Chapter 11 - Human Body Systems

Question 1

Which component of blood is 90 percent water?

Accepted Answer

plasma

Question 2

Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?

Accepted Answer

urinary bladder

Question 3

The brain and the spinal cord make up the _______________________.

Accepted Answer

central nervous system

Question 4

Digestions begins in the _______________________

Accepted Answer

mouth

Question 5

The main function of the excretory system is to_______________________.

Accepted Answer

to collect and remove wastes from the body

Question 6

The role of the respiratory system is to bring what substance into the body?

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 7

Which type of joint is Joint A?

Accepted Answer

hinge

Question 8

Which component of blood carries oxygen to the body cells?

Accepted Answer

red blood cells

Question 9

What is the function of the group of cells in the heart called the pacemaker?

Accepted Answer

sending out signals to make the heart muscles contract

Question 10

_________________ is the process in which your body breaks down food into molecules.

Accepted Answer

digestion

Question 11

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called_________.

Accepted Answer

arteries

Question 12

This type of muscle is only found in the heart

Accepted Answer

cardiac muscle

Question 13

Which type of joint is Joint C?

Accepted Answer

ball and socket

Question 14

This process takes place in the large intestine

Accepted Answer

Water is absorbed from undigested food

Question 15

This organ system makes blood cells

Accepted Answer

Skeletal System

Question 16

The function of white blood cells is to_____________________?

Accepted Answer

fight disease

Question 17

In which vessels are materials exchanged between the blood and the body cells?

Accepted Answer

Capillaries

Question 18

The flavor of food is influenced by the senses of smell and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

taste

Question 19

How do we know bones are alive?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 20

Skin protects the body from disease by______________________

Accepted Answer

keeping disease causing microorganisms from entering body

Question 21

Which type of joint is Joint B?

Accepted Answer

pivot

Question 22

This is NOT a function of the skeletal system

Accepted Answer

obtaining oxygen

Question 23

Messages are carried back and forth between the body and the brain by the _____________________

Accepted Answer

Nervous System

Question 24

How does skin help maintain body temperature if a person is too hot?

Accepted Answer

both

Question 25

What is the function of lymph nodes?

Accepted Answer

to trap disease-causing bacteria

Question 26

Food is pushed through the esophagus to the stomach by muscle contractions known as _________ .

Accepted Answer

peristalsis

Question 27

The three regions that make up the brain are the cerebrum, cerebellum and _________

Accepted Answer

brain stem

Question 28

If a person’s blood lacked platelets, what process could not take place?

Accepted Answer

clotting of blood

Question 29

To bend a joint, one muscle ______________ while another muscle returns to its original length.

Accepted Answer

contracts

Chapter 11 - Human Body Systems

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Chapter 11 - Human Body Systems

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