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Body Systems Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
2.
Which vessels carry blood to the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
3.

These connect bones to muscles

a)

Joints

b)

Marrow

c)

Ligaments

d)

Tendon

4.

Which of the following is NOT a category of bone?

a)

short

b)

irregular

c)

fat

d)

flat

5.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
6.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
7.
What is not a function of the digestive system?
a)
Create new foods
b)
Absorb water
c)
Process waste
8.
The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
9.
Skin color is due to a pigment called
a)
Keratin
b)
Melanin
c)
Chromatin
d)
Epithelium
10.
The top layer of the skin is called the _________________.
a)
dermis
b)
oil gland
c)
nerve
d)
epidermis
11.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
12.
Brain cells are called
a)
hemoglobin
b)
neurons
c)
brainpoppers
d)
alveoli
13.

How much does the adult human brain weigh?

a)

About 1 pound

b)

About 2 pounds

c)

About 3 pounds

d)

About 4 pounds

14.

What system controls the body’s activities and helps you respond to changes in the environment?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Respiratory System

e)

Digestive System

15.

Which system produces hormones in your body?

a)

endocrine

b)

circulatory

c)

lymphatic/immune

d)

digestive

16.

Which organ is part of your nervous system?

a)

bone

b)

brain

c)

heart

d)

lungs

17.

Which system CONTROLS all other systems?

a)

digestive

b)

excretory

c)

nervous

d)

muscular

18.
How does the circulatory system work with the digestive system?
a)
Blood is used to build muscle strength.
b)
Food is broken down in the bloodstream
c)
Blood carries nutrients throughout the body.
d)
Food waste is filtered by the heart and blood vessels.
19.

What is an example of an organ?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Blood

c)

Insulin

d)

Knee

20.

Each of the 11 body systems:

a)

Is interchangeable

b)

Depends on others to function

c)

Performs a single task

d)

Is controlled by the lungs

21.

Ligaments attach bones to _?_

a)

bones

b)

muscles

c)

tendons

22.

In order to move your arm, your bicep muscle must _?_ while your triceps muscle _?_

a)

contract, relaxes

b)

contract, contract

c)

relaxes, relaxes

23.
The __________ system directs the body to inner and outer changes.
a)
digestive
b)
circulatory
c)
nervous
d)
skeletal
24.
___________ are the building blocks of life.
a)
cells
b)
legos
c)
blocks
d)
blood
25.

The protective covering of the body.

a)

respiratory system

b)

cardiovascular system

c)

integumentary system

d)

endocrine system