Assessment Test: Body Systems 19.

The smallest units or parts of living things; the body's

INSTRUCTION: Read the questions carefully and encircle the building blocks. a. cells b. organs c. tissues d. system
letter of the correct answer.
20. Organs are body parts that have specific jobs. Your body
1. It controls your body and helps you think. systems are made up of organs. a. true b. false
a. hands b. skeleton c. brain d. muscles
21. Which is correct?
2. It pumps blood around the body. a. tissue-> cells-> organs -> systems
a. veins b. heart c. arteries d. lungs b. cells-> tissue-> organs -> systems
c. organs-> cells-> tissue -> systems d. None of the above
3. You breathe with them.
a. lungs b. kidneys c. nose d. bones 22. Melissa accidentally touches a hot surface and then quickly
pulls her hand away. Which two systems in the human body
4. It processes the food you eat. were involved with her action and reaction?
a. brain b. teeth c. esophagus d. stomach a. nervous and muscular b. skeletal and circulatory
5. We have 650 of them. They are elastic fibers. c. nervous and respiratory d. muscular and respiratory
a. skin b. intestines c. muscles d. kidneys 23. What body system consists of the heart?
6. Long tubes folded up inside your stomach a. Circulatory b. Kidney c. Respiratory d. Digestive
a. lungs b. muscles c. intestines d. kidneys 24. What are some major parts of the digestive system?
7. It covers and protect your whole body. a. kidneys, liver, bladder, and skin
a. muscles b. hair c. skin d. bones b. brain, spinal cord, and nerves
c. mouth, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
8. They are structures that supports the body and protects d. heart, arteries, and veins
organs. a. skull b. bones c. skin d. muscles
25. What kind of information can be sent through the nervous
9. I send and receive electrical signals from the brain system? a. hearing a fire alarm b. feeling a sharp pencil tip
a. Skeletal System b. Nervous System c. smelling pancakes or bacon
c. Muscular System d. Digestive System d. all of the above and much more
10. I transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the 26. Which statement about body systems is true?
body a. Your body is made up of exactly seven systems.
a. Muscular System b. Nervous System b. The skeletal system is more important than any other body
c. Digestive System d. Circulatory System system.
c. All of your body systems must work together to keep you
11. I break food down into energy for the body healthy.
a. Stomach b. Digestive System d. Each of your body systems works by itself to keep you
c. Respiratory system d. Lungs healthy.
12. How does the digestive system work with all other systems? 27. What is a way to keep your body healthy?
a. The digestive system transports blood to all the other a. watch lots of tv
systems b. play Fortnite during your whole Spring Break
b. The digestive system puts oxygen into the body c. gets plenty of exercise d. singing a song
c. The digestive system gives the body energy and nutrients
d. The digestive system allows the body to move 28. Muscular
a. made of 206 bones, which support and protect the body
13. How does the circulatory system and the respiratory system b. made of muscles, which move the skeleton and make up
work together? some organs
a. The circulatory system transports oxygen around the body c. brings oxygen to lungs and then to the body cells and gets rid
while the respiratory system gives the body oxygen of carbon dioxide
b. The circulatory system makes cells while the respiratory d. uses the heart, blood, and blood vessels to move materials to
system moves them where they are supposed to go. and from cells
c. The circulatory system allows the body to have energy while
the respiratory system makes cells 29. Skeletal
d. The circulatory system transports nutrients around the body a. made of 206 bones, which support and protect the body
while the respiratory system brings oxygen into the body b. made of muscles, which move the skeleton and make up
some organs
14. When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. c. brings oxygen to lungs and then to the body cells and gets rid
a. air/oxygen b. oxygen/carbon dioxide of carbon dioxide
c. carbon dioxide/waste d. waste/air d. uses the heart, blood, and blood vessels to move materials to
15. Carbon dioxide is considered a _________________ and from cells
a. food b. waste c. energy d. fun party favor 30. Respiratory
16. This system includes the heart, blood vessels, veins, arteries a. made of 206 bones, which support and protect the body
a. Muscular System b. Nervous System b. made of muscles, which move the skeleton and make up
c. Digestive System d. Circulatory System some organs
c. brings oxygen to lungs and then to the body cells and gets rid
17. This system includes the spinal cord, brain and nerves of carbon dioxide
a. Muscular System b. Nervous System d. uses the heart, blood, and blood vessels to move materials to
c. Digestive System d. Circulatory System and from cells
18. Your large and small intestines are part of this body system. 31. Circulatory
a. nervous b. digestive c. muscular d. skeletal a. made of 206 bones, which support and protect the body
b. made of muscles, which move the skeleton and make up
some organs
c. brings oxygen to lungs and then to the body cells and gets rid
of carbon dioxide
d. uses the heart, blood, and blood vessels to move materials to
and from cells
32. Nervous
a. uses skin, lungs and kidneys to remove wastes from the body
b. sends messages throughout the body by way of the brain,
spinal cord, and nerves
c. uses the mouth, stomach, and small intestines to turn food
into nutrients that the cells of the body can use
d. protects and fights against disease and helps heal injury
c. To take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
d. To fight disease
43. What is the function of the skeletal system?
a. Movement of the body
b. transports oxygen, blood, nutrients throughout the body
c. removes waste
d. supports the body by holding it up; muscles are attached to
help with movement
44. Where does digestion start? a. stomach b. mouth
c. esophagus d. none of the above

33. Digestive 45. The skeleton does all of the following except:
a. uses skin, lungs and kidneys to remove wastes from the body a. protect internal organs b. enable movement
b. sends messages throughout the body by way of the brain, c. transport oxygen d. provides shape and support
spinal cord, and nerves 46. The ______________ system's function is to allow for body
c. uses the mouth, stomach, and small intestines to turn food movement by contracting.
into nutrients that the cells of the body can use a. skeletal b. respiratory c. muscular d. circulatory
d. protects and fights against disease and helps heal injury
47. Blood is the liquid part of the circulatory system. Which is
the main work of the blood?
a. It controls all the body’s activity and emotions.
What organ is this? b. It digests food needed by the body.
a. heart b. stomach c. It serves as a framework and allows movement of the body.
c. liver d. lungs d. It supplies nutrients and air to the body cells with the
materials they need for nourishment and repair.
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48. All Life begins with a single _____________.
What organ is this? a. tissue b. cell c. organ d. heart
a. heart b. stomach 49. A group of similar cells performing the same function is a(n)
c. liver d. lungs _____________. a. system b. organ c. cell d. tissue

50. Skin, ears, and kidneys are examples of _____________.

a. organs b. tissues c. cells d. organ systems
35.

What organ is this?

a. heart b. stomach
c. liver d. lungs

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37. Which organ is linked to the windpipe?

a. heart b. lungs c. stomach d. brain

38. Which organ stores information?

a. heart b. brain c. stomach d. liver

39. What is the function of the muscular system?

a. The function is movement of the body through muscles
b. The function is to get rid of waste
c. The function is to process food for nutrients and energy
d. The function is to protect you against disease

40. What is the function of the digestive system?

a. It transports blood and oxygen to your cells
b. It breaks down food so the nutrients can be absorbed by
your body
c. It helps you breathe by taking in oxygen and transporting
carbon dioxide out of your body
d. It helps you move

41. What is the function of the nervous system?

a. Controls all parts of the body; sends signals between the
brain, spinal cord, and nerve endings
b. What happens when you get nervous to do something
c. To fight off diseases
d. To carry oxygen, nutrients, and blood throughout the body

42. What is the function of the respiratory system?

a. To digest your food b. To remove waste from the body