Human Body Systems

Which vocabulary term means: "A column of bones that provides the main support for the body"?

• femur

• smooth muscle

• spine

Which vocabulary term means: "Spongy material that produces blood cells and is found in the center of the bone"?

• nerves

• veins

• bone marrow

Which vocabulary term means: "A group of cells in an organism that is similar in form and function"?

• pores

• tissues

• veins

Which vocabulary term means: "The liquid part of blood in which blood cells flow"?

• pathogens

• plasma

• pores

Which of the following is a component of the circulatory system?

• heart

• blood vessels

• blood

• all answers

This system includes the skin, hair, and nails.

• integumentary

• nervous

• skeletal

• muscular

This system filters and removes liquid wastes from the body.

• endocrine

• digestive

• circulatory

• excretory

This system receives and proccesses information.

• respiratory

• immune

• nervous

• endocrine

This system is the body's defense against attack.

• endocrine

• excretory

• muscular

• immune

This system secretes chemical messages (hormones) to different parts of the body.

• excretory

• endocrine

• digestive

• immune