Introduction to Body Systems

Which body system is your blood a part of?

• respiratory

• circulatory

• muscular

• digestive

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What is the function of the excretory system?

• to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

• to excrete wastes from the body

• to pump blood throughout the body

• to break down food into useful nutrients

What is the function of the digestive system?

• to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

• to excrete wastes from the body

• to pump blood throughout the body

• to break down food into useful nutrients

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What is the function of the respiratory system?

• to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

• to excrete wastes from the body

• to pump blood throughout the body

• to break down food into useful nutrients

What is the function of the circulatory system?

• to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

• to excrete wastes from the body

• to pump blood throughout the body

• to break down food into useful nutrients

One important organ of the circulatory system is the heart. The heart's job is to

• break down food into tiny particles.

• send and receive messages from the brain.

• pump blood to other parts of the body.

• help move bones so that organisms can walk.

Which body system supports muscles and organs and helps an animal move from one place to another?

• respiratory system

• nervous system

• skeletal system

• excretory system

Which system carries messages to and from different parts of the body?

• the digestive system

• the circulatory system

• the muscular system

• the nervous system

Each animal has a body system that collects wastes and moves the wastes outside of the animal's body. What is this system?

• circulatory system

• excretory system

• nervous system

• skeletal system

When exercising, your __________ system helps you get oxygen from the air.

• respiratory

• circulatory

• muscular

• nervous