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Body Systems Quiz
Functions of the eleven major body systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Recognizes and coordinates the body's response to changes in its internal and external environments | The Nervous System |
| Serves as a barrier against infection and injury; regulates body temperature; protects against ultraviolet radiation | The Integumentary System |
| Provides oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the body | The Respiratory System |
| Converts foods into simpiler molecules that can be used by the cells of the body; absorbs food; elminates wastes | The Digestive System |
| Eliminates waste products from the body in ways that maintain homeostasis | The Excretory System |
| Supports the body; protects internal organs; stores minerals; provides a site for blood cell formation | The Skeletal System |
| Works with the skeletal system to produce voluntary movement; helps circulate blood; helps move food through the digestive system | The Muscular System |
| Brings oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells; fights infection; removes cell wastes; helps to regulate body temperature | The Circulatory System |
| Controls growth, development, and metabolism; maintains homeostasis | The Endocrine System |
| Produces reproductive cells; in females, nutures and protects developing embryo | The Reproductive System |
| Helps protect the body from disease; collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns the fluid to the circulatory system | The Lymphatic/Immune System |