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Body Systems Quiz


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Which of the following is NOT one of the five human senses?

A. Hearing

B. Reflex

C. Touch

D. Taste


Plants have many cells that have specialised functions and work together to keep the plant alive. This means that plant are ______.

A. Vascular

B. Nonvascular

C. Unicellular

D. Multicellular


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.


What organs make up the skeletal system?

A. Muscles

B. Bones

C. Heart

D. Lungs


The _______ is a muscle beneath your lungs that helps move air into and out of your body.

A. Diaphragm

B. Lungs

C. Trachea

D. Pharynx


Which component of blood ‘carries’ oxygen?

A. White blood cell

B. Plasma

C. Red blood cell

D. Platelets


Which set of organs belong to the Nervous System?

A. Heart, blood vessels

B. Kidneys, urinary bladder

C. Esophagus, stomach, intestines

D. Brain, spinal column


Your skin and hair are parts of your ___________

A. endocrine system

B. excretory system

C. lymphatic system

D. integumentary system


What is the main function of the respiratory system?

A. to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

B. to bring oxygen to the body

C. to break down food and absorb nutrients

D. to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide


Which of the following statements describes the function of the heart?

A. The heart produces white and red blood cells.

B. The heart controls the nervous system.

C. The heart makes oxygen and carbon dioxide.

D. The heart pumps blood throughout the body.


Which function of the skeletal system will help the lungs keep from getting damaged if you fall?

A. Movement

B. Protection

C. Storage

D. Support


The main purpose of the ____________ system is to break food particles into pieces that can be used.

A. circulatory

B. respiratory

C. digestive

D. skeletal


Which two human body systems are most responsible for getting oxygen to cells?

A. digestive and skeletal

B. skeletal and circulatory

C. circulatory and respiratory

D. respiratory and digestive


Which organ is known as the “graveyard of blood cells”?

A. Spleen

B. Pancreas

C. Liver

D. Large intestine


Which body system Breaks down food into nutrient molecules that can be transported in the body?

A. Digestive

B. Circulatory

C. Muscular-skeletal

D. Nervous

E. Respiratory


Which of the following goes in order from smallest (or simplest) to largest (or most complex)?

A. Cell, body system, tissue, organ

B. Tissue, body system, cell, organ

C. Cell, tissue, organ, body system

D. Tissue, cell, organ, body system


True of false: Meiosis occurs in the testes and ovaries.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


What is the role of the muscular system?

A. Support the body

B. Digest food and absorb nutrients

C. Movement

D. Transport oxygen


The circulatory system is made up of..

A. heart, blood, capillaries

B. heart, blood, plasma

C. heart, blood, blood vessels 

D. Heart, blood, lungs


Which system provides protection and support for the organs?

A. Musculoskeletal

B. Immune

C. Endocrine

D. Digestive


The main function of the muscle is to ______.

A. Digest food

B. Move bones and body parts

C. Regulate body temperature

D. Support the body


What does the Villi do?

A. Digest’s food in the stomach

B. Produces blood

C. Absorbs nutrients from the small intestine into the blood

D. Kills germs


The respiratory system works primarily with which other system?

A. Digestive

B. Circulatory

C. Lymphatic

D. Musculoskeletal


True or False: The right side of the heart contains oxygenated blood.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Peristalsis: a series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract.

Is this an example of chemical or physical digestion?

A. Physical

B. Chemical




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