Body Systems MCQs and Quiz

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1. Due to the muscular pumping activity of the heart, the tension of the blood against the inner walls of blood vessels, especially the arteries, creates what?

 

2. Central Nervous System (CNS) integrates all nervous functions. Which of the following organs is its component?

 

3. The circulatory system consists chiefly of a pump (the heart) and a network of blood vessels. What does this system of organs do?

 

4. Which system in the body provides the body with the essential food and oxygen while eliminating carbon dioxide and other wastes?

 

5. Mouth, stomach, intestine, and associated glands of animals that are responsible for digesting food are called:

 

6. The food is broken down by physical and chemical means in the stomach. After the completion of digestion, where are most nutrients absorbed while the remains are stored and concentrated into feces in the large intestine?

 

7. Which system in a body is consisted of ductless (without blood vessels) glands that secrete chemicals called hormones that regulate body functions?

 

8. Among the organs of the Endocrine system, the pituitary gland is located in the brain, thyroid gland and parathyroid glands are located in the neck, adrenal glands and pancreas are located in the abdomen. Where are the testes located (in males)?

 

9. What is called a point of movement articulation (in vertebrates, it is the point where two bones meet)?

 

10. Name the network of specialized tissue that coordinates and controls the various activities of the body, both voluntary and involuntary?