BiologyName: ______
Quiz: Human Anatomy & PhysiologyDate: ______Period: _____
Multiple Choice
- Which of the following is an example of human growth and development?
- What type of reproduction do humans use?
- Which of the following lists 2 materials necessary for humans to have energy for all organs, tissues, and cells throughout the body?
- Which of the following is NOT an example of internal stimuli?
- Which of the following is NOT an example of external stimuli?
- Which of the following is NOT a means by which the human body communicates internally?
- Which of the following is an example of the human body eliminating waste products?
- Which of the following is involved in transferring body materials?
- What is homeostasis?
- Of the following groups, which includes a system and its organs?
- What system covers and protects all the other systems?
- What systems enable us to move around?
- Which of the following is an example of 2 systems working together to maintain homeostasis?
- What 2 systems bear the primary responsibility for digesting food and distributing it throughout the body?
- What is the structure that holds stool until such time as the body releases its food wastes?
- What purpose do villi serve?
- Where does absorption of most nutrients occur?
- Where does most mechanical and chemical digestion occur?
- Which of the following correctly shows the path of food from ingestion to elimination (eating to pooping)?
- What structure provides mostly mechanical digestion with only a limited amount of chemical digestion through saliva?
- What term describes the rhythmic contraction of the muscles lining the digestive tract?
- Where does the absorption of water occur?
- Which of the following statements is true of both the endocrine and nervous systems?
- Which of following statements if FALSE for both the endocrine and nervous systems?
- Which of the following hormones is primarily responsible for regulating (turning on and off) human growth and development?
- Which of the following information about hunger would NOT be communicated by the nervous system?
- Which of the following information about hunger would NOT be communicated by the endocrine system?
- Insulin is produced by the endocrine system when there is too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. In which organ is insulin produced?
- What happens when the brain forms new memories?
- What are two functions of the hormone adrenaline?
- What do the semicircular canals communicate to the rest of the body?
- The brain stimulates many of the secretions of the endocrine system. What is the gland near the base of the brain that is often the first gland stimulated by the nervous system?
- Your immune system responds to stimuli produced by internal and external pathogens, but a baby’s immune system is not mature enough to respond to very much. How does the mother help the infant’s immune system?
- List 5 senses that allow you to gather stimuli from the external world.
- What are the organs of the nervous system?
- Give two examples of how the endocrine system responds to internal stimuli.
Vocabulary to Know:
For this Quiz- Integumentary System
- Endocrine System
- Metabolism
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small Intestine
- Large Intestine
- Colon
- Saliva
- Gastric Juice
- Digestion
- Circulatory System
- Adrenaline
- Growth Hormone
- Villi
- Peristalsis
- And anything else you see here but don’t understand!
- Trachea
- Excretory System
- Alveoli
- Aorta
- Atrium
- Artery
- Vein
- Bronchi
- Capillary
- Kidney
- Pulmonary Artery
- Pulmonary Vein
- Ureter
- Urethra
- Urinary Bladder
- Vena Cava