Bones, Muscles, Skin

What is the correct order SMALLEST to LARGEST for body organization?

• Tissue, Organ, Cell, Organ System

• Organ System, Organ, Tissue, Cell

• Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System

The process by which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment is called

• homeostasis

• respiration

• healing

Being outside in extremely cold temperatures can upset the body's temperature regulation. What is one result of the body trying to regain homeostasis?

• shivering

• hot, red skin

• decreased breathing rate

Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten?

• epithelial tissue

• muscle tissue

• connective tissue

Which body part contains a joint?

• shoulder

• tongue

• heart

Which organ system breaks down food?

• digestive system

• skeletal system

• nervous system

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?

• obtaining oxygen

• protecting internal organs

• providing shape and support for the body

Much of a newborn baby's skeleton is made of

• hard bone

• cartilage

• ligaments

An adult has how many bones in his/her skeletal system?

• 100

• 300

• 206

The spaces in bones are filled with a soft connective tissue called ____________________. The red type produces most of the body's blood cells.

• water

• cartilage

• marrow