Body Systems Pre Test

Which body response primarily helps lower internal temperature during vigorous exercise?

• Shivering to generate heat by muscle motion

• Sweating to release heat through evaporation

• Increasing fever to speed immune reactions

• Forming platelets to seal damaged vessels

Name the disease caused by an immune reaction to eating gluten.

(a)  

A newborn’s bones are softer and harden over time mainly because bones are largely made of (a)   .

Which disease primarily involves inflammation of one or more joints, often causing pain and stiffness?

• Arthritis

• Osteoporosis

• Gout

• Scoliosis

Gout is most directly linked to deposits of which substance in joints?

• Uric acid

• Calcium phosphate

• Lactic acid

• Glucose

Painful, inflamed big toe after a diet high in purines most suggests which condition?

• Fracture

• Arthritis

• Gout

• Scoliosis

Fill in the blank with the correct term: In (a)   , bones lose density and become brittle.

Which muscle tissue makes up the walls of the heart and contracts rhythmically?

• Smooth muscle tissue

• Cardiac muscle tissue

• Visceral muscle tissue

• Skeletal muscle tissue

The heart moves blood through the body by repeated what?

• Relaxations without contraction

• Expansions of smooth cartilage

• Vibrations of skeletal muscle

• Contractions of cardiac muscle

Which statement best compares skeletal and cardiac muscle?

• Both are elastic and store calcium

• Both are smooth and move food along

• Both are striated but only one moves bones

• Both are voluntary and beat the heart