)

blastocyst implants in the uterus, zygote forms, heart begins beating, sex organs become visible, lungs can breathe air

d)

zygote forms, blastocyst implants in the uterus, heart begins beating, sex organs become visible, lungs can breathe air

14.

What is letter D pointing to?

a)

testes

b)

scrotum

c)

vas deferens

d)

epididymus

15.

How is the skin the body’s first line of defense?

a)

It secretes sweat, which raises the pH of the skin and kills pathogens.

b)

It forms a physical barrier to keep pathogens out.

c)

It traps pathogens in the many flagella that line mucous membranes.

d)

It secretes oil, which washes away pathogens.

16.

Which of the following statements about reproductive hormones is TRUE?

a)

Men and women produce both estrogen and testosterone.

b)

Only women produce progesterone.

c)

Reproductive hormones affect only the reproductive system.

d)

Estrogen levels are highest during early pregnancy

17.

The diagram shows human female reproductive structures. Which structure is correctly paired with its function?

a)

A - releases estrogen and progesterone

b)

B - produces and releases the egg

c)

C - provides the usual site for fertilization

d)

D - nourishes a developing embryo

18.

The drinking of alcoholic beverages by a pregnant woman is harmful to the development of her fetus. This is most damaging early in a pregnancy because during this time

a)

the lungs of the fetus become functional.

b)

alcohol can easily enter the mouth of the fetus.

c)

many of the essential organs of the fetus are forming.

d)

the fetus cannot excrete wastes.

19.

Which of the following describes fertilization?

a)

cell differentiation to form a blastula

b)

formation of germ layers in a deuterostome

c)

a sperm joining an egg to form a zygote

d)

sperm and egg production

20.

Antibodies help to fight infection by

a)

binding to antigens and marking pathogens for destruction by macrophage

b)

increasing activity of killer T cells

c)

actively preforating pathogens through the action of Perforin protein

d)

causing a systemic fever to slow the growth of pathogens

21.

You are able to read this because the information received from your eyes is processed in the part of the brain represented by which number?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

22.

To replace burned skin, doctors can successfully transplant replacement skin taken from another part of the body of the burn victim. Which of the following statements best explains why the transplanted skin is not rejected?

a)

There is no blood supply to the skin, so mixing of antigens does not occur

b)

The transplanted skin is damaged, making the immune system nonfunctional.

c)

Burn victims lose so much blood that white blood cells cannot cause an immune response.

d)

The antigens of the replacement skin are the same as those of the damaged skin.

23.

Which of the following sequences correctly describes prenatal development?

a)

blastocyst implants in uterus, zygote forms, heart begins beating, lungs can breathe air, sex organs become visible

b)

zygote forms, blastocyst implants in the uterus, sex organs become visible, heart begins beating, lungs can breathe air

c)

blastocyst implants in the uterus, zygote forms, heart begins beating, sex organs become visible, lungs can breathe air

d)

zygote forms, blastocyst implants in the uterus, heart begins beating, sex organs become visible, lungs can breathe air

24.

Which event can result in the birth of identical twins?

a)

penetration of one egg by two sperm

b)

fertilized egg splits into two zygotes

c)

penetration of two eggs by two sperm

d)

attachment of two eggs to the uterus

25.

A/an ________ is a protein or carbohydrate chain which serves as a marker and helps the immune system to identify cells as self or foreign

a)

complement

b)

antibody

c)

antigen

d)

interferon

26.

Which event occurs during the second trimester of pregnancy?

a)

brain grows rapidly

b)

fingers begin to form

c)

heart starts beating

d)

lungs complete development

27.

Once sperm are produced by the testes they move into and mature in the

a)

Epididymis

b)

Vas deferens

c)

Penis

d)

Seminiferous tubes

28.

The greater the blood vessels are dilated, the ________ .

a)

higher the blood flow

b)

faster the heartbeat

c)

slower the heartbeat

d)

lower the blood flow

29.

A woman is complaining of abdominal pain. It is determined she has polycystic ovaries and must have them removed. What is the most direct effect of their removal?

a)

Increased testosterone production

b)

Increased menstruation

c)

Increased progesterone production

d)

Decreased estrogen production

30.

White blood cells are an important part of the human immune response. Two types of white blood cells, neutrophils and macrophages, act as phagocytes. Phagocytes perform which of the following functions in the human body?

a)

They form a barrier against pathogens.

b)

They produce antibodies.

c)

They engulf and destroy bacteria.

d)

They bind to antigens and develop into plasma cells.