Test 2.

Life Sciences (Human Body)

Name: __________________________________________

1. Which is the best description of the path of air through the body after it enters the nose
or mouth?
A. from bronchial tubes, to trachea, to lungs
B. from pharynx(throat) , to trachea, to bronchial tubes
C. from trachea, to bronchial tubes, to pharynx(throat)
D. from windpipe, to bronchial tubes, to trachea
2. Look at the body system in the picture. Which statement best describes the purpose of
this system?
A. It helps you move and protects your organs.
B. It protects you from disease and makes calcium.
C. It controls all other systems in the body.
D. It supports the body and controls digestion.

3. How do a pair of skeletal muscles work together?

A. Both muscles contract at the same time.
B. Both muscles relax and then work together.
C. When one muscle contracts, the other relaxes.
D. One muscle is voluntary, the other is involuntary.
4. Which is true of nerve cells, or neurons?
A. They are involuntary muscle cells.
B. They are found only in the spinal cord.
C. They are a part of the skeletal system.
D. They make up the brain.
5. Which two systems work together to provide oxygen to the cells of the body and rid them
of carbon dioxide?
A. respiratory and circulatory
B. digestive and nervous
C. skeletal and respiratory
D. nervous and circulatory
6. What does the stomach do?
A. moves blood through body
B. produces substances that break down food
C. takes nutrients from food and passes them into the blood
D. absorbs water from food to make waste

Test 2. Life Sciences (Human Body)

7. How do skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles differ? How are they alike?
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