Unit 3 Human Body Test Review

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

• nerves

• cells

• joints

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

• x-ray

• telescope

• flashlight

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

• ligaments

• nerves

• joints

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

• Zeus Heel

• Achilles Heel

• Apollo Heel

When you quickly move your hand away from something you are touching, this reaction is called a ____.

• contract

• relax

• reflex

Which is NOT part of the control center of the body?

• brain

• spinal cord

• eyeball

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

• senses

• reflexes

• joints

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

• cells

• reflexes

• nerves

The brain is divided into ___ hemispheres.

• two

• three

• four

Which of these cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses?

• farsightedness

• nearsightedness

• deafness