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Fifth Grade (Grade 5) Anatomy and Physiology Questions

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Grade 5 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
Food is in your digestive system for only 3 hours.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
What does the esophagus do?
  1. squeezes food down to the stomach
  2. helps to digest food
  3. processes food for nutrients
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
Which body system pumps blood throughout your body?
  1. skeletal
  2. urinary
  3. respiratory
  4. circulatory
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
The job of the circulatory system is to
  1. break down food so it can be used by the body.
  2. distribute blood and lymph through the body.
  3. give the body shape and support.
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Which body system sends electrical signals to the rest of the body?
  1. skeletal
  2. cardiovascular
  3. muscular
  4. nervous
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
Which body system mostly provides protection for the body and its organs?
  1. muscular
  2. cardiovascular
  3. respiratory
  4. skeletal
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
The main function of muscle tissue is to
  1. help the body move.
  2. help the body digest food.
  3. protect the body from disease.
  4. support the body.
Grade 5 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
Saliva helps with
  1. mechanical digestion.
  2. chemical digestion.
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
What bones form the framework of the body?
  1. muscles
  2. joints
  3. skeleton
  4. vertebrate
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
The organ that pumps oxygenated blood to the body and deoxygenated blood to the lungs is the
  1. brain.
  2. liver.
  3. heart.
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
What three things do bones store inside them? (Select all that apply.)
  1. lipids
  2. water
  3. minerals
  4. nitrogen
  5. calcium
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
Almost every bone in your body is connected to another bone.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
The smallest blood vessels are the
  1. arteries.
  2. veins.
  3. heart.
  4. capillaries.
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
Which system carries the blood?
  1. respiratory
  2. renal
  3. digestive
  4. circulatory
  5. muscular
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
The nervous system includes the
  1. brain, nerve cord, and kidney.
  2. brain, sense organ, and lung.
  3. nerve cord, sense organs, and brain.
  4. nerve cord, brain, and pancreas.
Grade 5 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
How does your body acquire the oxygen the cells in your body need to function?
  1. osmosis
  2. diffusion
  3. breathing
  4. eating
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
Which is NOT a kind of blood cell?
  1. yellow blood cell
  2. red blood cell
  3. platelet
  4. white blood cell
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
The                 system brings in oxygen the body needs and releases carbon dioxide.
  1. circulatory
  2. skeletal
  3. respiratory
  4. digestive
Grade 5 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
What happens in the alveoli?
  1. Carbon dioxide is moved from the blood cells into the lungs, and oxygen is moved into the blood cells.
  2. Oxygen is moved into the lungs, and carbon dioxide is moved into the blood cells.
  3. Carbon dioxide is passed into the kidneys.
  4. Oxygen is passed into the liver.
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
Which major respiratory organ does the skeletal system protect?
  1. heart
  2. lungs
  3. esophagus
  4. spinal cord
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