Download Body System Test Review

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Body Systems Test- Review
Define each system:
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Digestive System
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Muscular System
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Endocrine System
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Respiratory System
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Urinary System
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Nervous System
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7. Skeletal System
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8. Integumentary System
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9. Circulatory System
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Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word.
10. The _______________ is the largest organ in the body.
11. Sweat glands are glands in the skin that help _______________a ________________ body
________________. These glands produce ____________________ when the body is warm.
Your body is cooled as the water in sweat ____________________.
12. The cerebrum is the part of the brain where _________________________ takes place.
13. The spinal cord is __________ and must be protected by the ______________________.
14. The skeletal system protects ______________
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_____________ parts and helps with
15. A _____________________________ allows bones to move back and forth; a
_____________________________ allows bones to move in a full circle; and a fixed joint
allows no movement.
16. ______________________________ muscles are muscles that
you control, for example, your bicep.
17. ______________________________ muscles are muscles that
you DO NOT consciously control, for example, your heart.
18. Muscles work in ____________________ to move bones. When one muscle contracts and
shortens, the other ____________________ and ____________________.
19. An __________ is a blood vessel that carries blood _______________ from the heart.
20. A _____________ is a blood vessel that _______________ blood to the heart.
21. The trachea is the ___________________ through which air travels to the lungs.
22. The ____________________ of air you breathe is important.
23. The esophagus is a _______________ that passes food from your mouth to your
____________________. The stomach is the organ that ____________________ digestive
juices to break down food.
24. Food provides your body with nutrients that help with ___________________ and
___________________ of cells, help with body processes and give you energy.
25. The large intestine is the organ in which undigested food is ____________________ until it
leaves the body.
26. As body cells use nutrients, they produced __________________ into the blood.
27. When the ___________ is full, nerve signals are sent to the _____________________. A
message from the brain indicates that it is time for the bladder to be emptied.
28. A ________________ is a chemical messenger that regulates the body activity.
29. The __________________ cells carry oxygen to the body’s cells and picks up carbon
dioxide.
30. The _______________ are tiny hairs that line the air passages.
31. ____________ is the liquid part of the blood.
32. The ___________ is a muscle organ that pumps ____________ throughout the body.
33. Tendons are _______________
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______________ that connect _________________ to
34. The ________________ is the part of the brain the where thinking takes place.
35. The __________________ is the part of the brain that helps muscles work together.
36. The _________________ is the lowest part of the brain through which messages moving
between your brain and body pass.
37. ___________________ is a substance that protects the skin and gives it color.
38. A ___________ is the smallest living part of the body.
39. A _______________ is a group of like cells that work together.
40. An _____________ is a group of tissues that work together.