Anatomy Quiz 1

The basic units of all living things, from bacteria to plants to animals, including human beings, are ____.

• organs

• cells

• muscles

• nerves

The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cells is the ____.

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• chromatid

Mitosis is the usual process of cell reproduction of human tissues that occurs when the cell divides into two identical cells called ____.

• mother cells

• daughter cells

• father cells

• son cells

The ____ is the watery fluid that surrounds the nucleus of the cell and is needed for growth, reproduction, and self-repair.

• cystine

• neuron

• cytoplasm

• mandible

Which type of tissue contracts and moves various parts of the body?

• Muscle tissue

• nerve tissue

• connective tissue

• Epithelial tissue

The connection between two or more bones of the skeleton is called a ____.

• ligament

• tendon

• joint

• muscle

The ____ is the larger of the two bones that form the leg below the knee.

• patella

• fibula

• femur

• tibia

The oval, bony case that protects the brain is the ______.

• cranium

• facial skeleton

• hyoid bone

• skull

The maxillae are the bones of the _____.

• upper jaw

• lower jaw

• upper arm

• forearm

The two bones that form the sides and top of the cranium are the _____.

• occipital bones

• zygomatic bones

• parietal bones

• lacrimal bones