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Body Systems

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The places where two bones meet are ____.

a)

smooth muscles

b)

involuntary muscles

c)

joints

d)

skeletal muscles

2.

When you eat a healthful eating plan, your bones and muscles get the proper ____.

a)

relaxation

b)

body composition

c)

nutrients

d)

oxygen

3.

Places where one bone meets another are __________.

a)

organs

b)

joints

c)

tissues

d)

muscles

4.

Your elbow is a __________ joint.

a)

hinge

b)

pivot

c)

ball-and-socket

d)

gliding

5.

muscles that contract and relax on their own

a)

flexibility

b)

calcium

c)

voluntarily

d)

involuntarily

6.

exercise that helps the body move easily

a)

flexibility

b)

endurance

c)

strength

d)

cardio

7.

strengthens your bones

a)

fats

b)

potassium

c)

calcium

d)

dairy

8.

muscles you are able to control

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

flexibility

d)

stable

9.

Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from the body back to the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The yellowish, watery part of the blood that makes up over half its volume is ____.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

platelets

c)

plasma

d)

Rh-factor

11.

The main function of the respiratory system is to __________.

a)

supply the body with carbon dioxide and rid the body of oxygen.

b)

keep the heart beating and pumping blood throughout the body.

c)

supply the body with oxygen and rid the body of carbon dioxide.

d)

carry messages and impulses to the heart and lungs.

12.

___________ is the exchange of gases between your body and the air.

a)

Emphysema

b)

Asthma

c)

Respiration

d)

Downward Breathing

13.

The ____________ are two large organs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. They are the main organs of the respiratory system.

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Liver

d)

Large Intestine

14.

Wearing protective gear during sports and physical activities can protect the nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The spinal cord and the ____ are the main parts of the central nervous system.

a)

Brain

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Small Intestine

16.

What effect can alcohol use have on the nervous system?

a)

We don’t yet know whether or not alcohol affects nervous system.

b)

The effects of alcohol on the nervous system are always minor and always temporary.

c)

Alcohol can harm or even permanently damage the nervous system.

d)

Alcohol has no effect on the nervous system.

17.

What is one way you can take care of your nervous system?

a)

Do physical activities alone, so you won’t be distracted by someone else.

b)

Wear protective gear when participating in sports and other physical activities.

c)

Don’t worry about getting hurt when participating in sports, and just concentrate on what you’re doing.

d)

Don’t wear protective gear when playing sports so you can move faster.

18.

Which part of the brain controls thinking and speech?

a)

cerebellum

b)

medulla

c)

cerebrum

d)

brain stem

19.

Traumatic brain injury can cause __________

a)

memory loss.

b)

loss of one or more of the senses.

c)

psychological problems.

d)

all of the above

20.

The ____ connects your mouth to your stomach.

a)

Teeth

b)

Lung

c)

Capillary

d)

Esophagus

21.

The digestion process starts in the stomach. ______________

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The major organs of the excretory system are the colon, kidneys, and bladder.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Both teeth and water are important to the digestive process.

a)

True

b)

False