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Body Systems

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Recall how a neuron sends a message

a)

Hormonally

b)

Electrochemically

c)

Physically

d)

Chemically

2.

What is the respiratory system used for?

a)

Transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body

b)

Acquiring nutrients from food

c)

Exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen with the environment

d)

Exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen with the environment

3.

What is the cardiovascular system used for?

a)

Transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body

b)

Acquiring nutrients from food

c)

Exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen with the environment

d)

Expelling waste products from the body

4.

What is the coloured structure in the diagram?

a)

Abdomen

b)

Alveoli

c)

Larynx

d)

Diaphragm

5.

What is the coloured structure in the diagram above?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchi

6.

In humans, gas exchange only occurs in the alveoli. The rest of the respiratory system just transports air in and out of the alveoli.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Does air have a higher concentration of oxygen before it is inhaled into the lungs, or after it is exhaled from the lungs?

a)

Before inhalation

b)

After exhalation

8.

Recall the name of the heart chambers that receive blood from the veins.

a)

Atrium

b)

Ventricle

c)

Vena cava

d)

Aorta

9.

Name the heart chamber that contracts to push blood into the arteries.

a)

Valve

b)

Vein

c)

Atrium

d)

Ventricle

10.

Shaan has come across this labelled blood vessel in the diagram below. It is an artery that receives blood from the right ventricle, and leads towards the lungs.

a)

Lung artery

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Vena cava

11.

The concentration of oxygen is higher outside of the cell than inside the cell.

State where the oxygen will move

a)

There will be no net movement

b)

Into the cell

c)

Out of the cell

12.

Sugars dissolved in water are in high concentration outside of the cell, but low concentration inside the cell.

State where the water will move.

a)

There will be no net movement

b)

Into the cell

c)

Out of the cell

13.

Sugars dissolved in water are in high concentration outside of the cell, but low concentration inside the cell.

State where the water will move.

a)

There will be no net movement

b)

Into the cell

c)

Out of the cell

14.

There is a high concentration of waste products dissolved in water inside the cell.

State where the water will move.

a)

There will be no net movement

b)

Into the cell

c)

Out of the cell

15.

Salt particles dissolved in water are at equal concentrations inside and outside of the cell.

State where the water will move.

a)

There will be no net movement

b)

Into the cell

c)

Out of the cell

16.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"Nerve cells that carry messages from the CNS to effectors"

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Relay

17.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"Nerve cells that carry messages within the CNS"

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Relay

18.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"Nerve cells that carry messages from receptors to the CNS"

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Relay