Body Systems - Organization, Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems

One function of the human skeleton is to:

• transmit impulses

• produce blood cells

• produce lactic acid

• store nitrogenous wastes

In humans, red bone marrow provides

• structural support for the body

• a source of new blood cells

• an attachment site for muscle tissue

• a site to trap bacteria

Which types of muscle tissue are striated?

• smooth and skeletal

• smooth and cardiac

• skeletal and cardiac

• only the cardiac

Tendons are classified as

• blood tissue

• muscle tissue

• nerve tissue

• connective tissue

Which disorder occurs because of cartilage deterioration?

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Bursitis

• sprains

• Osteoarthritis

The connective tissue that attaches a muscle in the lower leg to a heel bone is known as

• tendon

• ligament

• cartilage

• epidermis

The connective tissue that cushions the vertebrae and provides flexibility to joints is known as

• tendon

• muscle

• cartilage

• bone

What pigment determines a person's hair and skin color?

• phenotype

• melanin

• keratin

• protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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The type of muscle that allows body movement is:

• cardiac muscle

• skeletal muscle

• smooth muscle

• all of the above

These bands of connective tissue connect the bones in a joint.

• ligaments

• tendons

• string

• cartilage