UNIT 1 THE HUMAN MACHINE STUDY GUIDE

The moving places where the bones meet are called the ________.

• joints

• muscles

• ligaments

• tendons

The “strings” in your body that attach muscles to bones are called __________.

• tendons

• ligaments

• cartilage

• nerves

The process of learning about the different body systems by cutting them apart and observing them is called __________.

• dissection

• synthesis

• integration

• analysis

While robots have a motor to help move their different parts, we have __________ that cause our bones to move.

• muscles

• wires

• gears

• pulleys

__________ are the muscles that move our arms.

• biceps

• triceps

• deltoids

• pectorals

The clear layer in the front part of the eye is called the __________. It acts as a protective layer, keeping dust and dirt out.

• cornea

• lens

• retina

• iris

The layer at the back of your eyeball is called the __________. It is like a movie screen.

• retina

• cornea

• lens

• iris

__________ carry information from your senses to the brain.

• sensory nerves

• motor nerves

• autonomic nerves

• cranial nerves

__________ allow you to respond to what your brain is thinking.

• movement nerves

• sensory nerves

• digestive nerves

• respiratory nerves

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Robots run on fuel, like a battery. Humans run on fuel too, in the form of:

• Sleep

• Electricity

• Food

• Nerves

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