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Human Body Systems Quiz Questions

This document contains 27 multiple choice questions about the major body systems including: - The skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, integumentary, and hearing systems. Questions cover topics like the body's heaviest organ, bones, skin, muscles, heart, liver, lungs, small intestine, diseases and how different systems work together.

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Human Body Systems Quiz Questions

This document contains 27 multiple choice questions about the major body systems including: - The skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, integumentary, and hearing systems. Questions cover topics like the body's heaviest organ, bones, skin, muscles, heart, liver, lungs, small intestine, diseases and how different systems work together.

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Humans Body Systems Questions

1. What is the body’s heaviest organ?


Brain Heart Liver Skin

2. Babies have more bones than adults.


True False

3. The layer of the skin that you can see is called:


Spine Hypodermis Epidermis Melanin

4. Your bones are hollow


True False

5. The ribs help you stand up tall and protect your nerves
True False

6. You can only control skeletal muscles


True False

7. It takes more muscles to frown than to smile


True False

8. Which part of the brain controls parts of your body automatically, without you having to
think about them?
Amygdala Brain stem Spine Cerebrum

9. Your heart is located in your chest:


A little to the right A little to the left In the center

10. To take care of your heart you need to eat a lot of:
Fats Whole grains Sugar Meat

11. Arteries are doing the following:


Carry blood back to your heart Carry blood away from your heart

12. What is the trachea?


It gets urine out of your bladder It is the windpipe that leads to the lungs
It helps food to travel to the stomach

13. Which organ takes nutrients from food to absorb energy?


Stomach Esophagus Small intestine Large intestine

14. Where are blood cells being made?


In the bones In the heart In the lungs In the brain
15. What does the liver NOT do:
Cleans your blood Puts oxygen in your blood
Stores extra energy Makes antibodies that kill germs

16. Your skin is about as thick as…


A notebook A dime A pancake A plate

17. Why are dairy products good for you?


They help you create antibodies They help you move your muscles
They help you grow strong bones They help the heart function

18. What do muscle fibers feel like?


Strong tissue Rubber band Sponge Liquid

19. Why does asthma make it hard for people to breathe?


It makes lungs gray or with black spots It makes the lungs smaller
It makes the heart weaker It narrows the breathing tubes

20. When you hear the air goes first into:


The eardrum The cochlea The ear canal The Stereocilia

21. What is NOT a disease of the ear


Deafness Osteoporosis Hearing loss Acoustic neuroma

22. What is NOT part of the digestive system


Small intestine Nerves Liver Esophagus

23. When does digestion begin?


Small intestine Esophagus Mouth Stomach

24. The small intestine pushes extra waste out of your body.
True False

25. Muscular dystrophy is a disease where:


The bones get weak The blood doesn’t circulate well
The muscles don’t grow The muscles don’t contract

26. The circulatory system needs another system to work:


Nervous system Skeletal system
Digestive system Respiratory system

27. The hearing system is connected to two of the following systems:


Nervous system Skeletal system Digestive system Respiratory system

28. The respiratory system needs:


Skeletal system Muscular system Circulatory system

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Asthma causes the breathing tubes to narrow, making it difficult for air to move in and out of the lungs. This can lead to breathing difficulties, wheezing, and reduced oxygen intake .

The cerebrum is responsible for voluntary activities and conscious thought processes, including reasoning, memory, and perception. In contrast, the brain stem controls basic life functions automatically, such as breathing and heart rate, without conscious thought .

The liver does not put oxygen in your blood. This function is performed by the lungs. The liver cleans the blood, stores extra energy, and makes antibodies to kill germs .

Arteries carry blood away from the heart. This is distinct from veins, which carry blood back to the heart. Arteries have thicker walls than veins to withstand the higher pressure of blood pumped from the heart .

The trachea, or windpipe, leads to the lungs and is responsible for conducting air in and out of the respiratory system. In contrast, the esophagus is part of the digestive system, directing food from the mouth to the stomach. Structurally, the trachea has rings of cartilage to keep it open, while the esophagus has smooth muscles to propel food via peristalsis .

The ribs support the body by helping to stand upright and protect vital organs like the heart and lungs, not nerves. Their curved shape forms a protective cage around the thoracic cavity and provides structural support to the body .

The respiratory system depends on the circulatory system to transport oxygen from the lungs to cells throughout the body and to carry carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs for exhalation. This interplay is vital for maintaining cellular respiration and energy production .

Digestion begins in the mouth where mechanical breakdown by chewing occurs and salivary enzymes like amylase start breaking down carbohydrates. This initial step prepares food for further digestion in subsequent parts .

Muscle fibers are strong tissues that contract to produce movement. Their fibrous structure allows them to be elastic and capable of forceful contractions, which is necessary for moving body parts .

Dairy products primarily help in growing strong bones because they are rich in calcium, which is essential for bone health and development .

Humans Body Systems Questions 1. What is the body’s heaviest organ? Brain Heart Liver Skin 2. Babies have more bones than adu
15. What does the liver NOT do: Cleans your blood Puts oxygen in your blood Stores extra energy Makes antibodies that kill ge

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