Human Body - Support & Movement Systems Flashcards
(29 cards)
Which pigment gives your skin color?
A) calcium
B) hemoglobin
C) keratin
D) melanin
D) melanin
Being outside in extremely cold temperatures can upset the body’s temperature regulation. What is one result of the body trying to regain homeostasis?
A) shivering
B) hot, red skin
C) decreased breathing rate
D) decreased blood pressure
A) shivering
Which is the only organ in the human body that floats?
A) Kidney
B) Liver
C) Lung
D) Abdomen
C) Lung
How do bones and muscles interact?
A) Muscles cushion joints.
B) Muscles connect to bones and produce calcium.
C) Muscles are built from cells found inside the bones.
D) Muscles contract and pull tissue that is connected to bones.
D) Muscles contract and pull tissue that is connected to bones.
In the center of bone, there is a substance that produces red blood cells. That substance is
A) spongy bone
B) subcutaneous layer
C) bone marrow
D) blood
C) bone marrow
What is the main difference between involuntary muscles and voluntary muscles?
A) Voluntary muscles are under your conscious control, while involuntary muscles are not.
B) Involuntary muscles are under your conscious control, while voluntary muscles are
A) Voluntary muscles are under your conscious control, while involuntary muscles are not.
Teeth are part of the skeletal system, but they are also part of the digestive system. What function do teeth have as part of the digestive system?
A) They begin mechanical digestion.
B) They release enzymes into saliva for chemical digestion.
C) They begin chemical digestion.
D) They are shaped for grinding, mashing, and tearing food.
A) They begin mechanical digestion.
Which of the following statements about muscles and the muscular system is true?
A) All muscle action is voluntary, or able to be consciously controlled.
B) The three types of muscle tissue are skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and involuntary muscle
C) Muscles always work independently to move parts of the body.
D) Smooth muscle moves food through the digestive system.
D) Smooth muscle moves food through the digestive system.
Which of the following statements describes a function of the integumentary system?
A) It protects the body and plays a role in the sense of touch.
B) It gathers, interprets, and responds to stimuli.
C) It controls the amount of sugar in the blood.
D) It sends chemical messages to control various bodily functions.
A) It protects the body and plays a role in the sense of touch.
_____ connects skeletal muscles to the bone?
A) Tendons
B) Ligaments
C) Joints
D) Blood vessels
A) Tendons
Smooth and cardiac muscles are ______.
A) Voluntary
B) Involuntary
C) None of the above
D) All of the above
B) Involuntary
Which is a function of the skeletal system that helps that body survive?
A) strengthening muscles
B) producing red blood cells
C) assisting in the digestion of food
D) transporting blood through the body
B) producing red blood cells
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the _____.
A) periosteum
B) osteoblast
C) spongy bone
D) compact bone
D) compact bone
Red bone marrow contains blood stem cells that can become _____.
A) red blood cells B) white blood cells C) platelets D) all of the above E) none of the above
D) all of the above
Yellow bone marrow is made mostly of fat and contains blood stem cells that can become _____.
A) cartilage B) fat C) bone cells D) all of the above E) none of the above
D) all of the above
We would expect to find smooth muscle in all of the following EXCEPT:
A) esophagus
B) myocardial tissue
C) small intestine
D) pulmonary circulatory tissue
B. A general rule of thumb is that smooth muscle is often found in hollow organs, like stomach and intestine. This leaves us with pulmonary circulation. Recall that smooth muscle also has a role in regulating how dilated blood vessels are. Cardiac tissue is made up of cardiac muscle, not smooth muscle.
A _____ is a band of tissue that connects bones to muscle.
A) tendon
B) ligament
C) cartilage
D) skeletal muscle
A) tendon
Which joints in the human skeleton work in a similar way?
A) hips and backbone
B) toes and shoulders
C) elbows and shoulders
D) ankles and wrists
D) ankles and wrists
At about what age do bones stop growing?
A) 60+
B) mid-30s
C) late 20s
D) adolescence
C) late 20s
Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten?
A) epithelial tissue
B) connective tissue
C) muscle tissue
D) nerve tissue
C) muscle tissue
Which of the following statements is false?
A) Babies have more bones than adults.
B) Bones make red and white blood cells.
C) Bone is living tissue.
D) None of the above.
D) None of the above.
Which of the following list the 3 layers of skin from the inside to the outside?
A) epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
B) hypodermis, dermis, epidermis
C) dermis, hypodermis, epidermis
D) epidermis, hypodermis, dermis
B) hypodermis, dermis, epidermis
The _____ contains hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands.
A) hypodermis
B) dermis
C) epidermis
D) hyperdermis
B) dermis
Bone, muscle, and skin are connected by the body’s _____ systems.
A) respiratory and digestive
B) endocrine and immune
C) circulatory and nervous
D) digestive and immune
C) circulatory and nervous
