HBS Test 3 Review

Which structures make up the nervous system?

• Brain, spinal cord, nerves and sensory organs

• Trachea, pharynx, alveoli and lungs

• Stomach, esophagus, small and large intestine

The table below shows symptoms experienced by four patients. Which of these patients most likely has a problem with the excretory system?

• patient 2

• patient 4

• patient 1

• patient 3

Sperm are produced in the -

• bladder

• scrotum

• testes

• urethra

Help Elizabeth solve this riddle about the endocrine system.

I’m the largest gland in the body. I produce the hormone called insulin that helps glucose, the sugar in your blood, enter the cells of your body. I work closely with the digestive system. Who am I?

• Reproductive glands

• Pancreas

• Thyroid

• Pituitary gland

• Adrenal glands

When you drink plenty of water, you are helping to keep your skin healthy by -

• preventing skin cancer.

• reducing the damage that the sun causes to skin.

• drowning bacteria that enter your body through the skin.

• replacing water lost through perspiration.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?

• The muscular system moves food through the digestive system.

• The muscular system pumps blood around the body.

• The muscular system help our bones move.

• The muscular system provides a framework to support and protect body parts.

Help Samantha solve this riddle about the endocrine system.

I’m shaped like a bowtie or a butterfly. I’m found in your neck. I make the hormones that help you stay alert and full of energy. Who am I?

• Parathyroids

• Thyroid

• Reproductive glands

• Adrenal glands

Which of the following correctly pairs the structure and function of the bladder?

• a thin tube; filtration of waste from the blood

• a network of blood vessels; waste elimination

• a muscular sac; storage of liquid waste

• a pair of tubes; waste transport

Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart are called -

• Arteries

• lymphatic vessels

• Capillaries

• Veins

Which part of the digestive system absorbs large amounts of nutrients?

• stomach

• large intestine

• gall bladder

• small intestine