Movement in the Body

Suzette has a history of seizures. The doctor has given her medication, which has allowed her to be seizure-free for many years. From which disorder does Suzette most likely suffer?

• A.cerebral palsy

• B.epilepsy

• C.Alzheimer's disease

• D.Parkinson's disease

The peripheral nervous system is responsible for both sending and receiving signals to and from the brain.

• True

• False

In order to improve the condition of your muscular system, you could participate in aerobic activity at least __________.

• A.3 minutes 5 times a week

• B.10 minutes 4 times a week

• C.30 minutes 3 times a week

• D.50 minutes 3 times a week

After listening to a long discussion on the skeletal system, you conclude that the skeletal system is important because it __________.

• A.supports the body and makes red and white blood cells

• B.is formed from bones, cartilage, and muscle

• C.provides the body with potassium needed for support

• D.manufactures the ligaments needed to connect bones

In the skeletal system, these structures are responsible for connecting bones.

• ligaments and tendons

• cartilage and calcium

• tendons and muscles

• bones and ligaments

If you have a muscle that has atrophied, the muscle would be __________.

• broken

• shrunken

• torn

• strained

Which statement correctly describes the path that an electrical impulse would take after someone touched a hot pot?

• The signal travels through the nerve of the hand to the spinal cord and then to the brain.

• The signal travels through the spinal cord, to the nerve in the hand, and then to the brain.

• The signal travels from the brain, through the spinal cord, and then to the nerve in the hand.

• The signal travels through the spinal cord, to the brain, and then to the nerve in the hand.

A patient is diagnosed with a degenerative disease of the nervous system. Select the disorder that would match this diagnosis.

• multiple sclerosis

• epilepsy

• cerebral palsy

• headaches

Which statement BEST describes the skeletal system?

• The skeletal system is a system of cartilage that supports the body and makes red and white blood cells.

• The skeletal system is composed of bones, cartilage, tendons, and the muscles that connect them.

• The skeletal system is composed of a rigid structure of bones that support the body and make red and white blood cells.

• The skeletal system is composed of a rigid structure of bones that create strong, hard tissues called ligaments.

Epilepsy is considered a degenerative disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system.

• True

• False