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WorksheetsPBS 1.2.1-2 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Match the body system to its key structures.
Kidneys, ureters, bladder
Urinary
Glands (e.g., thyroid, adrenal), hormones
Endocrine
Ovaries, testes, uterus
Reproductive
Lungs, trachea, bronchi, alveoli
Respiratory
Lymph nodes, spleen, white blood cells
Lymphatic/
Immune
How do the muscular system and the nervous system work together to allow you to move your body?
Explain how the endocrine system and the reproductive system interact together.
Choose a body system and describe its primary function. Discuss a disease that affects this system and how it reduces its function.
Which physiological changes occur during algor mortis?
Body begins to cool to match the surrounding temperature.
Blood settles in lower parts of the body.
Stiffening of muscles begins.
Organs start to decompose.
Between 2-4 hours after death when a body stiffens or twitches what stage is it in?
Rigor Mortis
Livor Mortis
Algor Mortis
Posterior Changes
Livor mortis indicates relative time since death because:
Blood clots in major arteries.
Blood pools due to gravity, causing discoloration.
The body temperature cools.
Muscles stiffen and relax.
Explain the difference between legal time of death and physiological time of death.
Read the passage: A 45-year-old male was found unresponsive in his home. During the autopsy, it was discovered that he had a history of high blood pressure. The autopsy revealed that a blood clot had blocked an artery in his heart, leading to a fatal heart attack.
What is the cause of death and manner of death (Natural, homicide, etc.)?
Which factor can accelerate body decomposition?
High body or environment temperature
Cold environment
Low body mass
Lack of oxygen in muscles
