7.12.b

The table below lists functions that are important for survival. Which of the function from the list are the functions of the skeletal system?

• I,II,IV and VI

• I, II, III IV V and VI

• IV, V and VI

• I and IV

Most systems provide a variety of functions. The functions of some overlap. For example, one system protects the body, regulates temperature and senses external stimuli. What system does all these functions?

• Integumentary

• nervous

• muscular

• endocrine

Organs such as the eyes, nose, tongue and ears are vital parts of the nervous system. Which of the following is a main function of the nervous system do these organs perform?

• building muscles

• storing wastes for removal

• providing information about the outside world

• allowing a person to think

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A patient experiences kidney failure due to illness. The kidneys are vital because they clean blood and send waste out of body. Which of the following body systems is responsible for removing wastes that the kidneys filter out?

• nervous

• respiratory

• excretory

• integumentary

Select the TWO that are functions of the skeletal system?

• delivering proteins

• allowing movement

• protecting organs

• connecting muscles to tissues

What is the coating, marked by arrows in the diagram shown, at the ends of the leg bones?

• White blood cells

• Rock

• Marrow

• Cartilage

What kind of joint is pictured in the diagram shown ?

• A semi-moveable joint, allowing back and forth movement

• A moveable joint, allowing back and forth movement

• A semi-moveable joint, allowing twisting

• A moveable joint, allowing twisting

In paragraph 3, which word or words best describe Haversian systems?

• Ligament

• Bone marrow

• Circular structures

• Cartilage

Which sentence would the author disagree with?

• Bones adapt to the functions they perform.

• A flexible skeletal system allows mobility for our body.

• Bone shapes are genetically controlled and routinely modified depending upon the work performed by the muscle.

• Each bone is a non-living organ comprised of several different tissues

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution

• Nucleotide 

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

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