Bones, Muscles, & Skin Part 3

The spaces in bones are filled with a soft connective tissue called 

• cartilage
• water
• marrow
• blood

Much of a newborn baby's skeleton is made of

• hard bone
• ligaments
• cartilage
• soft bone

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?

• providing shape and support for the body
• producing blood cells
• obtaining oxygen
• protecting internal organs

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

• epithelial tissue
• nerve tissue
• connective tissue
• muscle tissue

Which organ system makes blood cells?

• nervous system
• circulatory system
• digestive system
• skeletal system 

Messages are carried back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body by

• the circulatory system
• respiratory tissue
• nervous tissue
• digestive tissue

What structure directs the activities of a cell?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• cartilage

To determine whether a bone is broken, a doctor is most likely to use

• arthroscopy
• X-ray images
• MRI
• surgery

The process by which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment is called

• healing
• digestion
• homeostasis
• respiration