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REVIEW FOR SCIENCE MIDTERM
Test on Wednesday, December 19th
Name______________________________________ Period__________
INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BODY SYSTEMS
1. The human body’s systems are interrelated. In other words:
a.
They depend on each other
b. They are separate from one another
c.
Their relationships are difficult to understand
d. They do not interact with one another
2. Which system breaks down food so that nutrients and water can
be used by the body?
a.
Integumentary system
b. Digestive system
c.
Nervous system
d. Endocrine system
3. Which body system is easiest to see without an x-ray?
a.
Integumentary System
b. Circulatory System
c.
Immune System
d. Skeletal System
4. Which system delivers oxygen and nutrients to the body parts
that need them.
a.
Lymphatic System
b. Circulatory System
c.
Integumentary System
d. Reproductive System
5. The heart is to the circulatory system as the ____________ is to
the nervous system
a.
Lungs
b. Kidney
c.
Brain
d. Skin
SKELETAL SYSTEM
6. Where can you find the periosteum?
a.
On the outermost part of your bones
b. In the center of your bones
c.
Between the layers of spongy bone
d. In the hollows of your bones
7. What term best describes compact bone
a.
Spongy
b. Flexible
c.
Rigid
d. Liquid
8. What fills the hollow of most bones?
a.
Bone blood
b. Bone marrow
c.
Spongy bone
d. Compact bone
9. What advantage do we gain from the fact that bones are hollow?
a.
We can move around easily
b. Our bones don’t fracture easily
c.
Our bones can make marrow easily
d. Our internal organs receive more support
10. What is the main function of bone marrow?
a.
Supporting internal organs
b. Keeping the spine straight
c.
Storing minerals
d. Producing blood cells
11. What does the cartilage between bones do?
a.
Allows the nerves in adjacent bones to communicate
with one bones
b. Provides padding and protection against wear and tear
c.
Prevents bones from overheating
d. Prevents bones from becoming too rigid
12. What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones
than adults?
a.
Most adults suffer from bone loss
b. Teenagers also have more bones than adults
c.
Babies shed some of their bones as they grow
d. Some of babies bones fuse together as they grow
13. What do tendons do?
a.
Attach skin to bones
b. Attach muscles to bones
c.
Provide support for internal organs
d. Attach bones to other bones
14. The spine is made up of little round shaped bones called:
a.
Vertebrates
b. Verdigris
c.
Vertigo
d. Vertebrae
15. If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be
a.
The beams that hold it up
b. The plumbing and electrical systems
c.
The foundation that anchors is to the ground
d. The offices inside of it
16. Which type of joint gives you the largest range of motion?
a.
Pivot joint
b. Ball and socket joint
c.
Hinge joint
d. Gliding joint
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
17. Where might you find involuntary muscles?
a.
In your arms
b. In your mouth
c.
In your toes
d. In your stomach
18. What means the same as “voluntary?”
a.
Necessary
b. Mandatory
c.
Your choice
d. Painless
19. Place the following events in the correct order: A) your arm
moves; B) An impulse travels along a nerve; C) You decide you
want to move your arm.
a.
A,B,C
b. C,B,A
c.
C,A,B
d. A,C,B
20. Where in your body can you find a ball and socket joint?
a.
Your shoulder
b. Your heart
c.
Your fingertip
d. Your brain
21. What might happen if one of your tendons snapped in half?
a.
One of your bones would break
b. You wouldn’t be able to move a bone
c.
An involuntary muscle would stop functioning
d. Your muscles would tighten up and not be able to relax
22. Glucose supplies your muscles with:
a.
Oxygen
b. Energy
c.
Water
d. Blood
CIRCULATORY SYTEM
23. Which of the following is another name for the circulatory
system?
a.
Respiratory system
b. Endocrine system
c.
Integumentary system
d. Cardiovascular system
24. Where in your body can you find blood vessels? Choose the best
answer.
a.
Around your heart
b. In your hands and feet
c.
In your head
d. Virtually everywhere
25. What type of tissue pumps blood throughout the body?
a.
Fatty tissue
b. Muscle tissue
c.
Connective tissue
d. Nervous tissue
26. What can you infer about carbon dioxide from the fact that your
body needs to breathe it out?
a.
It is necessary for a variety of life processes
b. It is a waste product that needs to be released from
the body
c.
Without it, the lungs would not be able to function
d. It is delivered to the heart via coronary circulation.
27. What would happen if your circulatory system did not deliver
oxygen to your body’s cells?
a.
Your body’s cells would use carbon dioxide instead
b. Your body’s cells would shut down
c.
Your body’s cells would multiply at twice their normal
rate
d. Your body’s cells would enter your bloodstream
28. What do capillaries have in common with veins and arteries?
a.
They are all types of breathing passages
b. They all tore oxygen and other nutrients
c.
They are all types of blood vessels
d. They are all located in the lungs
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
29. Which of the following statements is true?
a.
Your lungs can store several hours’ worth of oxygen
b. Your body cant store oxygen at all
c.
Humans don’t need oxygen
d. Your body needs carbon dioxide to function properly
30. What can you infer about the function of the ribcage?
a.
It protects the lungs
b. It helps the lungs pump oxygen
c.
It delivers oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream
d. It connects the trachea to the lungs
31. Place the following events in order: A) air pressure inside your
lungs drops; B)your diaphragm contracts; C) air from outside
rushes into your lungs
a.
A,B,C
b. B,A,C
c.
C,A,B
d. B,C,A
32. Where does the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream take
place?
a.
In the aorta
b. In the trachea
c.
In the alveoli
d. In the nasal passages
33. What happens when your diaphragm relaxes and moves upward?
a.
Your lungs deflate and you breathe out
b. Your lungs inflate and you breathe in
c.
Your alveoli transfer oxygen to your bloodstream
d. Your bloodstream transfers carbon dioxide to your
alveoli
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
34. Why do we need to break apart the food we eat?
a.
So it can fit in our stomachs
b. So our bodies can use the nutrients from the food
c.
So liquids can be separated from solids
d. So that our bodies enzymes have something to do
35. Where does digestion begin?
a.
Mouth
b. Stomach
c.
Small intestine
d. Large intestine
36. Chewing is an example of what kind of digestion?
a.
Dental
b. Fragmentary
c.
Chemical
d. Mechanical
37. If you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase,
where would you look?
a.
In your mouth
b. In your throat
c.
In your intestines
d. In your stomach
38. Place the following events in sequence: A) food enters your large
intestine: B)food enters your small intestine; C)food enters your
esophagus; D) food enters your stomach
a.
A,B,C,D
b. C,D,B,A
c.
C,A,D,B
d. B,A,C,D
39. Hydrochloric acid is a caustic chemical that can burn your skin but
it exists in your stomach. How can this be?
a.
Your small intestines absorb all the hydrochloric acid
b. The food in your stomach absorbs all the acid
c.
Your stomach lining protects you against burns
d. The hydrochloric acid in your stomach is different from
the hydrochloric acid you’d find in a chemistry lab
40. What is chyme?
a.
A particular type of digestive enzyme
b. What food is called after its been digested by the
stomach
c.
A chemically active part of the small intestines
d. The passage that leads form the small intestine to the
large intestines
41. What is the main function of the villi?
a.
They move food from the stomach to the small
intestine
b. They absorb nutrients into the bloodstream
c.
They absorb water from the chime
d. They move food from the small intestine to the large
intestine
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
42. Which of the following body parts belongs to the integumentary
system?
a.
Skin
b. Tongue
c.
Teeth
d. Ear
43. What does the word “integumentary” mean?
a.
Exposed
b. Covering
c.
Soft
d. Hard
44. Trimming your nails doesn’t hurt because the exposed cells are no
longer living. This is the same reason that:
a.
Cleaning your ears doesn’t hurt
b. Scratching an itch doesn’t hurt
c.
Wearing shoes and socks doesn’t hurt
d. Getting a haircut doesn’t hurt
45. Place the following layers of skin in order from outermost to
innermost: A)Dermis; B)Epidermis; C)Fatty Layer
a.
C,A,B
b. B,C,A
c.
B,A,C
d. B,C,A
46. Where can you find dead skin cells?
a.
Your innermost layer of skin
b. Your outermost layer of skin
c.
The border between the epidermis and the dermis
d. In the fat layer
NERVOUS SYSTEM
47. What process is governed by the autonomic nervous system?
a.
Writing
b. Chewing
c.
Running
d. Digesting food
48. If an area of your body is particularly sensitive, what can you
conclude about that area?
a.
It contains more skin cells than other areas of your
body.
b. It contains more nerve endings than other areas of
your body
c.
It conducts electricity better than other areas of your
body
d. It contains more neurotransmitters than other areas of
your body.
49. __________ receive information __________ send information
away from the nerve cell.
a.
Terminals; dendrites
b. Processes; sheaths
c.
Dendrites; axons
d. Axons; impulses
50. Where in your body might you find sensory neurons?
a.
Inside your muscles
b. Inside your mouth
c.
Inside your brain
d. Inside your stomach
51. Where in your body might you find motor neurons?
a.
Inside your muscles
b. Inside your mouth
c.
Inside your brain
d. Inside your stomach
52. What is the scientific name for a nerve cell?
a.
Gland
b. Axon
c.
Neuron
d. Organ
53. Your brain stem controls involuntary functions like your
heartbeat. What else is an involuntary function?
a.
Playing sports
b. Walking
c.
Thinking
d. Breathing
54. Which statement is TRUE about the cerebrum?
a.
It’s the smallest part of the brain
b. It contains the brain stem
c.
It’s the largest part of the brain
d. It controls body movements
55. Your brain weights about
a.
1 lbs
b. 3 lbs
c.
0.3lbs
d. 13 lbs
Matching: For the following questions, match the correct system with each
statement
A.
B.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
Muscular
Skeletal
C. Circulatory
D. Respiratory
_C___ Carries nutrients to body cells
_D___ Changes oxygen to carbon dioxide
_B___ Makes new blood cells
_C___ Pumps blood
_B___ Frame and support for the body
_B___ Protects organs
_D___ Helps you breathe
_A___ 3 types (skeletal, cardiac, smooth)
Matching: For the following questions, match the correct system with each
statement
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
A. Digestive
C. Nervous
B. Integumentary
_A___ breaks down food
_B___ first layer of protection for the body
_C___ sends messages to and from the brain
_A___ absorbs nutrients from food
_C___ controls all your body systems
_B___ is made up of skin, hair and nails
_B___ the part of this system that you can see is no longer living