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All the cells in your body need which of the following in order to make the body run smoothly?
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A
Particular temperature range
C
Steady supply of sugar
B
Salty environment
D
Constant oxygen pressure
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What waste does the respiratory system remove from the body?
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A Polluted air
C
Carbon monoxide
B Used nutrients
D Carbon dioxide
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What is the job of the tendon?
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A
Connects the bones in a joint
C
Attaches muscle to bone
B
Moves the hinge joint
D
Sends messages to the brain
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What do cardiac and smooth muscle have in common?
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C
They are the same size.
They are involuntary.
B
They help the bones move.
D
They have the same function.
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The endocrine system keeps what kinds of substances in balance?
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A nutrients
C pathogens
B hormones
D antibodies
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Which gland controls the amount of glucose in the blood?
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A thyroid
C pituitary
B
D adrenal pancreas
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Cells that work together to perform a particular function in the body make-up __________.
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C nuclei tissues
B organisms
D organelles
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Which system of the body takes in materials and breaks them down into simpler substances that the body can use?
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A Skeletal system
C Nervous system
B
D
Digestive system
Endocrine system
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How do muscles work to lift a bone in your arm?
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A Two push
C
One contracts, one pushes
B Two contract
D
One contracts, one relaxes
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Which joint allows the most movement?
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A Ball-and-socket
C Hinge
B
D
Pivot
Spongy
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What is the function of the circulatory system?
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A
Release energy from the cells
C
Collect and process information
B
Carry nutrients around the body
D
Regulate the release of hormones
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Two or more tissues that work together to do a particular job are called ___________.
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A
C a cell a muscle
B
D a brain an organ
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What is the role of the axon?
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C
Carries messages from cell body to neurons
Controls how muscles work
B
Carries messages from neurons to cell body
D
Makes muscles move
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What is the function of the red marrow in the spongy bone of the skeletal system?
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A Stores fat
C
Helps make bones lighter
B
Makes new red blood cells
D
Removes waste the bone cells produce
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This is the place where oxygen and carbon dioxide change places in the body.
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A alveoli
C diaphram
B bronchioles
D lungs
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Essay Questions
1. Explain how changes in one system of the body can affect other systems.
2. Explain the role of the respiratory system in keeping the body’s systems in balance.
3. Explain how other body systems help the immune system to prevent pathogens from causing disease in the body .
4. The immune system works to fight off diseases that may enter the body.
A) Describe the steps the immune system takes when a pathogen enters the body.
B) Describe what happens when the same pathogen affects the body again.