Anatomy & Physiology Quiz 1 Review

What type of cells are responsible for producing pigment, which gives skin its color?

• Basal cells
• Squamous cells
• Melanocytes
• Neurons

What is the most important mineral stored inside bones?

• Sodium
• Calcium
• Potassium
• Chlorine

Where are blood cells made?

• Inside bones in red bone marrow
• Inside the brain
• Inside cartilage
• In the blood

Complete the statement. ___________ connects muscles to bone and ___________ connects bone to bone.

• Tendons, ligaments
• Ligaments, tendons
• Tendons, cartilage
• Cartilage, ligaments

Which type of muscle is under voluntary control?

• Skeletal muscle
• Smooth muscle
• Cardiac muscle
• Both B and C

Which organ is NOT a main component of the circulatory system?

• The Heart
• Blood
• Blood Vessels
• Lungs

Which organ system sends very fast and precise messages as electrical impulses so to control/coordinate functions in the human body?

• The endocrine system
• The circulatory system
• The nervous system
• The integumentary system

Which organ is part of the nervous system and controls and coordinates all the body’s functions?

• The brain
• The heart
• The stomach
• The pituitary gland

What is the spinal cord’s function?

• To relay commands from the brain to different parts of the body
• To relay sensory information from the body to the brain
• Both A and B
• Neither A or B

Which blood vessel carry blood back tothe heart?

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries