WorksheetsHomeostasis
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The cardiovascular system is responsible for which of the following?
Maintaining proper blood volume, ion and salt concentrations in the body
Playing an important role in the immune system and fighting off invading microbes, infections and toxins
Transporting homeostasis-regulating hormones, nutrients and oxygen
Secreting hormones into the blood stream
Which body system is responsible for the regulation and synthesis of Vitamin D?
Integumentary system
Lymphatic system
Digestive system
Nervous system
Which of the following describes the hypothalamus?
Is an important nutrient for calcium homeostasis
Acts as transportation for oxygen
Maintains proper pH levels within the blood stream
Is the control center for many metabolic-related homeostasis process
What is a healthy range of blood glucose before a meal?
180 to 220 mg/dl
70 to 110 mg/dl
30 to 70 mg/dl
90 to 130 mg/dl
Where are the receptors which monitor blood glucose?
kidney
pancreas
liver
hypothalamus
The process of water going through a water-permeable membrane to make the ratio of solvent to solute even describes which of the following?
osmosis
osmoregulation
thermoregulation
nephron
Having more solutes in the surrounding fluid than in the blood cell, describes which of the following?
isotonic
hypotonic
hypertonic
osmotonic
Particles which help to clot blood describes which of the following?
white blood cells
red blood cells
anemia
platelets
What does a high white blood cell count suggest?
anemia
infection
recent blood loss
kidney disease
Pyrexia occurs when body temperature goes over which of the following?
100 F
98.6 F
101.2 F
97.8 F
