Human Body System Test

Which human body system is responsible for gas exchange between the body and the atmosphere?

Respiratory

Which organ is the site of gas exchange between the body and the environment?

Lungs

What is one feedback mechanism for how the body responds to cold weather?

Shivering

The skin, lungs, and kidneys work together to.

Help eliminate body wastes

The brain, spinal cord, and nerves are organs that perform which primary function?

Conducting messages to coordinate body functions.

The drawing shows the frame of a house being built. (What body system is it?)

Skeletal

The table shows the level of structural organizing in some living organisms

3

Which shows structural organization form the simplest to the most complex?

cells-tissue-organs-organ systems-organisms

Which system supports the body, protects internal organs, and makes blood cells

Skeletal

A gastroenterologist is a doctor who specializes in treating problems with the esophagus, stomach and intestines. Which organ system is cared for by this type of doctor

Digestive

This picture shows skin cells.

A Tissue

What is the primary function of skin cells?

To provide a physical barrier to the body

The diagram represents the organization levels in the human body. (which of these belongs in level 3?)

Lung

Similar types of cells form tissues. What is the next level of complexity formed from the grouping of tissues?

Organs

The ability to maintain a stable internal environment regardless of what is happing outside of the body is know as.

homeostasis

The three types of muscles that make up the muscular system are

Cardiac, skeletal, smooth

The body system that breaks down food into nutrients your body needs is the

Digestive

The body system that works with the skeletal system to help you move is the

Muscular

What body system absorbs oxygen and releases carbon dioxide from the body?

Respiratory

Which of the following is NOT a function of the white blood cellls?

Carry oxygen

10.Skeletal/Muscular

Protects the body and facilitates movement.

1.Circulatory

Pipeline that brings blood, oxygen, white blood cells, hormones and nutrients to the entire body

3.Nervous

A communication network used to send signals and transport information throughout the body

5.Endocrine

A sires of glands to help regulate the body’s process, as well as metabolism and growth.

9.Lymphatic/Immune

Collection of lymph nodes and vessels that regulates the body’s defenses.

6.Excretory

System that filters waste from blood and maintains electrolyte levels

2.Respiratory

Extracts oxygen from air and expels carbon dioxide a waste

4.Digestive

30ft series of organs that converts food into fuel.

7.Reproductive

Life-giving system where males and female organs come together and fertilization may occur

8.Intengumentary

System including skin, hair, nails and subcutaneous fat that anchors nerves and serves as a barrier between the body and the environment.

The photo above represents the cardiovascular system. We have learned that this system is used to transport necessary materials throughout the body in order to keep you alive.

a. What part of the circulatory system do the blue lines represent?

b. What part of the circulatory system do the red lines represent?

c. Which one carries blood to the heart, which carries blood away from the heart?

A=Blue is deoxygenated blood.

B=Red is oxygenated blood.

C=Artires carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood to the heart.

Both breathing and blinking your eyes can be considered both voluntary and involuntary movements. Explain how this can be true.

Both movements are involuntary because your nervous system automatically performs them, but they become voluntary because when you think about them you have to do these movements yourself, making it voluntary.