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Class8 Science Chapter11 AnswerKey

The document provides an answer key for Chapter 11 on the Human Body and Organ System for 8th-grade science. It includes answers to multiple choice, fill in the blanks, matching, short answer, brief answer, and long answer questions related to the human body, organs, and systems. Key topics covered include the brain, heart, circulatory system, and functions of various body parts.

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Class8 Science Chapter11 AnswerKey

The document provides an answer key for Chapter 11 on the Human Body and Organ System for 8th-grade science. It includes answers to multiple choice, fill in the blanks, matching, short answer, brief answer, and long answer questions related to the human body, organs, and systems. Key topics covered include the brain, heart, circulatory system, and functions of various body parts.

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Answer Key: Chapter 11 - Human Body and Organ System

Subject: Science | Class: 8

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (Answers)


1. c) Nerves
2. b) Cell
3. c) Walking
4. c) Exchange of gases
5. b) Cerebellum

Section B: Fill in the Blanks (Answers)


6. Neuron
7. Skin
8. Pulmonary vein
9. Spinal cord
10. 206

Section C: Match the Following (Answers)


11. Smallest bone in the human body - c) Stapes
12. Organ that pumps blood - a) Heart
13. The longest bone in the human body - d) Femur
14. Immediate response to a stimulus - b) Reflex action
15. Controls voluntary actions - e) Cerebrum

Section D: Short Answer Questions (Answers)


16. Reflex action is an automatic and rapid response to a stimulus. Example: Pulling hand from a hot object.

17. Kidneys filter waste and produce urine; Skin removes excess water and salts through sweat.

18. RBCs transport oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.

19. Voluntary muscles work under control (e.g., walking); Involuntary muscles work automatically (e.g.,
heartbeat).

20. The cerebrum controls thinking, memory, reasoning, and voluntary actions.

Section E: Answer in Brief (Answers)


21. The circulatory system transports oxygen, nutrients, and removes waste from the body.
22. A neuron consists of dendrites, a cell body, and an axon; it carries electrical impulses.

23. Arteries carry oxygenated blood (thick walls), Veins carry deoxygenated blood (thin walls, valves),
Capillaries exchange gases (one-cell thick).

Section F: Long Answer Questions (Answers)


24. Human Brain: The brain has three main parts:
- Cerebrum: Controls thinking, memory, voluntary actions.
- Cerebellum: Maintains balance and coordination.
- Medulla oblongata: Controls involuntary actions like breathing and heartbeat.
(Students should draw a labeled diagram of the brain.)

25. Human Heart: The heart pumps blood through four chambers:
- Right atrium & ventricle: Pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
- Left atrium & ventricle: Pump oxygenated blood to the body.
(Students should draw a labeled diagram of the heart.)

Bonus Question (Answer)


Hemoglobin is the pigment that gives blood its red color.

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