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Human Body System Review Quiz

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the process of taking food into the body?

a)

digestion

b)

swallowing

c)

ingestion

d)

chewing

2.

The PRODUCTS of cellular respiration are (select all that apply)

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

glucose

3.

Which of the following types of blood vessels have valves to help manage blood flow in one direction?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

4.

The respiratory system is made up of which of the following organs?

a)

brain, nerves and spinal cord

b)

cells, lungs and heart

c)

esophagus, stomach, small intestine

d)

mouth, nose, trachea, lungs

5.

Mashing with teeth and stomach churning are examples of

a)

chemical digestion

b)

peristalsis

c)

mechanical digestion

d)

propulsion

6.

The nervous system is made up of which of the following organs?

a)

brain, nerves and spinal cord

b)

cells, lungs and heart

c)

heart, blood vessels and blood

d)

skin, tissues and muscles

7.

Which system does each organ belong in?

-Heart

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Cardiovascular System

8.

Which system does each organ belong in?

-Lungs

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Cardiovascular System

9.

A group of organs that take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. This uses respiration which is breathing.

a)

Lymph

b)

Blood

c)

Respiratory System

10.

which organ processes bad chemicals and toxic substances in the body?

a)

Liver

b)

Gallbladder

c)

Heart

d)

Appendix

11.

Name the cells

a)

Muscle Cells

b)

Nervous cells

12.

Name the cells

a)

Epithelial Cells

b)

Muscle cells

c)

Nervous cells

d)

Blood cells

13.

What system is pictured?

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Cardiovascular system

c)

Vascular system

d)

Body systems

14.

Which of the following are considered macronutrients for humans?

a)

vitamins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

minerals

e)

protein

15.

Which of the following molecules are broken down throughout the digestive system?

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

16.

The passageway of food through the digestive system is called what?

a)

Simple digestive system

b)

Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract

c)

Digestive Track

d)

MESI:

(Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Intestines)

17.
Liver
a)
The absorption of nutrients takes place here.
b)
The absorption of liquids takes place here.
c)
Bile is created here. 
d)
Bile is stored here. 
18.

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

a)

amylase

b)

chyme

c)

pepsin

d)

bile

19.

Choking occurs when the ________ directs food down the windpipe instead of the _______.

a)

epiglottis; trachea

b)

epiglottis; esophagus

c)

gallbladder; trachea

d)

gallbladder; esophagus

20.

This occurs when nutrients leave your digestive system and move into your bloodstream.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Absorption

c)

Osmosis

d)

Chemical Breakdown

21.
The chemical made in the liver that helps break down fat 
a)
Amylase
b)
Bile
c)
Hydrochloric Acid
d)
Chyme
22.

In the picture, the small green structure, which was absent in the rat but responsible for storing bile in humans, is the

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

gallbladder

d)

epiglottis

23.

Mashing with teeth and stomach churning are examples of

a)

chemical digestion

b)

peristalsis

c)

mechanical digestion

d)

propulsion

24.

What type of digestion is occurring in the mouth?

a)

chemical digestion

b)

mechanical digestion

c)

both chemical and mechanical digestion

d)

neither chemical nor mechanical digestion

25.

What is the name of the projection coming off of the large intestine?

a)

Appendix

b)

Cecum

c)

Colon

26.
The chemical in saliva that helps to break down food. 
a)
Amylase
b)
Bile
c)
Hydrochloric Acid
d)
Chyme
27.
Which area is a common area for both food and air? 
a)
pharynx
b)
larynx
c)
soft palate
d)
epiglottis
28.

The inputs of cellular respiration are (select as many as needed)

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Light

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugar

29.

_____ are the site where Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide exchange inside the lungs.

a)

Alveoli

b)

Trachea

c)

Bronchi

30.

During the process of inhalation, which muscle increases the vertical dimension of the thoracic cavity (lungs)?

a)

external intercostals

b)

internal intercostals

c)

serrateous anterior

d)

diaphragm

31.

Region of the nose

a)

Nasal Cavity

b)

Oral Cavity

32.

What is structure C?

a)

true vocal cords

b)

epiglottis

c)

glottis

d)

false vocal cords

33.

The ________ is a sheet of muscle that spreads across the bottom of the rib cage.

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Larynx

34.

The specific location where the exchange of gasses between the lungs and the blood occurs is...

a)

in the bronchi

b)

in the lungs

c)

in the oxygen

d)

in the alveoli

35.

What is the letter H?

a)

external intercostal

b)

diaphgragm

c)

bronchi

d)

larynx

36.

What is structure A?

a)

glottis

b)

true vocal cords

c)

epiglottis

d)

cricoid cartilage

37.

Flap of tissue that keeps food out of the lungs...

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Diaphragm

38.
#5 is pointing to -
a)
trachea
b)
bronchi
c)
alveoli
d)
pharynx
39.

Air that we inhale?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

40.

Name this

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Bronchiole

c)

Lung

d)

Windpipe

41.

Which respiratory system disorder is a bacterial infection in which pulmonary infiltrates can damage lungs. Highly contagious.

a)

asthma

b)

tuberculosis

c)

emphysema

d)

lung cancer

42.

Name this organ

a)

Bronchiole

b)

Lung

c)

Larynx

d)

Epiglottis

43.

The ________ is a long tube that leads down to the chest where it divides into the right and left bronchi.

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Larynx

44.

Name this structure

a)

Esophagus

b)

Trachea

c)

Throat

d)

Lung

45.

Which respiratory system disorder is characterized by destruction to the alveolar walls leading to a loss of elasticity in the lungs.

a)

emphysema

b)

tuberculosis

c)

pneumonia

d)

asthma

46.
What does blood consist of?
a)

plasma

b)

platelets

c)
red blood cells
d)

white blood cells

47.

Which of the following types of blood vessels have valves to help manage blood flow in one direction?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

48.

Which part of the heart is this? It pumps blood into the aorta and out to the body.

a)

Aorta

b)

Right Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Left Ventricle

49.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out the pulmonary arteries to the lungs.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

50.

Which is the Left Ventricle?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

K

d)

M

51.

Which is the Tricuspid Valve?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

L

d)

N

52.

Which is the Superior Vena Cava?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

O

d)

P

53.

Of the following blood vessels, which ones allow for the exchange of oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrients/waste products?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

54.

This initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat. Called the pacemaker.

a)

Inferior vena cava

b)

Atrioventricular node (AV node)

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

55.
The number of times the heart Ventricles beat in one minute is known as?
a)
Heart Rate
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Output
56.

Of the following blood vessels, which ones have the most elastic tissue and collagen fibers in their outer layers to withstand blood pressure?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

57.

Which is the Left Pulmonary Vein?

a)

G

b)

H

c)

I

d)

J

58.

Which part of the heart is this? It delivers oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

a)
Aorta
b)
Pumonary Vein
c)
Pulmonary Artery
d)
Left Atrium
59.

Which of the following blood vessels drains deoxygenated blood from the brain?

a)

Carotid arteries

b)

Jugular veins

c)

Hepatic veins

d)

Subclavian arteries

60.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBC's when someone has blood type O?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both A and B

d)

none

61.
_______ is made mostly of water and makes up about 55% of the blood
a)
Plasma
b)
Platelets 
c)
Red blood cells
d)
White blood cells
62.

What nerves does the peripheral nervous system contain along the spinal cord?

a)

Crainial

b)

Sensory

c)

Motor

d)

Spinal

63.

What hormone increase our heart rate

(a)  

64.

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

(a)  

65.

FIGHT OR FLIGHT:

a)

decreases heart rate

b)

increase heart rate

c)

reverses symptoms

d)

makes you fly

66.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
67.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Dura mater

68.

This is the control center of the nervous system controlling both voluntary and involuntary processes.

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

69.

Which organ is represented by letter A?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

70.

Which brain structure controls all voluntary activities and is responsible for thought, memory, emotions, and reasoning?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Medulla

71.

The message that travels along a nerve is called ___________.

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

c)

Sensation

d)

Impulse

72.

Which body system coordinates all of the systems by controlling every activity that takes place?

a)

The Nervous System

b)

The Digestive System

c)

The Endocrine System

d)

The Circulatory System

e)

The Immune System

73.

What do we need to receive information from around us?

a)

The senses

b)

The brain

c)

The nerves

d)

The bones

74.

The nerves in this system are outside of the brain and the spinal cord. They relay information between your brain and the rest of your body. “The electrical wires.”

a)

central nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

neuron

d)

sensory neuron

75.

It controls most of functions of the body and mind. It consists of two parts: the brain and the spinal cord. “The control center.”

a)

central nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

neuron

d)

sensory neuron

76.

Consists of your brain and spinal cord

a)

medulla

b)

cerebrum

c)

central nervous system

d)

peripheral nervous system

77.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
78.

The area of the brain most associated with coordination and balance is the:

a)


Cerebellum

b)


Hippocampus

c)


Amygdala

d)

Pons

79.

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

a)


brain and spinal cord

b)

brain and cranial nerves

c)


spinal cord and spinal nerves

d)

cranial nerves and spinal nerves

80.

What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?

a)


To maintain temperature

b)

To improve conductivity

c)


To protect the axon

d)


To release neurotransmitters

81.

Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the

a)

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

b)


central nervous system (CNS)

c)


muscles

d)

sense organs

82.

a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

a)


neuron

b)


neurotransmitter

c)


nerve

d)


action potential

83.

part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons

a)


axon

b)


dendrites

c)


myelin sheath

d)

synapse

84.

Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.

a)


myelin sheath

b)


axon

c)


threshold

d)


synapse

85.

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

a)


dendrite

b)


axon

c)


cell body

d)


Schwann cell

86.

An adult human has how many bones?

(a)  

87.

Any bone is considered

a)


a system

b)


a cell

c)


an organ

d)


an organism

88.

Bones vary in size and shape depending on their location in the body.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

The __________ system protects the body and gives it structure.

a)


muscular

b)


digestive

c)


skeletal

d)


circulatory

90.

Which tissue cushions the end of bones?

a)


tendons

b)


ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)


joints

91.

What do we call the place where two bones meet?

a)

skeleton

b)

joint

c)

muscle

d)

rib

92.

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

93.

Which type of tissue connects bone to bone?

a)


tendons

b)


ligaments

c)


skeletal muscles

d)


smooth muscles

94.

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

a)

movable

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

immovable

95.

What kind of joint is found at your elbow?

a)

pivot

b)

hinge

c)

gliding

d)

ball and socket

96.

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

a)

compact bone

b)

periosteum

c)


spongy bone

d)


bone marrow

97.

What do we call a broken bone?

a)


osteoporosis

b)


fracture

c)


arthritis

d)


bone disease

98.

Which bone disease causes bones to become weak and brittle?

a)


artereosclerosis

b)

arthritis

c)


fracture

d)


osteoporosis

99.

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

100.

Where are red blood cells produced?

a)


compact bone

b)


red bone marrow

c)

spongy bone

d)


yellow bone marrow

101.

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

102.

Which levels of hierarchy form the scientific name?

a)


Class and species

b)


Order and genus

c)


Phylum and species

d)


Genus and species

103.

Which organisational tool links organisms by their common ancestor?

a)

Dichotomous key

b)


Cladogram

104.

Which kingdom is eukaryotic, multicellular and autotrophic?

a)

animalia

b)

fungi

c)

eubacteria

d)

protista

105.

Which kingdom is the most diverse?

a)

animalia

b)

fungi

c)

eubacteria

d)

Protista

106.

You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?

a)

plant

b)

protists

c)

fungi

d)

animal