ATI Science- Body Systems

Question 1

Part of nervous system that releases chemicals that regulate pituitary gland

Answer 1

hypothalamus

Question 2

Shortening of a sacromere in skeletal Muscle is directly due to the interaction of

Answer 2

Myosin and actin

Question 3

Mutations in this type of cell can be inherited by offspring

Answer 3

ovarian

Question 4

Attaches skeletal muscle to bone

Answer 4

tendons

Question 5

Substance excreted by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of protein and formation of ammonia

Answer 5

urea

Question 6

Removal of metabolic waste from the body

Answer 6

excretion

Question 7

Permanent damage to these types of tissues in spinal cord can cause paralysis

Answer 7

nervous tissue

Question 8

A body system that develop from the same origin tissues as the lungs

Answer 8

Gastrointestinal

Question 9

Process that causes most of the carbon dioxide from the blood to move into alveoli

Answer 9

Diffusion down a concentration gradient

Question 10

pancreatic secretion that digests starch into disaccharides

Answer 10

amylase

Question 11

what does the diaphragm do during inhalation

Answer 11

contracts and moves downward

Question 12

Which of the following layers of kin contains glands and hair follicles?

Answer 12

Dermis

Question 13

form new bones and add growth to existing bone tissue

Answer 13

osteoblasts

Question 14

dissolve old, damaged bone tissue to be replace by new, healthier cells

Answer 14

osteoclasts

Question 15

Osteoporosis results from which of the following

Answer 15

a decline in osteoblast activity while osteoclast activity continues at expected levels

Question 16

Which of the following is a mass within the ovary that secretes hormones to maintain
the uterine lining during pregnancy?

Answer 16

corpus luteum

Question 17

Which of the following physiological responses is caused by the release of anti-
diuretic hormones?

Answer 17

Increase in water reabsorption in the collecting duct

Question 18

Which of the following glands synthesizes antidiuretic hormone?

Answer 18

hypothalamus

Question 19

Which of the following is the process in which an ovarian follicle matures and
releases a reproductive egg?

Answer 19

ovulation

Question 20

Which of the following is the structure through which blood exits the glomerulus?

Answer 20

Efferent arteriole

Question 21

Which of the following indicates the function of sodium bicarbonate released by the
pancreas?

Answer 21

sodium bicarbonate neutralizes the acidity of chime

Question 22

Testosterone categorized as what type of hormone?

Answer 22

Male androgen

Question 23

Two major parts of nervous system

Answer 23

Peripheral nervous system and central nervous system

Question 24

Which of the following substances protect the skin from UV radiation?

Answer 24

Melanin

Question 25

Which of the following structures is a flap of cartilage that prevents the movement of food into the trachea?

Answer 25

Epiglottis

Question 26

During muscle contraction, myosin is directly responsible for which of the following?

Answer 26

Forming cross brifges with actin molecules

Question 27

A vasectomy is a procedure in which the vas deferens are cut. Which of the following describes why a vasectomy leads to infertility

Answer 27

Vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

Question 28

How many organ systems are in the human body?

Answer 28

11