PLTW: HBS EOC Exam Review Questions With
Complete Solutions
What is the function of the urinary system? correct answer: To
filter blood, remove waste in the form of urine What are the four organs involved in the urinary system? correct
answer: Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
What is the function of the kidney? correct answer: To filter
blood and create urea
What are ureters? correct answer: Tubes that transfer the urea
from the kidney to the bladder
What is the bladder? correct answer: Holds the urine until it can
be removed
What is the urethra? correct answer: Transports the urine out of
the body
What is the function of the nervous system? correct answer:
Information collection and response, control of basic body functions What organs/structures are involved in the nervous system?
correct answer: Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sensory
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What are peripheral nerves? correct answer: Nerves that carry
signals to and from limbs
What is the function of the immune system? correct answer:
Prevents and eliminates infections
What are the organs of the immune system? correct answer:
Thymus, tonsils, appendix, spleen, lymph nodes, skin
What is the thymus? correct answer: Promotes production of
WBCs
What are the tonsils? correct answer: Trap pathogens as they
enter the body
What is the appendix? correct answer: Stores good bacteria
What is the spleen? correct answer: Filters blood
What are the lymph nodes? correct answer: Filter lymph fluid
What is the function of the digestive system? correct answer:
To break down food into nutrients to fuel the body
What are the organs of the digestive system? correct answer:
Teeth/tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, gall bladder, liver
What is the pharynx? correct answer: Connects the mouth to the
esophagus 2 / 3
What is the rectum? correct answer: The final section of the
large intestine
What is the anus? correct answer: Part of the body from which
stool is released
What is the gall bladder? correct answer: Small membranous
sac that stores bile and releases it into the large intestine
What is the liver? correct answer: Makes bile for the small
intestine
What is the function of the respiratory system? correct answer:
Takes in oxygen for cells and removes cellular CO2 waste.
What are the organs of the respiratory system? correct answer:
Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, epiglottis, bronchi,, alveoli What is the function of the cardiovascular system? correct
answer: Moves blood throughout the body
What organs/structures make up the cardiovascular system?
correct answer: Atria, ventricles, arteries, arterioles, veins,
venules, capillaries
What is the function of the endocrine system? correct answer:
Responsible for secretion of hormones
anterior correct answer: front
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