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What is an autonomic response provided by our skin when subjected to an infectious agent?
a) antibodies
b) antigens
c) vaccinations
d) inflammation

One organ, the brain, controls the functioning of all other organs and organ systems. This organ is part of the ______ system.
a) nervous
b) circulatory
c) respiratory
d) muscular

Nephridia, the excretory organs in earthworms are equivalent to the ________ in humans and frogs.
a) lungs
b) ovaries
c) kidneys
d) testes

Human hearts have pairs of two types of chambers, the atria and ventricles. Hearts also pump oxygen poor blood to lungs and gills to allow it to become oxygenated. Therefore, mammals have a _____ heart.
a) Fish have a three-chamber heart.
b) Reptiles have a two-chamber heart.
c) Mammals have a four-chamber heart.
d) None of these statements are correct.

A student creates a physical model of the inside of the small intestine. The model is made up of long balloons packed closely together inside a shallow box. What does the model show about how the small intestine serves the needs of the organism?
a) It has a large surface area over which it can absorb nutrients from digested food.
b) It has many identical parts that work to break down food into molecules.
c) It has moving parts that allow it to move food through the body.
d) It has a large volume in which it can store food for later use.

Gills, lungs, and skin can all be classified as organs of _________.
a) excretion.
b) locomotion.
c) respiration.
d) the nervous system.

The ________ and the gall bladder work together to produce, store, and use bile to help digest ________.
a) pancreas; sugars
b) appendix; food.
c) stomach; fats
d) liver; fats

In the ___________, water is absorbed from digested food and any undigested food to prepare for elimination from your body.
a) small intestine
b) large intestine
c) pancreas
d) stomach

The function of the nervous system is to ________________________.
a) coordinate the body's response to changes in its environment.
b) control growth, development, metabolism and reproduction.
c) bring oxygen, nutrients and hormones to cells.
d) help protect the body from disease.

The endocrine system regulates ________________.
a) involuntary muscle contractions
b) hormone and glandular secretions
c) blood flow
d) voluntary muscle impulses

The skeletal muscle helps support the body by being anchored to bones by __________.
a) tendons
b) ligaments
c) muscles
d) skin

The next digestive system organ in this sequence is: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, ________.
a) kidneys
b) large intestine
c) liver
d) small intestine

The joints of the human skeletal system _______________________________.
a) keep us upright.
b) hold bones in place.
c) allow for flexible movement.
d) have fluids that fight disease.

The ___________ system is responsible for protection as well as support of the body’s weight.
a) skeletal
b) integumentary
c) immune
d) endocrine

The _________ system is responsible for you quickly dropping a HOT pan.
a) circulatory
b) digestive
c) nervous
d) skeletal

The _________, which regulates and prevents water loss, is the primary organ of the integumentary system.
a) skin.
b) skeleton.
c) kidneys.
d) brain.

Your ____________ are responsible for detecting the wonderful smell that makes your mouth water when you enter a bakery.
a) interneurons
b) motor neurons
c) sensory neurons
d) Neurons did not play a role.

18. The ___________ is the place where gas exchange takes place between the lungs and the blood.
a) alveoli
b) bronchi
c) bronchioles
d) vena cava

The __________ and ____________ systems provide the raw materials that cells need for energy.
a) endocrine - nervous
b) lymphatic - muscular
c) skeletal - excretory
d) respiratory - digestive

A person spends several days in a hot, dry desert environment will little water available to drink, because of this, _____________.
a) the amount of urine produced will increase to allow the body to eliminate heat
b) the amount of urine produced will decrease in order to maintain the proper amount of water in the bloodstream
c) the amount of urine produced will increase in order to eliminate waste products from the body
d) the amount of urine produced will decrease because the body will not be producing waste products during this time

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