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Which body system consists of the skin, hair, nails, and oil glands?
a) Skeletal system
b) Muscular system
c) Integumentary system
d) Nervous system

Which system is most important to shaping, supporting and protecting the body?
a) skeletal system
b) muscular system
c) nervous system
d) circulatory system

Which system is most important to transporting nutrients and oxygen throughout the body?
a) respiratory system
b) circulatory system
c) nervous system
d) digestive system

Which system is most important to controlling and coordinating all of the body’s functions?
a) integumentary system
b) circulatory system
c) respiratory system
d) nervous system

Which organ is most important to breathing – inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide?
a) heart
b) lungs
c) pancreas
d) kidneys

Which organ is like the “control center” of the entire body?
a) heart
b) brain
c) lungs
d) kidneys

Which of the following is NOT a function of the integumentary system (the skin)?
a) It protects you from infection and injury.
b) It helps regulate body temperature.
c) It removes waste, such as excess water and salts, from the body.
d) It helps regulate blood sugar levels.

How is the spinal cord important to the nervous system?
a) It is the “command center” of the body.
b) It coordinates all body functions.
c) It relays information to and from the brain with the rest of the body.
d) It senses changes in the environment.

__________ receive(s) stimuli from the environment and __________ send(s) signals to cells in the body. (1 answer)
a) the cell body; dendrites
b) dendrites; axon terminals
c) axon terminals; the cell body
d) axon terminals; dendrites

The nervous system communicates with the rest of the body with
a) hormones
b) electrical signals
c) blood cells
d) muscle contractions

The digestive system helps maintain homeostasis by removing __________ from waste and __________ it to the body.
a) vitamins; returning
b) water; removing
c) vitamins; removing
d) water; returning

Hormones are important because they help control
a) development
b) reproduction
c) growth
d) all of the above

Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the __________ and the capillaries.
a) trachea
b) bronchi
c) alveoli
d) diaphragm

Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system?
a) to supply oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
b) to produce energy
c) to transport blood
d) none of the above

Which of the following is NOT a function of a neuron?
a) receive a signal
b) conduct a signal
c) transmit a signal
d) read a signal

Which type of blood cell is most important to carrying oxygen to body cells?
a) red blood cells
b) white blood cells
c) plasma
d) platelets

Which type of blood cell is important to fighting pathogens and protecting you from infection and disease?
a) red blood cells
b) white blood cells
c) plasma
d) platelets

Which of the following show the correct level of organization in the human body?
a) cell, organ, tissue, organism, organ system
b) organ system, tissue, organ, organism, cell
c) cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d) cell, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

Which of the following types of muscle is voluntary?
a) skeletal
b) cardiac
c) smooth
d) none

Which of the following organs filters wastes, salt, and excess water out of the blood?
a) pancreas
b) kidney
c) liver
d) brain

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