Science Ch. 5 Review - The Human Body

Question 1

Muscles that help your bones move are ____________________.

Accepted Answer

skeletal muscles

Question 2

The ________________ is made up of cells in your blood and other tissues.

Accepted Answer

immune system

Question 3

Cells that destroy pathogens are __________________.

Accepted Answer

white blood cells

Question 4

Organisms that cause some diseases are _____________.

Accepted Answer

pathogens

Question 5

Skeletal muscles are ________________.

Accepted Answer

voluntary muscles

Question 6

A(n) ____________ can make you immune to a disease without having the disease.

Accepted Answer

vaccine

Question 7

A(n) ________________ receives and sends electrical messages.

Accepted Answer

neuron

Question 8

How many chambers2 to the human heart are there?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 9

Which structure is the link between the brain and the rest of the body?

Accepted Answer

the spinal cord

Question 10

A(n) ___________ can be passed from one organism to another.

Accepted Answer

infectious disease

Question 11

___________ are muscles that you are not able to control.

Accepted Answer

involuntary muscles

Question 12

Moving blood throughout your entire body is the primary function of which system?

Accepted Answer

circulatory system

Question 13

Can the body function with one of its systems not working properly?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 14

Most food is digested and absorbed in the _______________________.

Accepted Answer

smal intestine

Question 15

Which of the following protects your body against disease? Choose one.

Accepted Answer

sweat, mucus in your nose & throat, tears

Question 16

What begins to break down your food in the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

teeth & saliva

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