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The Human Body

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Science involving structure of the body (and living organisms)

a)

Gross anatomy

b)

Anatomy

c)

Physiology

2.

Branch of anatomy involving structures seen and identified with the naked eye

a)

Gross anatomy

b)

Anatomy

c)

Physiology

3.

How organisms function

a)

Anatomy

b)

Gross anatomy

c)

Physiology

4.

How many body systems are there?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

5.

Each body system has its own

a)

System

b)

Function

c)

Brain

d)

Lungs

6.

All systems work

a)

Together

b)

Apart

c)

Without interaction

7.

System that consists of skin, hair, nails, and sweat glands

a)

Nervous

b)

Skeletal

c)

Muscular

d)

Integumentary

8.

Select the parts of the integumentary system

a)

Nails

b)

Bones

c)

Hair

d)

Skin

e)

Sweat glands

9.

Which system protects and regulates temperature and prevents water loss

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Integumentary system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Digestive system

10.

Consist of bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons

a)

Skeletal System

b)

Integumentary System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Nervous system

11.

This system consist of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles

a)

Integumentary system

b)

Skeletal system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Nervous system

12.

This system allows for movement and protection

a)

Digestive system

b)

Muscular system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Integumentary system

13.

This system consist of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

a)

Integumentary system

b)

Skeletal system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Nervous system

14.

Protects organs, allows movement, material storage, and produces blood cells

a)

Integumentary system

b)

Skeletal system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Nervous system

15.

Sense, interpret, and respond to internal and external environments

a)

Nervous system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Integumentary system

d)

Skeletal system

16.

Choose all the parts of the nervous system

a)

Brain

b)

Tendons

c)

Spinal cord

d)

Nerves

17.

Select the main parts of the muscular system

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

d)

Cartilage

18.

Select all the parts of the skeletal system

a)

Sweat glands

b)

Bones

c)

Cartilage

d)

Ligaments

e)

Tendons

19.

A long tubular passageway that starts with the lips and ends of the anus. It includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and.

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Integumentary system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Digestive system

20.

System that breaks down food in smaller molecules for nutrition

a)

Digestive system

b)

Integumentary system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Nervous system

21.

Select the parts of the digestive system

a)

Esophagus

b)

Anus

c)

Pharynx

d)

Stomach

e)

Intestines

22.

Choose all the parts of the respiratory system

a)

Mouth

b)

Nose

c)

Lungs

d)

Pharynx

e)

Trachea

23.

This system consists of the nose, Fair trachea and logs

a)

Cardiovascular system

b)

Integumentary system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Respiratory system

24.

Responsible for gas exchange! supplies oxygen needed for cellular activities and rids the body of CO2

a)

Muscular system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Respiratory system

d)

Digestive system

25.

Consist of heart, blood vessels, and blood

a)

Muscular system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Digestive system

d)

Cardiovascular system

26.

System that transports and delivers food and oxygen to cells, removes waste and carbon dioxide

a)

Respiratory system

b)

Cardiovascular system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Digestive system

27.

Select the parts of the cardiovascular system

a)

Lungs

b)

Blood

c)

Blood vessels

d)

Heart

28.

The body system that helps clean blood and protects the body from disease

a)

Respiratory system

b)

Endocrine system

c)

Lymphatic system

d)

Reproductive system

29.

Parts of the lymphatic system

a)

Lymph vessels

b)

Lymph nodes

c)

White blood cells

d)

Spleen

e)

Thyroid

30.

Body system that regulates the body with chemical messages

a)

Respiratory

b)

Cardiovascular

c)

Lymphatic

d)

Endocrine

31.

Parts of the endocrine system

a)

Ductless glands that secret hormones

b)

Lungs

c)

Nose

d)

Gonads

32.

Body system that Filters, chemical liquid waste, salts, foreign substances, and cellular waste from your body

a)

Reproductive

b)

Endocrine

c)

Excretory

d)

Respiratory

33.

Bodies parts of the excretory system

a)

Kidneys

b)

Two uretras

c)

Bladder

d)

Skin

e)

Urethra

34.

Body system responsible for reproducing reproductive cell

a)

Respiratory

b)

Cardiovascular

c)

Reproductive

d)

Excretory

35.

Parts of the female reproductive system include

a)

Fallopian tubes

b)

Vagina

c)

Ovaries

d)

Testes

e)

Penis

36.

Body parts of the male reproductive system

a)

Ovaries

b)

Testes

c)

Fallopian tubes

d)

Penis

e)

Vas deferen

37.

Anatomical position: select all that apply

a)

Feet slightly spread apart

b)

Individual stands errect with hands and palms facing forward

c)

Head down

d)

Straight lower limbs

e)

Arms at sides with arms and hands held out and elbows and fingers extended

38.

The body can be divided into

a)

Corners

b)

Planes

c)

Portions

d)

Categories

39.

Divides the body into equal right or left parts

a)

Midsagittal or middle plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Transverse plane

d)

Frontal plane

40.

Divides the body into left and right part, but they are unequally divided

a)

Transverse plane

b)

Midsagittal plane

c)

Frontal plane

d)

Sagittal plane

41.

A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts

a)

Sagittal plane

b)

Midsagittal plane

c)

Frontal plane

d)

Transverse plane

42.

A vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and (posterior) parts

a)

Sagittal plane

b)

Frontal/coronal plane

c)

Midsagittal plane

d)

Transverse plane

43.

Which plane is off-center?

a)

Sagittal plane

b)

Transverse plane

c)

Midsagittal plane

d)

Frontal/coronal plane

44.

Which plane is middle of the body (equal right and left parts)

a)

Sagittal plane

b)

Midsagittal plane

c)

Transverse plane

d)

Frontal/coronal plane

45.

Toward the back of the body

a)

Proximal

b)

Anterior

c)

Ventral

d)

Dorsal

46.

Belly, toward the front of the body

a)

Dorsal

b)

Ventral

c)

Posterior

d)

Superior

47.

The front end/side of the organism

a)

Posterior

b)

Dorsal

c)

Anterior

d)

Deep

48.

The rear end/backside of the organism

a)

Posterior

b)

Anterior

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

49.

Toward the head or upper part of the structure

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Inferior

d)

Superior

50.

Away from the head and/or toward the lower part

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Anterior

d)

Ventral

51.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Superior

b)

Anterior

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

52.

Away from the midline of the body

a)

Superior

b)

Anterior

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

53.

Closer to the median plane or root of the limb, then another structure in the limb

a)

Superior

b)

Proximal

c)

Distal

d)

Lateral

54.

A structure being further away from the median plane or root of the limb than another structure in that limb

a)

Distal

b)

Proximal

c)

Superiod

d)

Medial

55.

Towards or on the body surface

a)

Superior

b)

Deep

c)

Superficial

d)

Posterior

56.

Away from the body surface

a)

Superficial

b)

Deep

c)

Posterior

d)

Anterior

57.

Protective regions that house a group of internal organs

a)

Body corners

b)

Body counts

c)

Body cavities

d)

Body activities

58.

Names of the four body cavities

a)

Cranial

b)

Midsagittal

c)

Vertebral

d)

Abdominal

e)

Thoracic

59.

Organ in the cranial cavity

a)

Kidneys

b)

Lungs

c)

Brain

d)

Stomach

60.

Organ in the vertebral cavity

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Kidneys

c)

Stomach

d)

Brain

61.

Organs in the thoracic cavity

a)

Lungs

b)

Kidneys

c)

Heart

d)

Brain

62.

Organs in the abdominal cavity

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Intestines

d)

Kidneys

e)

Spleen

63.

What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

a)

Brain

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Stomach

64.

Purpose of the diaphragm

a)

to urinate

b)

To facilitate breathing as it flattens and contracts

c)

To clearly block another individual from performing work

d)

To evaluate changes in nutrition

65.

Regional terms

a)

Anterior

b)

Tibia

c)

Posterior

d)

Nasal

66.

Anterior body trunk, inferior to the ribs

a)

Abdominal

b)

Acromion

c)

Antebrachial

d)

Antecubital

67.

The point of the shoulder

a)

Axillary

b)

Antebrachial

c)

Acromion

d)

Antecubital

68.

Forearm

a)

Abdominal

b)

Acromion

c)

Antebrachial

d)

Axillary

69.

Area front of the elbow or surface

a)

Antecubital

b)

Axillary

c)

Acromion

d)

Abdominal

70.

Armpit

a)

Axillary

b)

Antecubital

c)

Antebrachial

d)

Acromion

71.

Arm (upper arm)

a)

Carpal

b)

Brachium

c)

Cervical

d)

Buccal

72.

Cheek

a)

Brachium

b)

Cural

c)

Inguinal

d)

Buccal

73.

Wrist

a)

Carpal

b)

Deltoid

c)

Femoral

d)

Fibular

74.

Neck area

a)

Deltoid

b)

Crural

c)

Carpal

d)

Cervical

75.

Lower leg

a)

Buccal

b)

Carpal

c)

Cervical

d)

Crural

76.

Curve of the shoulder

a)

Femoral

b)

Fibular

c)

Deltoid

d)

Inguinal

77.

thigh

a)

Fibular

b)

Femoral

c)

Inguinal

d)

Frontal

78.

Lower part of the lower leg (smaller bone)

a)

Femoral

b)

Fibular

c)

Frontal

d)

Inguinal

79.

Forehead

a)

Buccal

b)

Carpal

c)

Frontal

d)

Deltoid

80.

Thigh area near the trunk of the body

a)

Femoral

b)

Fibular

c)

Frontal

d)

Inguinal

81.

Nose

a)

Oral

b)

Nasal

c)

Orbital

d)

Patella

82.

Mouth

a)

Oral

b)

Nasal

c)

Orbital

d)

Pelvic

83.

Eye area

a)

Oral

b)

Nasal

c)

Patella

d)

Orbital

84.

Anterior of the knee

a)

Tarsal

b)

Sternum

c)

Pubic

d)

Patella

85.

Pelvis area

a)

Sternum

b)

Tarsal

c)

Thoracic

d)

Pelvic

86.

Genital area

a)

Pubic

b)

Pelvic

c)

Patella

d)

Tarsal

87.

Breast bone

a)

Pubic

b)

Tarsal

c)

Umbilical

d)

Sternum

88.

Ankle

a)

Tarsal

b)

Fibular

c)

Thoracic

d)

Umbilical

89.

Chest

a)

Umbilical

b)

Sternum

c)

Thoracic

d)

Patella

90.

Navel

a)

Inguinal

b)

Sternum

c)

Umbilical

d)

Tarsal

91.

The body’s ability to maintain internal conditions

a)

Physiology

b)

Anatomy

c)

Hormone therapy

d)

Homeostasis

92.

Through feedback loops the body senses change in the environment, and then reacts to them to restore the balance of the body

a)

What is hormone therapy?

b)

How is homeostasis maintained in the body?

c)

What is homeostasis?

d)

What is physiology?

93.

A crucial cellular control mechanism where the end product of a metabolic pathway blocks an enzyme

a)

Feedback inhibition

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Hormone therapy

d)

Physiology

94.

When the temperature rises, the thermostat cuts on the air to lower the temperature to the desired setting

a)

an analogy of the feedback inhibition

b)

An analogy of the blink response

c)

An analogy of growth of a child

d)

An analogy of how aging occurs

95.

The first step of homeostasis in the diagram (when the board becomes unbalanced)

a)

output: information sent along efferent pathway to effector

b)

Input: information sent along different pathway to a control center

c)

Stimulus: produces change in a variable

d)

change is detected by receptor

e)

response of effector feeds back to influence magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to homeostasis

96.

The second step in the homeostasis cycle

a)

Stimulus: produces change in a variable

b)

Input: information is sent along a different pathway to the control center

c)

Output: information is sent along efferent path to the effector

d)

Change detected by receptor

e)

Response of effect or feedback to influence the magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to homeostasis

97.

Third step of the homeostasis cycle

a)

change detected by receptor

b)

input: information sent along different pathway to the control center

c)

output: information sent along efferent pathway to effector

d)

Stimulus: produces change in variable

e)

response of effector feeds back to influence magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to homeostasis

98.

Fourth step of homeostasis cycle

a)

Response of effector feeds back to influence magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to homeostasis

b)

Output: information sent along efferent pathway to effector

c)

Input: information sent along different pathway to control center

d)

change detected by receptor

e)

Stimulus: produces change in variable

99.

Fifth step up in the homeostasis cycle

a)

Response of effector feeds back to influence magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to homeostasis

b)

Change detected by receptor

c)

Output: information sent along efferent pathway to effector

d)

Stimulus: produces change in variable

e)

Input: information sent along different pathway to control center

100.

Put the homeostasis cycle in order

a)

Receptor, effector, control centre, variable (homeostasis)

b)

Effector, control centre, variable ( homeostasis), receptor

c)

Variable (homeostasis), receptor, control centre, effector

d)

Variable (homeostasis), effector, receptor, control centre

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