Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous Systems

Which of the following makes up the structure of your skeletal system?

• ligaments
• cartilage
• bones
• all of the answers are correct

Which of the following is/are functions of the skeletal system

• The skeletal system provides support to our body.
• The skeletal system provides support to our body, and protection for our soft organs of the body.
• The skeletal system provides support to our body, protection for our soft organs of the body, and work with muscles to aid in the movement of our body.
• The skeletal system provides support to our body, protection for our soft organs of the body, work with muscles to aid in the movement of our body, and the production of our Red blood cells found within red bone marrow.

Which of the following structures found within bones is the producer of red blood cells?

• spongy bone
• compact bone
• red bone marrow
• yellow bone marrow

A baby is born with zones of cartilage in its bones that allow growth of the bones. These areas, called growth plate, allow the bones to grow longer as the child grows. By the time the child reaches an age of about 18 to 25 years, all of the cartilage in the growth plate has been replaced by bone. This stops the bone from growing any longer.

• True
• False

Muscles that you can control at will are called _______.

• Smooth
• Voluntary
• Cardiac
• Heart

The muscular system is able to contract and relax muscle tissues because of this organ system?

• The cardiovascular system
• the nervous system
• The integumentary system
• the digestive system

Which type of muscle is found in your digestive system?

• smooth muscle
• cardiac muscle
• skeletal muscle
• none

What are the three main types of muscles?

• skeletal, cardiac, smooth
• biceps, triceps, quadriceps
• smooth, flexible, strength
• none of the above

Why does you heart beat?

• because the reflexes in your heart make your heart pump blood
• because the cardiac muscles contract and pump blood through the chambers of your heart
• because you send voluntarily send messages from your brain to your heart that tell it to pump blood throughout your body
• because smooth muscles in the heart move and make the heart pump blood throughout your body

Which of the following are made up of smooth muscles?

• blood vessels, biceps, and lungs
• biceps, lungs, and heart
• digestive system, lungs, blood vessels
• heart, lungs, digestive system