Domain #3 - Human Body

_____ are the building blocks of all life, and most are too small to be seen without a microscope.

• cells
• tissues
• muscles

Doctors may use an _____ to see the skeletal system and treat problems.

• hearing aid
• x-ray
• contact lenses

Cartilage covers bones where they meet at the _____, helping to protect them.

• joints
• tibia
• fibula

The most powerful tendon in the body about which a legend has been told is also known as the _____.

• joint
• ligament
• Achilles heel

When you quickly move your hand away from something you are touching that is really hot, this reaction is called a _____.

• cranium
• voluntary muscle
• reflex

Which is NOT part of the control center of the body:  brain, spinal cord, or eyeball?

• brain
• eyeball
• spinal cord

The five _____ work with the brain to process information about our surroundings.

• senses
• receptors
• nerves

The _____ are messengers that transmit information from all of the body parts through the spinal cord to the brain.

• nose
• nerves
• fingers

The brain is divided into _____ hemispheres.

• two
• five
• three

Which of these cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses:  farsightedness, nearsightedness, or deafness?

• nearsightedness
• farsightedness
• deafness