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Eighth Grade (Grade 8) Anatomy and Physiology Questions

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Grade 8 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What are the two parts of the nervous system?
  1. peripheral nervous system and cerebrum
  2. central nervous system and lateral nervous system
  3. brain stem and cerebellum
  4. central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
                  destroy any foreign cells such as cancer cells.
  1. White blood cells
  2. Red blood cells
  3. Bone cells
  4. Lymph cells
Grade 8 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What type of cell is shown?
Neuron
  1. bone
  2. nerve
  3. muscle
  4. reproductive
Grade 8 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
What gland is responsible for forming insulin?
  1. thyroid gland
  2. pancreas
  3. pituitary gland
  4. adrenal gland
Grade 8 Human Reproduction
What are sperm cells?
  1. tubes that carry sperm from the epididymis
  2. sex cells produced in the testes
  3. hormones produced in the ovaries
Grade 8 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
Muscles can be found in different parts of the body, such as the
  1. heart, brain, and skeletal muscle.
  2. heart, blood vessel walls, and bones.
  3. heart, skeletal muscle, and blood vessel walls.
  4. skeletal muscle, blood vessel walls, and pancreas.
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
Grade 8 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Olfactory cells aid in the sense of
  1. hearing.
  2. smell.
  3. touch.
  4. vision.
Grade 8 Human Reproduction
Grade 8 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
What is the main job of the large intestine?
  1. get rid of all the fats in your body
  2. help control the sugar level in your body
  3. break down food into chyme
  4. form the food waste into feces
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
Platelets work to
  1. fight diseases.
  2. stop bleeding.
  3. carry oxygen.
  4. carry carbon dioxide.
Grade 8 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
Which type of tissue is found in the joints in your bones?
  1. nervous
  2. connective
  3. epithelial
  4. muscle
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
What system consists of the heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, and blood?
  1. nervous system
  2. endocrine system
  3. digestive system
  4. cardiovascular system
  5. none of the above
Grade 8 Human Reproduction
What is the passageway for the egg where conception occurs?
  1. ejaculation
  2. clitoris
  3. penis
  4. Fallopian tubes
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
Blood cell formation is called                   .
  1. blood cell making.
  2. hormone synthesis.
  3. hemopoiesis.
  4. erythrocytosis.
  5. none of the above
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
Which is not part of the circulatory system?
  1. blood
  2. arteries
  3. heart
  4. kidneys
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
What is the job of the red marrow?
  1. functions in the formation of red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood platelets
  2. stores fat
  3. supports the bone
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above
Grade 8 Circulatory and Immune Systems
What do white blood cells not do?
  1. find germs
  2. eat foreign things in your body
  3. kill infections
  4. carry nutrients
Grade 8 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
                    occurs in the alveoli.
  1. Gas exchange
  2. Digestion of food
  3. Production of urine
  4. Nothing
Grade 8 Anatomical Organization
The human body has approximately                   cells.
  1. 50 million
  2. 50 to 70 trillion
  3. 999,999,999
  4. 30 billion
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