Chapter 17 test Flashcards
Which of the following is the most solid from of bone
Compact
Where are immovable joints found in the body
In the skull
Where are minerals stored
Bone
What kinds of joints are the knees, toes, and fingers
Hinge
What are the ends of the bones covered with
Cartilage
Where are dead skin cells found
Epidermis
Which vitamin is made in the skin
Vitamin D
Which of the following is found in the bone
Calcium
Which of the following structures help retain the fluids in the body
Skin
Bone forming cells called osteoclasts deposit the minerals and bones making the bone tissue hard ?
False
The adult human has about 3 million sweat glands
True
A skin graft is from when skin from a healthy area is moved to a injured or burned area where there is no skin
True
The periosteum is involved in growth and repaired bone and has blood vessels that carries nutrients to the bone
True
You have 300 bones in your body
False
During activity chemical energy supplied by food changes into thermal energy (movement) and thermal energy (warmth)
False
Skeletal muscle tissues is striated and attached at the bone
True
Muscles always push they never push
False
When one muscle of a pair contracts the other muscle contracts as well
False
Arthritis is the most common joint problem ?
True
Give an example of a body part for each moveable part
Shoulder
Fingers
Turning your head
Wrist
Name 1 immovable body part
Brain
3 functions of a skeletal system
Shape
Support
Protect
3 functions of the skin
Protection
Sensory response
Ridding of the body’s waste
Where are blood cells made
Marrow
