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What is the skeletal system?
These are the heart muscles.
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These are the heart muscles.
Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
2
What is the skeletal system?
All the body's organs both soft and hard tissue.
All the bones in the body and the tissues that connect them.
All the bones in the body.
All the muscles and tendons.
3
Why is blood that flows from the lungs to the heart bright red rather than dark red?
Oxygen makes it red.
Carbon dioxide makes it red.
Gastric juices produce the red color of the blood.
The lungs add a pigment to blood as it flows through them.
4
Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
The saliva changes some of the starches in food to sugar.
The tongue aids in the digestion of food.
The digestive juices can react easily with food when chewed.
The tongue keeps the food in place while the food is chewed.
5
From what source do cells get their food?
Blood
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Other cells
6
Nerve cells tell muscles what to do by using _____________.
Electrical Impulses
The spinal cord
Plasma
Vertebra
7
What happens when food reaches the stomach?
Nothing!
The food is absorbed by blood vessels in the stomach.
Acid mixes with the food and stomach muscles squeeze it.
The food moves quickly into the small intestine.
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These muscles work automatically and are involuntary. (We don't think about moving them.)
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
9
Which of these is an inherited trait?
intelligence
a scar on your left hand
height
the ability to play softball
10
What happens to the windpipe or trachea before it reaches the lungs?
It branches in 3 directions.
It vibrates and creates sound.
It branches in 2 directions.
It closes up so no oxygen can escape.
11
What is the main job of the red blood cells in the blood?
Fight diease
To transport CO2 to the body's cells and carry away oxygen
Clot blood
To transport oxygen to the body's cells and carry away CO2
12
What is the difference between cartilage and bone?
Bone is rubbery, cartilage is firm
Bone is inside the body and cartilage is outside the body
Bone is firm, and cartilage is rubbery
Bone is a more primative tissue than cartilage
13
The cerebrum is the largest part of your brain. Is controls your ________________________.
Balance & coordination
Breathing, heart rate, & blood pressure
Voluntary movement, speech, hearing, vision, memory, reason
14
What is the respiratory system?
The body's breathing system.
The body's blood transporting system.
The body's system of nerves.
The body's food processing system.
15
The longer branches extending from a nerve cell are called axons; they ______________________.
Carry messages out of the nerve cell to other nerve cells.
Carry messages in and out of the nerve cell.
Take in messages from other nerve cells.
16
What is the organ that pumps blood all throughout the human body?
Blood vessels and capalaries
The heart
The lungs
The kidneys
17
What is a joint?
The place where tendons are fastened together.
A ball and socket
The place where 2 bones are joined
A hinge
18
What is the digestive system?
The body's food processing system.
The body's system of nerves.
The body's breathing system.
The body's blood transporting system.
19
What part of the blood carries minerals, vitamins, sugar, and other foods to the body's cells?
Plasma
Platelets
White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
20
The cerebellum is located in the back of the brain. It controls your ____________.
Breathing, heart rate, & blood pressure
Balance and coordination
Voluntary movement, speech, hearing, vision, and memory
21
What is another name for the windpipe?
Larynx
Esophagus
Lungs
Trachea
22
Air can enter the body and travel to the lungs....
Through the mouth and the nose.
The the windpipe and the pores.
Through the nose and the nervous system.
Through the esophagus and gullet.
23
What are the 3 main parts of the nervous system?
The cerebellum, the cerebrum, & medulla
Brain, spinal cord, & nerves
The cochlea, nerves, & a vestibule
24
Which characteristic would a child NOT inherit from one or both of its' parents?
Hairstyle
Eye color
Freckles
Dimples
25
Which of the following can best be compared to soldiers?
Red Blood Cells
Capillaries
White Blood Cells
Lungs
26
Why is oxygen important to blood and to the cells?
Oxygen is necessary for cell growth and energy.
Oxygen brings food to the cells.
Oxygen helps the blood to clot.
Oxygen is not important-CO2 is the most important
27
What is the function of the blood vessels and capillaries?
They pump blood to the heart.
They carry messages from the brain to the muscles.
They filter impurities from the blood.
They carry blood to all parts of the body.
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What is the Circulatory System?
The body's blood transporting system
The body's system of nerves
The body's breathing system
The body's food processing system
29
The purpose of the ribcage is to...
Protect the spinal cord
Provide and object to which the lungs can attach
Protect the heart and lungs
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What is another name for the circulatory system?
The heart system
The respiratory system
The blood system
The cardiovascular system
