Body Systems Review Part 1

What are the five functions of the skeletal system?

• Provides shape and structure,

• Produces red and white blood cells.

• Stores calcium and other minerals.

• Protects muscles and organs

• Provides movement

What is a joint?

• The fiber that connects bone to bone.

• The point at which two or more bones meet

• The tissue that connects muscle to bone.

• An organ in the excretory system

Voluntary muscles are muscle you can

(a)  

An example voluntary muscle is

• cardiac

• smooth

• striated

• skeletal

Involuntary muscle is muscle you have no control over. An example of the type of muscle and organs that are involuntary are...

• Skeletal, heart

• smooth, esophagus

• cardiac, lips

• skeletal, blood vessels

Which one is NOT a function of the integumentary system?

• Protective covering and first line of defense against germs.

• Temperature Regulation

• Vitamin D absorption

• Absorbs nutrients from digested food.

Which one is not a function of skin.

• Helps regulate body temperature.

• Eliminate wastes.

• Gathers sensory information about the environment.

• Detects air pressure

• Produces vitamin D

Which layer of the skin contains blood vessels, nerves and adipose (fatty) tissue?

• Hypodermis

• Epidermis

• Dermis

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

Bile is made by which digestive organ?

• Gallbladder
• Stomach
• Rectum
• Liver