Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Nervous System
Digestive and Excretory Systems
Application Questions/Random
Random
100
The lungs are part of which organ system?
A. Digestive
B. Respiratory
C. Excretory
D. Circulatory
Respiratory
100
Which of the following types of tissue relays messages between the brain and the rest of the body?
A. Nerve
B. Muscle
C. Vascular
D. Connective
Nerve
100
Which human body system's primary job is to breakdown nutrients for use throughout the body?
A. Respiratory
B. Digestive
C. Skeletal
D. Excretory
Digestive
100
What body system changes the food we eat to energy?
A. Skeletal system
B. Nervous system
C. Digestive system
D. Respiratory system
Digestive system
100
True or False: The brain is part of the nervous system.
True
200
When you breathe,__________________is taken in and______________is pushed out.
A. Oxygen and carbon dioxide
B. Carbon dioxide and oxygen
C. Air and oxygen
D. Both A and B
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
200
Which body system is responsible for rapid communication and control between other systems of the body and brain?
A. Digestive system
B. Respiratory system
C. Circulatory system
D. Nervous system
Nervous system
200
The kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra are all part of which body system?
A. Digestive
B. Respiratory
C. Excretory
D. Circulatory
Excretory
200
The digestive system __________________, while the excretory system ______________.
A. Gets nutrients to the body; gets rid of wastes.
B. Gets rid of wastes; gets nutrients to the body.
C. Stores nutrients in the body; gets rid of wastes.
D. Gets rid of wastes; stores nutrients in the body.
Gets nutrients to the body; gets rid of wastes.
200
True or False: Organs are classified as more complex than systems.
False
300
The highway system resembles the__________system in that it uses different kinds of roads to allow the transport of people and things. The__________ system uses veins, arteries, and capillaries to transport blood and nutrients to different parts of the body. Which system compares to the highway system?
A. Digestive
B. Circulatory
C. Excretory
D. Skeletal
Circulatory
300
Without the nervous system, you couldn’t______________.
A. Walk
B. Breathe
C. Think
D. All of the above
All of the above
300
True or False: The stomach is part of the excretory system.
False
300
Just like the ____________system, a garbage disposal takes food and breaks it down using blades, water, and a motor to pass it through pipes, which dispose of it. Which system compares to a garbage disposal?
A. Digestive
B. Nervous
C. Respiratory
D. Skeletal
Digestive
300
Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place?
A. Trachea
B. Bronchi
C. Bronchioles
D. Alveoli
Alveoli
400
The circulatory and respiratory system work together to carry out their functions. Which of the following statements provides the best evidence of this?
A. Nutrients are absorbed into the blood from the intestines.
B. Lungs expand and contract through movements of the diaphragm
C. New red blood cells are generated in the marrow of bones
D. Gases exchanged in the lungs are carried by the blood
Lungs expand and contract through movements of the diaphragm
400
The nervous system is made up of these three parts:
A. Brain, heart, and spinal cord
B. Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
C. Nerves, arteries, and veins
D. Nerves, liver, and heart
Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
400
Choose the order in which a piece of food would pass through the digestive system.
A. Mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine
B. Mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, esophagus
C. Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
D. Mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
400
The_______________system is similar to the water cycle in that it uses various organs to remove waste from liquid. The water in the water cycle goes through different stages as impurities are removed. Which system compares to the water cycle?
A. Digestive
B. Respiratory
C. Excretory
D. Circulatory
Excretory
400
Which of the following is the order of organization from the simplest to most complex?
A. System, cell, tissue, organ
B. Cell, tissue, organ, system
C. Organ, system, cell, tissue
D. Tissue, organ, system, cell
Cell, tissue, organ, system
500
A fish uses its gills for breathing and takes in oxygen from water. Compare and contrast how a fish and a human breathe. Include at least one similarity and one difference.
A fish uses its gills for breathing and takes in oxygen from water. Humans use their lungs for breathing and takes in oxygen from the air. Humans and fish both breathe in oxygen.
500
Maria decided to reach for a glass of water that was on the kitchen table. Which body system sent instructions to her arm to make it move toward the glass of water?
A. Skeletal
B. Nervous
C. Circulatory
D. Muscular
Nervous
500
Label the diagram of the digestive system.
A - Esophagus
B - Stomach
C - Large Intestine
D - Small Intestine
500
How does the heart and lungs work together to distribute oxygen throughout the human body?
The heart pumps blood through the lungs. When you inhale, oxygen comes into the lungs. While in the lungs, oxygen is absorbed by blood cells, and carbon dioxide is released into the lungs. The heart then pumps the blood throughout the body, distributing the oxygen where it is needed.
500
Explain how the digestive system is like a garbage disposal.
Like the digestive system, a garbage disposal takes food and breaks it down using blades, water, and a motor to pass it through pipes, which dispose of it.