Regents Human Body

Look at the pulse rate measurements in the table. Which result does not fit the pattern and why?

• Cui because he is doing some physical activity

• Clara because she is sleeping

• Marcus because he is watching television

• Martha because she is cooking food

The process of removing waste products from the body is called _________________

• Respiration

• Excretion

• Digestion

• Circulation

There is a soft, grey, wrinkly organ inside our skull. It does all the learning and thinking. What is it called?

• Heart

• Brain

• Kidneys

• Lungs

The heart has a ___________________ side and a _________________ side.

• Right and wrong

• Top and bottom

• Right and left

• Top and left

These are the parts of the circulatory system:

• Stomach, heart, blood vessels

• Heart, lungs, blood vessels

• Heart, blood vessels, blood

• Lungs, blood, blood vessels

Blood carries food and ____________________ to all parts of the body.

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

Which of the following best describes an organ system?

• a group of cells working together to complete a specific task

• a group of organs working together to complete specific functions

• a group of organs in the body that carry out separate and unrelated functions

• organ group or tissues in different organs

Which two body systems work to make sure the body receives oxygen?

• digestive and circulatory

• circulatory and respiratory

• respiratory and digestive

• digestive and skeletal

If a person was having trouble breathing, the system most effected would be the

• respiratory system

• digestive system

• skeletal system

• endocrine system

Which organ allows gasses to be exchanged between the air and the blood?

• heart

• stomach

• esphogas

• lungs