Body Organization and Systems Quiz

Which of the following is the correct order of organization?

• Cell - tissue - organs - organ system - organisms

• Organ - cell - tissue - organ system - organisms

• Organisms - cell - tissue - organ system - population

• Tissue - cell - organs - organ system - organism

The respiratory system includes the lungs. What level of body organization are the lungs?

• cell

• organisms

• organ

• tissue

Body systems that work together to break down food into energy and eliminate waste.

• Skeletal and endocrine

• Muscular and skeletal

• Digestive and excretory

• Nervous and immune

When someone is exercising, which is most likely a function of both the circulatory and respiratory systems?

• to help the body sweat

• to make the muscles work

• to provide oxygen to the body

• to protect bones from breaking

This occurs in the large intestine.

• Mechanical Breakdown

• Water Absorption/ Solid Waste Production

• Nutrient Absorption

• Chemical Breakdown

Place the following events in sequence: A) Food enters your large intestines B) Food enters your small intestines C) Food enters your esophagus

• A, B, C

• C, A, B

• C, B, A

• B, A, C

The nerve cell is more specifically called a(n)..........................

• axon

• dendrite

• myelin sheath

• neuron

An automatic response to a stimulus that you don't have to think about is called a……....

• The Flash response

• Blink response

• Rapid fire response

• Reflex

The gap between neurons is called a(n)……………….

• Nucleus

• Ganglion

• Synapse

• Neurotransmitter

Chuck is sick with the flu, and has large swollen glands in his neck. What system is MOST likely causing the swelling?

• Nervous

• Muscular

• skeletal

• lymphatic