Midterm Review

What is the difference between passive and active transport?

• Passive transport releases energy, but active transport does not.

• Passive transport requires an output of energy.

• Active transport requires an input of energy, but passive transport does not.

• Active transport requires the use of proteins, but passive transport never uses proteins.

The type of tissue that is composed of scattered cells that form a matrix.

• Epithelial tissue

• Nervous tissue

• Connective tissue

• Muscle tissue

Which of the following is NOT considered an advantage that exercise and a healthy diet contribute to the skeletal system?

• Bones become longer

• Bones become more dense

• Bones store more calcium and minerals

• Bones become stronger

Identify the muscle group labeled C below.

• Gastrocnemius

• Soleus

• Tibialis Anterior

• Peroneus longus

Which muscle is labeled as "A" in the diagram?

• Gluteus maximus

• Gluteus Medius

• Iliopsoas

• Tensor fasciae latae

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is secreted in response to a drop in calcium levels in the blood. The secretion of PTH would be regulated by which feedback mechanism?

• Positive

• Negative

• Somatic

• Skeletal

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

During bone remodeling which cells are responsible for secreting the matrix that will form the new bone tissue?

• Osteoclasts

• Osteoblasts

• Osteocytes

• Osteoid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which of the following explains why ATP is important to contracting muscles?

• It releases Ca2+ ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

• It creates the action potential along the sarcolemma.

• It satisfies our hunger.

• It releases and repositions myosin heads.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The fingers are _________ to the elbow.

• Medial

• Superior

• Proximal

• Inferior

• Distal

The pelvis is _____________ to the ribs.

• Inferior

• Medial

• Superior

• Proximal

• Distal