Human Body - Support & Movement Systems

Question 1

Which pigment gives your skin color?

A) calcium
B) hemoglobin
C) keratin
D) melanin

Answer 1

D) melanin

Question 2

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

Answer 2

A) shivering

Question 3

Which is the only organ in the human body that floats?

A) Kidney
B) Liver
C) Lung
D) Abdomen

Answer 3

C) Lung

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

D) Muscles contract and pull tissue that is connected to bones.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

C) bone marrow

Question 6

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

Answer 6

A) Voluntary muscles are under your conscious control, while involuntary muscles are not.

Question 7

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.

Answer 7

A) They begin mechanical digestion.

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

D) Smooth muscle moves food through the digestive system.

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

A) It protects the body and plays a role in the sense of touch.

Question 10

_____ connects skeletal muscles to the bone?

A) Tendons
B) Ligaments
C) Joints
D) Blood vessels

Answer 10

A) Tendons

Question 11

Smooth and cardiac muscles are ______.

A) Voluntary
B) Involuntary
C) None of the above
D) All of the above

Answer 11

B) Involuntary

Question 12

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

Answer 12

B) producing red blood cells

Question 13

The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the _____.

A) periosteum
B) osteoblast
C) spongy bone
D) compact bone

Answer 13

D) compact bone

Question 14

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

Answer 14

D) all of the above

Question 15

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

Answer 15

D) all of the above

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

A _____ is a band of tissue that connects bones to muscle.

A) tendon
B) ligament
C) cartilage
D) skeletal muscle

Answer 17

A) tendon

Question 18

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

Answer 18

D) ankles and wrists

Question 19

At about what age do bones stop growing?

A) 60+
B) mid-30s
C) late 20s
D) adolescence

Answer 19

C) late 20s

Question 20

Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten?

A) epithelial tissue
B) connective tissue
C) muscle tissue
D) nerve tissue

Answer 20

C) muscle tissue

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

D) None of the above.

Question 22

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

Answer 22

B) hypodermis, dermis, epidermis

Question 23

The _____ contains hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands.

A) hypodermis
B) dermis
C) epidermis
D) hyperdermis

Answer 23

B) dermis

Question 24

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

Answer 24

C) circulatory and nervous

Question 25

_____ joints allow more freedom of movement than any other joint.

A) Gliding
B) Hinge
C) Pivot
D) Saddle
E) Ball and Socket

Answer 25

E) Ball and Socket

Question 26

_____ cancer is the most common cancer, accounting for more than 40 percent of all cancers.

A) Bone
B) Skin
C) Blood
D) Brain

Answer 26

B) Skin

Question 27

Which of the following statements is true:

A) Muscles are only used for voluntary physical actions like walking, running, or throwing.
B) Your muscles turn to fat if you quit exercising.
C) Bones are not living structures.
D) None of the above.

Answer 27

D) None of the above.

Question 28

Which of the following conclusions may be drawn from analyzing a human skeleton?

A) gender and approximate age
B) general occupation
C) cause of death
D) all of the above

Answer 28

D) all of the above

Question 29

Which statement is false:

A) Not everyone has 206 bones.
B) The human skeleton is constantly changing in height.
C) Only one bone is not connected to another bone.
D) None of the above

Answer 29

D) None of the above