Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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______ make bone hard.
a. | Carbohydrates | c. | Proteins | b. | Minerals | d. | Fats |
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The hard, strong layer of bone is called ______.
a. | bone marrow | c. | compact bone | b. | cartilage | d. | periosteum |
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One function of spongy bone is to ______.
a. | produce red blood cells | c. | produce
periosteum | b. | store minerals | d. | join two bones together |
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The smooth, flexible layer of tissue covering the ends of bone is ______.
a. | cartilage | c. | periosteum | b. | compact bone | d. | spongy bone |
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The joints of the bones of the skull and pelvis are classified as ______
joints.
a. | ball-and-socket | c. | hinge | b. | gliding | d. | immovable |
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______ joints are the most frequently used joints in your body.
a. | Ball-and-socket | c. | Immovable | b. | Gliding | d. | Pivot |
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______ is important in joints because it acts as a shock absorber.
a. | Cartilage | c. | Melanin | b. | Bone marrow | d. | Spongy bone |
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An injury that causes blood vessels to break under the skin is a ______.
a. | tear | c. | scab | b. | skin graft | d. | bruise |
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Most muscles in the body are ______ muscles.
a. | cardiac | c. | skeletal | b. | involuntary | d. | smooth |
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In vision, light rays first pass through the ______.
a. | cornea | c. | optic nerve | b. | lens | d. | retina |
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The ______ controls your sense of balance.
a. | anvil | c. | optic nerve | b. | hammer | d. | inner ear |
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Olfactory cells aid in the sense of ______.
a. | hearing | c. | touch | b. | smell | d. | vision |
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A message carried by a neuron is called (an) ______.
a. | synapse | c. | impulse | b. | axon | d. | dendrite |
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Any change inside or outside your body that brings about a response is called
______.
a. | homeostasis | c. | a stimulus | b. | an impulse | d. | a reflex |
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Completion Complete each
statement.
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The space between one neuron and the next is a ____________________.
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The system made up of the brain and spinal cord is the
_________________________.
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The _________________________ connects the brain and spinal cord to other body
parts.
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The basic unit of the nervous system is the ____________________.
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Matching
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Select the term from the following list that matches each
description. a. | cartilage | f. | joint | b. | dermis | g. | ligaments | c. | epidermis | h. | melanin | d. | voluntary
muscles | i. | tendons | e. | involuntary muscles | j. | periosteum |
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any muscles that you consciously control
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thick, smooth layer of tissue that covers the ends of bones
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any place where two bones meet.
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tough bands of tissue that hold bones together
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any muscles that you do not consciously control
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thick bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones
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the outermost layer of the skin
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the middle layer of tissue under the epidermis
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chemical that gives skin its color
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tough, tight-fitting membrane covering surface of bone
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Match each item with the correct description below. Some items may not be
used. a. | dermis | h. | muscle | b. | retina | i. | reflex | c. | involuntary
muscles | j. | skeletal
muscles | d. | joint | k. | smooth muscles | e. | cochlea | l. | tendon(s) | f. | marrow | m. | voluntary muscles | g. | melanin |
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any place where two or more bones meet
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involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus
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substance in center of bones that makes blood cells
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thick bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones
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fluid-filled structure in inner ear
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organ that relaxes and contracts
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the middle layer of skin
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any muscles that are not consciously controlled
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involuntary muscles of the digestive system
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eye tissue composed of rods and cones
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Short Answer
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39.
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List the five major functions of the skeletal system.
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40.
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List five functions of skin.
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41.
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List three types of movable joints and give an example of each.
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42.
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Put the following steps in the order in which they happen when light enters the
eye. a. Light passes through the
lens. b. Impulses from rods and cones in the retina pass to the
optic nerve. c. The optic nerve carries the impulses to the visual
area of the cortex d. Light passes through the
cornea. e. The lens directs rays onto the retina.
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43.
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How does a depressant affect your nervous system?
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44.
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How does a stimulant affect your nervous system?
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45.
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Put the steps of regulating body temperature in the correct order. 1. Blood flow
increases. 2. Blood vessels
dilate. 3. The body releases heat.
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46.
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List the five major functions of the skeletal system.
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47.
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Name the major function of muscles, and give an example of a body part that is a
voluntary muscle.
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48.
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List the five major functions of skin.
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Essay
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49.
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What are the three types of neurons, and what is the job of each?
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