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HUMAN BODY SYSTEM

Total questions: 149

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary term means: " a group of organs in the body that work together"?

a)

nervous system

b)

body system

c)

digestive system

2.

Which vocabulary term means: "Uses the heart to pump blood to all the cells in your body"?

a)

skeletal system

b)

digestive system

c)

circulatory system

3.

Which vocabulary term means: "Breaks down food so your body's cells can use it to make energy"?

a)

digestive system

b)

circulatory system

c)

skeletal system

4.

Which vocabulary term means: "Gets rid of things your body does not need"?

a)

nervous system

b)

excretory system

c)

skeletal system

5.

Which vocabulary term means: "Made up of muscles that work with bones to allow your body to move"?

a)

muscular system

b)

excretory system

c)

circulatory system

6.

Which vocabulary term means: "Headquarters in your brain. Uses nerves to control everything you do"?

a)

excretory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

nervous system

7.

Which vocabulary term means: "In charge of your breathing"?

a)

respiratory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

excretory system

8.

Which vocabulary term means: "Muscle that moves substances without a person's control"?

a)

muscular system

b)

rough muscle

c)

smooth muscle

9.

Which vocabulary term means: "A column of bones that provides the main support for the body"?

a)

femur

b)

smooth muscle

c)

spine

10.

Which vocabulary term means: "Spongy material that produces blood cells and is found in the center of the bone"?

a)

nerves

b)

veins

c)

bone marrow

11.

Which vocabulary term means: "This fibers that carry signals between the brain and other parts of the body"?

a)

nerves

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

12.

Which vocabulary term means: "Blood vessels that carry blood from the body's cells towards the heart"?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

13.

Which vocabulary term means: "A group of cells in an organism that is similar in form and function"?

a)

pores

b)

tissues

c)

veins

14.

Which vocabulary term means: "Chemicals produced by the body that attack invading germs"?

a)

antibodies

b)

capillaries

c)

pathogens

15.

Which vocabulary term means: "The tiniest blood vessels that carry blood from arteries to veins"?

a)

capillaries

b)

arteries

c)

antibodies

16.

Which vocabulary term means: "Tiny openings"?

a)

pathogens

b)

plasma

c)

pores

17.

Which vocabulary term means: "Unicellular organisms that cause disease"?

a)

pores

b)

pathogens

c)

plasma

18.

Which vocabulary term means: "The liquid part of blood in which blood cells flow"?

a)

pathogens

b)

plasma

c)

pores

19.

Which vocabulary term means: "Blood vessels that move oxygen-rich blood away from the heart toward the body's cells"?

a)

antibodies

b)

arteries

c)

capilleries

20.

The system in charge of transforming food into nutrients is

a)

The respiratory system

b)

The digestive system

c)

The circulatory system

d)

The excretory system

21.

The circulatory system is also called

a)

digestive

b)

cardiovascular

c)

respiratory

d)

excretory

22.

The system in charge of removing cells' wastes from the body is called

a)

Digestive

b)

excretory

c)

Respiratory

d)

cardiovascular

23.

The "delivery system" is called

a)

cardiovascular

b)

digestive

c)

respiratory

d)

excretory

e)

circulatory

24.

Which 2 systems work together to provide the muscles with more oxygen during physical activity

a)

circulatory

b)

digestive

c)

excretory

d)

respiratory

25.

The lungs belong to

a)

The respiratory system

b)

The excretory system

c)

The nervous system

d)

The digestive system

26.

The system of hormones is called

a)

Excretory

b)

Endocrine

c)

Digestive

d)

Nervous

27.

The stomach, liver and intestine belong to

a)

The digestive system

b)

The respiratory system

c)

The excretory system

d)

The circulatory system

28.

The heart, veins and arteries belong to

a)

The digestive system

b)

The excretory system

c)

The respiratory system

d)

The cardiovascular system

29.

The kidneys and bladder belong to

a)

The excretory system

b)

The digestive system

c)

The respiratory system

d)

The cardiovascular system

30.

A group of specialized cells is called

a)

An organ

b)

A system

c)

A tissue

d)

An organism

31.

A body part consisting of different tissues working together is called

a)

A cell

b)

An organ

c)

A system

d)

An organism

32.

A group of organs working together is called

a)

A tissue

b)

A cell

c)

A system

d)

An organism

33.

A bunch of organelles working together make up a

a)

tissue

b)

cell

c)

organ

d)

system

34.

The cellular process that makes energy or ATP for the cells is called

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

chloroplast

d)

mitochondria

35.

Respiration takes place in

a)

The nucleus

b)

The chloroplast

c)

The mitochondria

d)

The vacuole

36.

During respiration, cells use

a)

water

b)

ATP

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

e)

glucose

37.

During respiration, cells make

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ATP

e)

glucose

38.

The system that gets rid of the water and carbon dioxide produced during respiration is

a)

the digestive system

b)

the excretory system

c)

the respiratory system

d)

the cardiovascular system

39.

The two systems in charge of regulation (monitoring and responding to changes in the environment) are:

a)

Digestive

b)

Skeletal

c)

Nervous

d)

Endocrine

40.

The __________ system protects the body and gives it structure.

a)

muscular

b)

digestive

c)

skeletal

d)

circulatory

41.

Which tissue cushions the end of bones?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

joints

42.

What do we call the place where two bones meet?

a)

skeleton

b)

joint

c)

muscle

d)

rib

43.

Which is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

production of red blood cells

b)

store calcium

c)

digest food

d)

movement, protection, and support

44.

Which type of tissue connects bone to bone?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

skeletal mucscles

d)

smooth muscles

45.

Which of the following describes the joints in the skull and ribs?

a)

movable

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

immovable

46.

What kind of joint is found at your elbow?

a)

pivot

b)

hinge

c)

gliding

d)

ball and socket

47.

What is the name of the outer membrane that surrounds bones?

a)

compact bone

b)

periosteum

c)

spongy bone

d)

bone marrow

48.

What do we call a broken bone?

a)

osteoporosis

b)

fracture

c)

arthritis

d)

bone disease

49.

Which bone disease causes bones to become weak and brittle?

a)

artereosclerosis

b)

arthritis

c)

fracture

d)

osteoporosis

50.

Which type of joint is found at your shoulder and hip and allows for the greatest range of motion?

a)

ball and socket

b)

gliding

c)

hinge

d)

pivot

51.

Where are red blood cells produced?

a)

compact bone

b)

red bone marrow

c)

spongy bone

d)

yellow bone marrow

52.

Which part of the bone stores fat?

a)

yellow bone marrow

b)

red bone marrow

c)

spongy bone

d)

compact bone

53.

The disease in which bones become irritated or inflamed because cartilage in the joints has worn away is called ___.

a)

arthritis

b)

cancer

c)

osteoporosis

d)

fracture

54.

Which bone protects the brain?

a)

number 1

b)

number 2

c)

number 3

d)

number 4

55.

Which bones protect the heart and lungs?

a)

number 7

b)

number 8

c)

number 9

d)

number 10

56.

What is the name of bone number 6?

a)

humerus

b)

femur

c)

patella

d)

mandible

57.

What is the name of bone number 3?

a)

tibia

b)

fibula

c)

humerus

d)

pelvis

58.

Which bone helps us chew our food by moving up and down?

a)

number 7

b)

number 8

c)

number 9

d)

number 10

59.

___________ are attached to our skeleton and this allow us to move.

a)

skin

b)

muscles

c)

hair

d)

blood vessels

60.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
61.

Which muscle type is found in your stomach?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

d)

Straight

62.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
63.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
64.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
65.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
66.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
67.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
68.
The cardiac muscle is 
a)
Voluntary 
b)
Involuntary 
69.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

70.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

71.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

72.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

73.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectorals

d)

Deltoids

74.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

75.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

76.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Abdominals

b)

Quads

c)

Gluteus

d)

Hamstring

77.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

78.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

79.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Gluteus

80.

What are the two types of Digestion?

a)

Chemical digestion & Mechanical digestion

b)

Mechanical digestion & Muscular Digestion

c)

Chemical digestion & Muscular digestion

d)

Dermal digestion & Muscular digestion

81.

Which is the largest gland in the human body?

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Salivary gland

d)

Large Intestine

82.

What are the functions of the Digestive system?

a)

Food digestion

b)

Provides storage

c)

Removal of undigested materials

d)

Absorption of digested food

83.

Which part of the Digestive system push the food towards the stomach?

a)

Oesophagus

b)

Pharynx

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Mouth Cavity

84.

The part of the digestive system in which most chemical digestion takes place.

a)

Large intestine

b)

Stomach

c)

Small intestine

d)

Pancreas

85.

An organ that stores bile after it is produced by the liver.

a)

Pancreas

b)

Small intestine

c)

Gallbladder

d)

Large intestine

86.

Which organ absorbs water and in the last stage of the digestive process?

a)

Liver

b)

Small intestine

c)

Pancreas

d)

Large intestine

87.

The tiny little structures that line the small intestine are called

a)

Bronchi

b)

Villi

c)

Bile

d)

Enzymes

88.

 Bile is a chemical that helps break down

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Glucose

d)

Fats

89.

Examples for Chemical digestion

a)

Absorb nutrients

b)

Secreting pancreatic juice on food

c)

Grinding food by the movement of teeth

d)

All of the above

e)

None

90.

How long is an adult's small intestine?

a)

30 inches

b)

52800 yard

c)

7 meters

d)

22 feet

e)

None

91.

How long does food stay in your small intestine?

a)

30 minutes

b)

1 hour

c)

8 hours

d)

5 hours

e)

None

92.

How long is the large intestine?

a)

8 feet

b)

3.04 feet

c)

10 feet

d)

7 feet

e)

None

93.

How long is oesophagus?

a)

12 to 15 inches

b)

13 to 16 inches

c)

10 to 13 inches

d)

15 to 17 inches

e)

None

94.

The muscles in your oesophagus act like a giant wave. That is what moves food or drinks down to your stomach. This wave action is called ______________

a)

Appendix

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Enzymes

d)

Muscular tube

e)

None

95.

How many seconds does it take food to travel in the Oesophagus?

a)

5 seconds

b)

10 seconds

c)

7 seconds

d)

3 seconds

e)

None

96.

What acid does the stomach produce?

a)

Nitric acid

b)

Phosphoric acid

c)

Acetic acid

d)

Hydrochloric acid

e)

None

97.

How long is the entire digestive track?

a)

15 feet

b)

20 feet

c)

35 feet

d)

5 feet

e)

30 feet

98.

How long does digestion take?

a)

2 - 10 hours

b)

2 - 3 hours

c)

6 - 8 hours

d)

10 - 15 hours

e)

None

99.

How long does it take to digest a meal that is high in fat content?

a)

10 hours

b)

3 hours

c)

5 hours

d)

8 hours

e)

None

100.

tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood.

a)

lungs

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

diaphragm

101.

tiny, hairlike projections in the airway that move in a wavelike manner.

a)

alveoli

b)

cilia

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

102.

the windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.

a)

trachea

b)

lungs

c)

larynx

d)

bronchi

103.

the passages that direct air into the lungs.

a)

lungs

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

alveoli

104.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Your lungs can store several hours' worth of oxygen.

b)

Your body can't store oxygen at all.

c)

Your body stores oxygen in your bloodstream.

d)

Your body needs carbon dioxide to function properly.

105.

What can you infer about the function of the ribcage?

a)

It protects the lungs.

b)

It helps the lungs pump oxygen.

c)

It delivers oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream.

d)

It connects the trachea to the lungs.

106.

What word best describes the function of the trachea?

a)

Pumping station

b)

Entrance point

c)

Muscle

d)

Passageway

107.

Where does the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream take place?

a)

In the heart

b)

In the trachea

c)

In the alveoli

d)

In the nasal passages

108.

The walls of the alveoli and capillaries are permeable. What does this mean?

a)

Substances can pass through them.

b)

They are made of muscle.

c)

They are located throughout the body.

d)

They are made of bone.

109.

What happens when your diaphragm relaxes and moves upward?

a)

Your lungs deflate and you breathe out.

b)

Your lungs inflate and you breathe in.

c)

Your alveoli transfer oxygen to your bloodstream.

d)

Your bloodstream transfers carbon dioxide to your alveoli.

110.

What organ of the respiratory system is in blue.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

epiglottis

111.

What organ of the respiratory system is in purple.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

epiglottis

112.

What is the function of these tiny hairs in the bronchial tubes?

a)

moistens the air as it enters the lungs

b)

helps the lungs get carbon dioxide

c)

removes unwanted mater from the lungs

d)

helps the lungs get oxygen

113.

What is the dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that helps us breathe.

a)

diagram

b)

dialysis

c)

diaghragm

d)

diorama

114.

Where does cellular respiration take place in?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

115.

What is #14 pointing at

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

larynx

d)

alveoli

116.

What is #11 pointing at

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

diaphragm

d)

alveoli

117.

What is #9 pointing at

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

diaphragm

d)

alveoli

118.

Cellular respiration uses glucose and __________ to make energy.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

mitochondria

119.

Delivers oxygen to your body cells. Made in bone marrow.

a)

white blood cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

respiratory system

d)

lungs

120.

Fights disease and infection. Made by the lymphatic system.

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

circulatory system

d)

blood

121.

This organ pumps blood through your body.

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillaries

122.

These blood vessels take oxygenated blood to the body cells.

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillary

123.

These blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

a)

heart

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

arteries

124.

Small blood vessels that diffuse oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients.

a)

heart

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

capillaries

125.

The system that makes red blood cells.

a)

nervous

b)

circulatory

c)

respiratory

d)

skeletal

126.

The system that delivers oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide.

a)

respiratory

b)

skeletal

c)

lymphatic

d)

digestive

127.

The system that sends electrical signals to the heart that tell it to beat.

a)

respiratory

b)

lymphatic

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

128.

The system that breaks down food into nutrients.

a)

lymphatic

b)

respiratory

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

129.

The system that makes white blood cells.

a)

lymphatic

b)

respiratory

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

130.

A disease in which red blood cells are mis-shaped and clog capillaries.

a)

leukemia

b)

heart disease

c)

sickle-cell anemia

d)

hemophilia

131.

Causes an overproduction of white blood cells that crowd the blood.

a)

leukemia

b)

heart disease

c)

hemophilia

d)

sickle-cell anemia

132.

Cholesterol and plaque builds up on vessel walls and causes heart attack and stroke.

a)

leukemia

b)

heart disease

c)

hemophilia

d)

sickle-cell anemia

133.

A hereditary disease where blood does not clot to stop bleeding.

a)

hemophilia

b)

heart disease

c)

sickle-cell anemia

d)

leukemia

134.

The 3 main functions of the Circulatory System

a)

break down food, remove waste, make blood cells

b)

react to stimuli, grow, adapt

c)

deliver materials, remove waste, and fight infection

135.

What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?

a)

cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla

b)

cochlea, nerves, vestibule

c)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

d)

dendrite, axon, soma

136.
The bony structure that protects the brain.
a)
Back bone 
b)
Teeth 
c)
Skull
d)
Helmet 
137.
What type of cell gathers and carries information?
a)
Nerve Ending
b)
Sense Organ
c)
Sensory Cell
d)
Nerve Cell
138.
Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?
a)
Blood
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
139.

What part of the brain is number 1?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla

d)

Gray matter

140.

These three parts work together to make up the Central Nervous System. They are the ________, ______, and _______.

a)

Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves

b)

Heart, Lungs, Brain

c)

Cerebrum, Cerebral Cortex, Cerebellum

d)

dendrite, axon, soma

141.

The dendrites, axon and cell body are parts of what?

a)

synapses

b)

neurons

c)

reflexes

d)

impulses

142.
The part of the brain that controls conscious thoughts, senses, language  and memories.
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Dendrites
d)
Brain Stem
143.

Connected to spinal cord, this controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure & digestion.

a)

Nerves

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Dendrites

d)

Brain

144.

Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?

a)

Blood

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Dendrites

d)

Medulla

145.

The main organ of the nervous system.

a)

spinal cord

b)

nerves

c)

neuron

d)

brain

146.

The largest part of your brain

a)

medulla

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

neuron

147.

Actions which are NOT under your control

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

vertebrae

d)

brain

148.

Actions which are under your control

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

c)

brain

d)

vertebrae

149.

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central and Lower nervous systems

b)

Central and Peripheral nervous systems

c)

Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

d)

Central and Muscular nervous systems

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