Body Systems Review Question
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Question 1
• 1. A group of cells that perform a similar
function is called a _____________.
Answer #1
Question 2
• What two minerals are stored in the bones?
Answer #2
Question 3
• Which type of muscle is found only in the
heart?
Answer # 3
Question 4
• Which type of muscle controls digestion?
Answer # 4
Question 5
• How do pairs of skeletal muscles work
together?
Answer # 5
Question 6
• How does the skin act as a barrier for disease?
Answer # 6
Question 7
• What is the purpose of the skin sweating?
Answer # 7
Question 8
• In what part of the skin would you find the
nerves and blood vessels?
Answer # 8
Question 9
• Describe where in the epidermis you would
find living cells.
Answer # 9
Question 10
• What are the functions of the digestive
system?
Answer # 10
Question 11
• Where does digestion begin?
Answer # 11
Question 12
• What substance in the mouth contains an
enzyme that begins chemical digestion?
Answer # 12
Question 13
• Where does most chemical digestion take
place?
Answer # 13
Question 14
• Where in the digestive system is water
reabsorbed?
Answer # 14
Question 15
• In what part of the body are most of the
nutrients absorbed?
Answer # 15
Question 16
• What organ produces bile?
Answer # 16
Question 17
• What part in the small intestines allows the
absorption of large amounts of nutrients?
Answer # 17
Question 18
• What are the functions of the cardiovascular
(circulatory) system?
Answer # 18
Question 19
• What specialized tissue carries needed
substances to the body cells?
Answer # 19
Question 20
• Blood vessels that carry blood away from the
heart are called ____________.
Answer # 20
Question 21
• In which type of blood vessels are materials
exchanged (by diffusion) between the blood
and the body cells?
Answer # 21
Question 22
• Which component of blood is 90% water?
Answer # 22
Question 23
• Which component of blood carries oxygen to
the body cells?
Answer # 23
Question 24
• What is the function of the white blood cells?
Answer # 24
Question 25
• What would happen if a person did not have
any platelets?
Answer # 25
Question 26
• What happens to the fluid that leaks from the
capillaries into the surrounding tissues?
Answer # 26
Question 27
• What is the function of lymph nodes?
Answer # 27
Question 28
• What substance is brought INTO the body by
the respiratory system?
Answer # 28
Question 29
• What is the process that occurs in the cells,
where glucose and oxygen react to release
energy for the cells?
Answer # 29
Question 30
• In which part of the respiratory system is the
air FIRST cleaned, moistened and warmed?
Answer # 30
Question 31
• What is the name of the small flap of tissue
that seals off the trachea during swallowing?
Answer # 31
Question 32
• Which parts of the respiratory system divide
into smaller and smaller tubes in a pattern
that resembles the branches of tree or a grape
vine?
Answer # 32
Question 33
• Where in the respiratory system does gas
exchange occur?
Answer # 33
Question 34
• What muscle moves upward to cause air to be
exhaled from the lungs?
Answer # 34
Question 35
• What is the main function of the excretory
system?
Answer # 35
Question 36
• What is the function of the kidneys?
Answer # 36
Question 37
• Which organ stores urine until the body is
ready to eliminate it?
Answer # 37
Question 38
• Under normal conditions, what is the main
waste substance found in urine?
Answer # 38
Question 39
• Which cells in the immune system identify
pathogens and distinguish one pathogen from
another?
Answer # 39
Question 40
• What are the molecules on pathogens that
enable the immune system to distinguish one
kind of pathogen from another?
Answer # 40
Question 41
• What type of immunity is it when a person's
own immune system produces antibodies in
response to the presence of a pathogen?
Answer # 41
Question 42
• What organs make up the central nervous
system?
Answer # 42
Question 43
• What does the somatic nervous system
control?
Answer # 43
Question 44
• What does the endocrine system do?
Answer # 44
Question 45
• The endocrine system acts on the body
through chemical products (substances) called
_____________.
Answer # 45
Question 46
• Where are sperm produced?
Answer # 46
Question 47
• Where are eggs produced?
Answer # 47
Question 48
• What are the 4 main types of tissue?
Answer # 48
Question 49
• What is cartilage?
Answer # 49
Question 50
• What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Answer # 50
Question 51
• Which system in your body is responsible for
making new blood cells?
Answer # 51