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Review: Skeletal, Muscular, Digestive, & Circulatory Systems

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Protects internal organs

b)

Gives shape and support to your body

c)

Gives a surface for muscle to attach

d)

Digesting food

2.

Which part of the bone is involved in blood cell production?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Periosteum

c)

Compact bone

d)

Marrow

3.

The flexible tissue that protects two bones from rubbing against each other is known as:

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Cartilage

d)

Joint

4.

A joint problem involving worn down cartilage, or cartilage that is no longer present, is called:

a)

Anemia

b)

Arthritis

c)

Tendonitis

d)

Osteoporosis

5.

The muscles that move your bones are _______________ muscles.

a)

Cardiac

b)

Involuntary

c)

Smooth

d)

Skeletal

6.

The type of muscle found only in the heart is:

a)

Smooth

b)

Striated

c)

Cardiac

d)

Skeletal

7.

Which muscles are involuntary?

a)

Skeletal and Cardiac

b)

Skeletal and Smooth

c)

Cardiac and Smooth

8.

What does the liver produce to aid in digestion?

a)

amino acids

b)

bile

c)

mucous

d)

vitamins

9.

What structures add more surface area (which increases absorption) in the small intestine?

a)

villi

b)

small intestine

c)

gallbladder

d)

pancreas

10.

Proteins are made up of:

a)

carbohydrates

b)

sugars

c)

amino acids

d)

fatty acids

11.

What is the flap of tissue that prevents food or water from entering the airway?

a)

peristalsis

b)

esophagus

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

12.

Bile chemically digests:

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

vitamins

d)

lipids (fats)

13.

What do we call the wave-like contraction of muscles that moves food down the esophagus?

a)

peristalsis

b)

epiglottis

c)

pyloric

d)

pepsin

14.

Chemical digestion happens because of _______________.

a)

teeth

b)

peristalsis

c)

bile

d)

enzymes

15.

The six basic nutrients are:

a)

lipids, sugars, meats, vitamins, dairy, and water

b)

lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, minerals, water

c)

lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water

d)

lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, fruits, vegetables, and water

16.

In which organ does the absorption of water take place?

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

liver

d)

large intestine

17.

Chemical digestion happens because of _______________.

a)

chemical substances

b)

grinding food down

c)

teeth

d)

tongue

18.

Amylase is a(n) ____________.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

enzyme

d)

acid

19.

Pepsin breaks down _______________.

a)

fats

b)

carbohydrates

c)

proteins

d)

minerals

20.

Saliva contains ___________________.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

glucose

c)

lipase

d)

amylase

21.

Diarrhea occurs when chyme moves _________________.

a)

too quickly through the small intestine

b)

too quickly through the large intestine

c)

too slow through the small intestine

d)

too slow through the large intestine

22.

The MAIN function of the circulatory system is to

a)

move materials throughout the body

b)

fight infections and heal wounds

c)

give blood oxygen

d)

keep the heart beating

23.

The following are all functions of blood except:

a)

carry oxygen and carbon dioxide from and to the lungs

b)

carry nutrients and wastes

c)

carry carbon dioxide to body cells

d)

fight infections and heal wounds

24.

A heart attack can occur if blood flow through an artery on the ________ is blocked.

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

kidneys

d)

lungs

25.

Plasma is mostly made up of

a)

water

b)

nutrients

c)

wastes

d)

hormones

26.

Each blood types has specific _______ on each RBC and produces specific __________ which can prevent certain blood types from being mixed.

a)

antigens, arterioles

b)

arterioles, aorta

c)

antibodies, antigens

d)

antigens, antibodies

27.

Sick cell anemia is a malfunction involving abnormally shaped:

a)

white blood cells

b)

platelets

c)

cutlets

d)

red blood cells

28.

The main job of white blood cells is to:

a)

carry nutrients

b)

clot blood

c)

fight bacteria and viruses

d)

make plasma

29.

Oxygen-poor blood is:

a)

blue

b)

dark red

c)

orange

d)

purple

30.

Vessels that carry blood away from the heart

a)

platelets

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

d)

veins

31.

site of material exchange between body cells and blood

a)

capillaries

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

platelets

32.

Carry blood to the heart

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

platelets

33.

the molecule that allows red blood cells to carry oxygen

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

hemoglobin

d)

capillaries

34.

cell fragments that help clot the blood

a)

platelets

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

d)

veins

35.

A place where two bones meet

a)

muscle

b)

ligament

c)

tendon

d)

joint

36.

organ that relaxes and contracts

a)

muscle

b)

cartilage

c)

joint

d)

ligament

37.

connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

a)

joint

b)

cartilage

c)

muscle

d)

tendon

38.

flexible tissue found at the ends of bones

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

ligament

d)

tendon

39.

tissue that connects bone to bone

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

tendon

d)

ligament

40.

A person with sickle cell anemia cannot get malaria because the parasite cannot survive in the oddly shaped blood cells.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Peristalsis happens in the stomach AND the esophagus.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Lipids get digested in the liver.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Proteins get digested in the stomach AND the pancreas.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The building blocks of carbohydrates are amylase.

a)

True

b)

False