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IMMUNE SYSTEM
The purpose of the immune system is to:
a) Help germs invade your body
b) Fight off sickness
c) Make your nose run
d) Give you diarrhea
The immune system is made up of
a) Tissues
b) Organs
c) Cells
d) All of the above
As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is
a) Rhinovirus
b) Leukocytes
c) Glands
d) Nodes
Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including an organ in your belly that filters blood and helps fight infections
known as the
a) Heart
b) Spleen
c) Kidneys
d) Brain
The four main types of germs are
a) Viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi
b) Viruses, parasites, fungi and phagocytes
c) Parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes and fungi
d) Small, medium, large and extra large
Getting these when you’re young helps your immune system fight off diseases:
a) Antibiotics
b) Bandages
c) Vaccines
d) Medicine
To be ‘immune’ means what?
a) That you are infected
b) That you are more likely to get sick
c) That you are not susceptible so some diseases
d) That you are alone in your opinion
Lymph nodes are found in the
a) Neck
b) Armpits
c) Groin
d) All of these
When someone’s immune system overreacts to something harmless it’s called:
a) Overreactus maximus
b) An allergy
c) A sneeze
d) The measles
EYES
What is the biggest part of the eye and gives the eye its shape?
a) Vitreous body
b) Rods
c) Pupil
d) Lens
What helps us see color?
a) Rods
b) Cones
c) Lens
d) Optic nerves
Cones team up with ______ so that you can see the total picture:
a) Glasses
b) Lens
c) Pupil
d) Rods
Which part is the colorful part of the eye?
a) Pupil
b) Iris
c) Eyeball
d) Cornea
When the image hits the retina, the image is upside down. What flips the image over so that it is right-side up?
a) Lens
b) Retina
c) Optic nerve
d) The brain
What part is the great messenger at the back of your eye?
a) Retina
b) Optic nerve
c) Sclera
d) Blood vessels
EARS
Which part of the ear takes soundwaves and turn them into vibrations?
a) Ear canal
b) Inner ear
c) Eardrum
d) Middle ear
What are the most delicate bones in your body called?
a) Cochlea
b) Soft bones
c) Ossicles
d) Auricle
What tiny bone is attached to the eardrum?
a) Malleus (hammer)
b) Incus (anvil)
c) Stapes (stirrup)
What separates the outer ear from the middle ear?
a) Auricle
b) The ear wall
c) Eardrum
d) Cochlea
Fluid moving in the __________ causes you to feel dizzy even after you stop spinning around.
a) Eustachian tube
b) Semicircular canals
c) Erie canals
d) Ear canals
What part of you ear is responsible for the popping sensation you feel when you’re flying in an airplane?
a) Liberty tube
b) Eustachian tube
c) Auditory nerve
d) Cochlear tube
Which part of the ear do people pierce to wear earrings?
a) Auricle (or pinna)
b) Middle ear
c) Outer ear canal
d) Malleous
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Glands are small organs located throughout your body that secrete substances called
a) Plasma
b) Hormones
c) Enzymes
d) Bile
Hormones help your body by
a) Telling your cells what to do
b) Sending nerve messages
c) Oxidizing your blood
Which of the following is not part of the endocrine system?
a) Thyroid
b) Adrenals
c) Appendix
d) Pituitary
Where are the major endocrine glands located?
a) In the abdomen, joints, brain and spinal column
b) In the brain, neck, abdomen and groin
c) In the gall bladder, appendix, tonsils and spleen
This gland is sometimes called the master gland, though it is only about the size of a pea:
a) Pituitary
b) Adrenal
c) Pineal
d) Hypothalamus
What is your largest endocrine gland? (Hint: Its found in your belly)
a) Adrenal
b) Tummy
c) Pituitary
d) Pancreas
What is a common problem with the endocrine system?
a) Hemophilia
b) Diabetes
c) Lung cancer
Which hormone does the pancreas make?
a) Insulin
b) Adrenaline
c) Growth hormones
d) Sugar
Where can you find the pituitary gland?
a) Next to your liver
b) At the base of your brain
c) Near your heart and lungs
Which gland makes hormones that help you grow and stay full of energy?
a) Thyroid
b) Adrenal
c) Pituitary
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
How long is an adult’s small intestine?
a) 22 feet
b) 30 inches
c) 30 miles
d) 17 meters
The digestive process starts in the
a) stomach
b) esophagus
c) mouth
d) bathroom
The liver’s role is to
a) Mash up food
b) Turn water into food
c) Help the stomach
d) Remove harmful substances from the blood
When they reach the stomach, mashed-up food particles mix with:
a) Guava juice
b) Gastric juices
c) Mucus
d) Bile
Bile is made in the
a) Large intestine
b) Stomach
c) Liver
d) All of the above
What does the digestive system do?
a) Breaks down and handles food
b) Pumps blood throughout the body
c) Helps you breathe
d) Helps your arms and legs move
Your food can spend up to this long in the small intestine:
a) 4 minutes
b) 4 months
c) 4 seconds
d) 4 hours
What tube moves food from the back of you throat to the stomach?
a) Epiglottis
b) Esophagus
c) Feeding tube
d) Pharynx
Which organs help with the absorption of nutrients?
a) Pancreas, liver and gall bladder
b) Liver, heart and spleen
c) Gall bladder, kidneys and appendix
d) Kidneys, liver and bladder
The large intestine measures about:
a) 1 foot long
b) 10 feet long
c) 5 feet long
d) 100 feet long
SKELETAL SYSTEM
What’s the smallest bone in the body?
a) Patella
b) Stirrup
c) Thigh
d) Teeny
Bones meet at
a) Joints
b) Ligaments
c) A local restraunt
d) The rib cage
How many bones does an adult human have?
a) 500
b) 110
c) 206
d) 55
The bones in your spine are called:
a) Cartilage
b) Little bones
c) Ribs
d) Vertebrae
The patella is located in the:
a) Knee
b) Foot
c) Ear
d) Elbow
What’s in the center of a bone?
a) Cream filling
b) Compact bone
c) Cancellous bone
d) Bone marrow
Your bones will stop growing by the time you’re:
a) 93
b) 25
c) 30
d) 13
How many bones are in the spine?
a) 1 million
b) 65
c) 26
d) 14
The __________ bone protects your brain.
a) Hippocampus
b) Patella
c) Sternum
d) Cranium
The rib cage protects your:
a) Liver
b) Heart
c) Lungs
d) All of the above
NERVOUS SYSTEM
This system controls everything you do:
a) Nervous system
b) Olfactory system
c) Respiratory system
d) Endocrine system
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
Which part of the body is the control center for the nervous system?
a) spinal cord
b) stomach
c) brain
d) heart
A typical brain weighs how much?
a) 3 lbs
b) 3 oz
c) 3 kg
What is the biggest part of the brain?
a) Brain stem
b) Think tank
c) Cerebrum
d) Cerebellum
Which part of the brain helps keep your balance so you don’t fall flat on your face?
a) Cerebellum
b) Medulla oblongata
c) Pituitary gland
d) Spinal cord
Which part of the brain keeps you breathing?
a) Breathe-o-meter
b) Brain stem
c) Pituitary gland
d) Cerebellum
The brain creates connection, of pathways, between these microscopic cells:
a) Blood cells
b) Cell phones
c) Brain tissues
d) Neurons
Your emotions are believed to come from the
a) Cerebellum
b) Medulla oblongata
c) Amygdala
d) Heart
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
How many chambers does your heart have?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 4
d) 3
The movement of blood through the heart and body is called:
a) Circulation
b) Locomotion
c) Ventriculation
d) Heart pump
The beating sound your heart makes comes from
a) Blood going in the wrong direction
b) Valves closing
c) The heart skipping beats
d) Your ears playing tricks on you
With circulation, the heart provides your body with:
a) Oxygen
b) Nutrients
c) A way to get rid of waste
d) All of the above
The atria are the ‘upstairs’ chambers of the heart. What parts are considered the ‘downstairs’ chambers?
a) Valves
b) Ventricles
c) Blood
d) Candy hearts
What wall separates the left side and right side of the heart?
a) Ventricle
b) Atriium
c) Septum
d) The great wall
What parts act like doors that control blood flow in the heart?
a) Valves
b) Heart dams
c) Kidneys
d) Chambers
What organ removes waste from the blood?
a) Heart
b) Lungs
c) Kidneys
You can keep your heart strong by:
a) Eating heart-shaped candy
b) Staying physically active
c) Smoking
d) Sleeping 18 hours a day
These are tubes that carry blood back to the heart:
a) Arteries
b) Veins
c) Capillaries
d) Tubas
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Your body couldn’t breathe without this system.
a) Perspiration system
b) Respiratory system
c) Photosynthesis
d) Urinary system
The respiratory system is made up of the trachea, the lungs and the…
a) Liver
b) Diaphragm
c) Esophagus
d) Pancreas
When you breathe in air, you bring oxygen into your lungs and blow out:
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Oxygen
d) Hydrogen
What is the name of the tiny air sacs in your lungs?
a) Bronchioles
b) Ravioli
c) Alveoli
d) Bronx
The trachea is also called the
a) Lung
b) Diaphram
c) Windpipe
d) Bronchus
The tiny hairs that keep mucus and dirt out of your lungs are called:
a) Lung hairs
b) Stubble
c) Bronchioles
d) Cilia
The voice box is also known as the
a) Alveoli
b) Larynx
c) Trachea
d) Motormouth
As you breathe, this contracts and flattens to give your lungs room to fill up with air:
a) Larynx
b) Lung balloon
c) Diaphragm
d) Bronchiole
URINARY SYSTEM
Urine is stored here until you’re ready to pee:
a) Kidneys
b) Bladder
c) The garage
d) Urethra
The main function of the urinary system is to:
a) Get rid of waste and extra fluid
b) Keep waste in the body
c) Get rid of nutrients
d) Make you poop
What very important job do kidneys have?
a) to make urine
b) To filter waste out of the blood
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above
Urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by two thin tubes called:
a) Ureters
b) Tubulars
c) Capillaries
d) Urinary tracts
The __________ is a muscle that prevents urine from exiting the bladder until you’re ready to pee.
a) Calf
b) Quadricep
c) Pectoral
d) Sphincter
Urine exits the bladder and the body through a tube called the
a) Ureter
b) Urinary tract
c) Urethra
d) Epiglottis
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
The three major types of muscles in the body are:
a) Smooth, sports, skeletal
b) Smooth, cardiac, skeletal
c) Smooth, running, face
d) Smooth, flexible, strength
The muscle that pumps blood throughout your body is:
a) skeletal muscle
b) smooth muscle
c) valentine muscle
d) cardiac muscle
Which muscle helps move your shoulders?
a) smooth
b) deltoid
c) quadriceps
d) tendons
Which type of muscle is found in your digestive system?
a) Rectus abdominus
b) Cardiac muscle
c) Smooth muscle
d) Stomach muscles
What connects bones and muscles together?
a) Tendons
b) Ligaments
c) Glue
d) Cartilage
Skeletal muscles work with bones to give your body:
a) strength
b) the ability to move
c) strength and the ability to move
d) none of the above
Some of your biggest and most powerful muscles are:
a) in your calves and thighs
b) in your back near your spine
c) in your arms
d) in your fingers
Which muscles are found on the front of your thighs?
a) Quadriceps
b) Biceps
c) Pectorals
d) Deltoids
Which muscles are found in your belly and sometimes called ‘abs’?
a) Pectorals
b) Quadriceps
c) Deltoids
d) Rectus abominus
When you make a muscle in your arm, you are flexing your:
a) Pectorals
b) Biceps
c) Deltoids
d) Rectus abdominus