Unit 1, Quiz 2: Body Systems

Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through small finger-like nodules on the wall of the ____________ called villi.

Small intestine

The ____________ nervous system transmits information to voluntary muscles while the ____________ nervous system transmits information to involuntary muscles.

Somatic, autonomic

While in the ____________, food is broken down by powerful acids and turned into chyme

Stomach

The muscular system is composed of approximately 600 ____________ muscles.

Skeletal

The ____________ skeleton consists of the skull, spine, ribs and sternum.

Axial

The ____________ skeleton protects the body's vital organs.

Axial

Select all that apply. What are the main organs of the CNS?

Brain Spinal Cord

Skeletal and smooth muscles move when nerve impulses, sent from the ____________, stimulate the muscle fibers, telling them to either contract or relax.

CNS

The ____________ system prepares food for absorption into the bloodstream.

Digestive

The ____________ system regulates the body's metabolism, growth, and functions of the sexual organs.

Endocrine

The ____________ system protects internal organs from harmful bacteria, sunlight and injury.

Integumentary

____________ muscles move without conscious control.

Involuntary

The ____________ remove excess water, salts, uric acids, and chemicals from the blood.

Kidneys

Movement occurs when the skeletal system works with the ____________ system.

Muscular

Which system is responsible for gathering, storing, and responding to information?

Nervous system

When a response to information is initiated, the ____________ nervous system carries the response to the rest of the body.

Peripheral

*Got this question wrong* The ____________ nervous system receives information from sense organs and analyzes that information.

Peripheral (this was wrong tho)

Select all that apply. Which systems comprise the nervous system?

Peripheral nervous system (PNS) Central nervous system (CNS)

The ____________ forms a food substance into small balls and then pushes them into the ____________

Pharynx, esophagus

The ____________ gland controls and regulates all other glands and secretes growth hormones.

Pituitary

Select ALL of the following that are purposes of BOTH the female and male reproductive systems.

To produce reproductive hormones To produce reproductive cells To transport reproductive cells

A neuron transfers information in the form of an electrical impulse. True False

True

The ____________ stores the waste until it is ready to be expelled from the body.

Urinary bladder

Which part of the female reproductive system is responsible for protecting and nourishing a developing fetus?

Uterus