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Body Systems

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some athletes eat _________ before a competition because this nutrient gives quick energy

a)

Fats

b)

Protein

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Vegetables

2.

The lower digestive system includes the small intestine, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder.

The gall bladder’s job is to store bile, a(n) __________ made by the

liver.

a)

Protein

b)

Vitamin

c)

Enzyme

d)

Fat

3.

The lower digestive system includes the small intestine, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder

The pancreas makes ____________ a chemical that monitors

blood sugar levels.

a)

Enzyme

b)

Bile

c)

Trypsin

d)

Insulin

4.

Some animals have an organ called the gizzard. The gizzard is muscular and helps to crush up hard food. Earthworms and many birds, including chickens, have gizzards. Chickens swallow small rocks that help the gizzard to grind up food. Did plant-eating dinosaurs have gizzards too? No one has found an actual dinosaur gizzard, but they have found small piles of round rocks inside dinosaurs’ ribcages. Based on its function, the gizzard is part of the _________________ system.

a)

Nervous

b)

Digestive

c)

Skeletal

d)

Endocrine

5.

After you eat a meal, the food gets broken down into its component parts through digestion. What is the correct order of the digestive system

a)

Stomach, saliva, small intestine, chewing, peristalsis

b)

Chewing, saliva, peristalsis, stomach, small intestine

c)

Chewing, Stomach, Peristalsis, Small Intestine, Saliva

d)

Small intestine, stomach, peristalsis, chewing, saliva

6.

Nutrient distribution depends on the ____________________ system to deliver nutrients to cells around the body through the bloodstream.

a)

Respiratory

b)

Endocrine

c)

Circulatory

d)

Lymphatic

7.

The ____________________ system also plays a part by supplying the oxygen used in cellular respiration.

a)

Respiratory

b)

Circulatory

c)

Lymphatic

d)

Endocrine

8.

Why is the human heart called a double loop system?

a)

There are two sections, or loops, that each have the same job in the circulatory system.

b)

One loop passes through the heart on the way to the body, and the other loop passes through the body to the lungs

c)

One loop takes blood with oxygen to the lungs, and the other loop takes blood and wastes to the body

d)

One loop takes blood with wastes to the lungs, and the other loop takes blood with oxygen to the body.

9.

(Veins / Arteries / Capillaries / Ventricles) have more muscular walls due to the (blood / exchange of gases / decreased pressure / increased pressure) from the pumping heart.

a)

Veins, increased pressure

b)

Arteries, decreased pressure

c)

Veins, decreased pressure

d)

Arteries, increased pressure

10.

Your heart is a powerful, fist-shaped muscle that beats 100,000 times a day to power the circulatory system. Which of the following are functions of the circulatory system?

a)

transporting nutrients, bringing oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and water from the body

b)

breaking down nutrients, helps fight diseases and infections, Transporting nutrients

c)

Bring oxygen to cells, fight diseases and infections, remove waste from the body

d)

There are no functions for the circulatory system

11.

The desert might seem like an unlikely place to find fish. There are long dry periods between rains when most surface water evaporates. Nonetheless, about 30 species of desert pupfish live in the American Southwest. Very hot water, unpredictable weather, high salt content, and predators are all sources of _______________ for the pupfish.

a)

stress

b)

response

c)

homeostasis

d)

horomones

12.

Which level of body organization do lungs represent?

a)

Organ System

b)

cell

c)

organ

d)

tissue

13.

The endocrine system regulates the body through hormone release. Like the nervous system, what does the endocrine system help maintain?

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Reflexes

c)

Chemicals

d)

Neurons

14.

Lin and Derrick take a bike ride on the White River Wapahani Trail in Indianapolis. Both riders are careful to make space for other travelers on the path. Suddenly, Derrick sees a young deer getting ready to cross the trail right in front of them. “Watch out! Deer!” he yells. Lin has less than a second to react and avoid a crash with the deer.

What is the first thing that Lin's body will do?

a)

Lin’s muscles move the bike out of the way of the deer.

b)

Lin’s brain interprets the images from his eyes and sends commands to his muscles.

c)

Lin’s eye muscles move his eyes and focus on the deer

d)

Lin’s ears detect Derrick’s shouted warning.

e)

Lin’s brain directs his eyes to look for the deer.

15.

Lin and Derrick take a bike ride on the White River Wapahani Trail in Indianapolis. Both riders are careful to make space for other travelers on the path. Suddenly, Derrick sees a young deer getting ready to cross the trail right in front of them. “Watch out! Deer!” he yells. Lin has less than a second to react and avoid a crash with the deer.

What is the second thing that Lin's body will do?

a)

Lin’s muscles move the bike out of the way of the deer.

b)

Lin’s brain interprets the images from his eyes and sends commands to his muscles.

c)

Lin’s brain directs his eyes to look for the deer.

d)

Lin’s eye muscles move his eyes and focus on the deer.

e)

Lin’s ears detect Derrick’s shouted warning.

16.

Lin and Derrick take a bike ride on the White River Wapahani Trail in Indianapolis. Both riders are careful to make space for other travelers on the path. Suddenly, Derrick sees a young deer getting ready to cross the trail right in front of them. “Watch out! Deer!” he yells. Lin has less than a second to react and avoid a crash with the deer.

What is the last thing that Lin's body will do?

a)

Lin’s muscles move the bike out of the way of the deer.

b)

Lin’s brain interprets the images from his eyes and sends commands to his muscles.

c)

Lin’s brain directs his eyes to look for the deer

d)

Lin’s eye muscles move his eyes and focus on the deer.

e)

Lin’s ears detect Derrick’s shouted warning.

17.

Angela is a serious basketball player, but lately she has been struggling. First, her legs started getting tired halfway through practice. Next, her bones started aching. This week, she feels like she can’t even take a full breath. Angela’s goes to see Dr. Chao. “I feel like my whole body is falling apart. How can there be so many different things going wrong with me at the same time?” Angela asks. Dr. Chao does a physical exam and asks Angela to take a few deep breaths. “Actually,” the doctor responds, “there’s only one small thing wrong with your lungs. Fortunately, there is a medicine that will improve all your symptoms right away.”

How can a problem in Angela’s lungs cause problems all over her body?

a)

Body systems interact with each other

b)

Body systems do NOT interact with each other

c)

Respiratory system only interacts with the skeletal system

d)

Respiratory system only interacts with the digestive system

18.

What is the smallest level of organization?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ system

19.

What is the largest level of organization?

a)

Organ

b)

Tissue

c)

Cell

d)

Organ System