Biology and Anatomy Quiz

What type of tissue is striated, contains cells with one nucleus, and is not under voluntary control?

• skeletal muscle

• smooth muscle

• cardiac muscle

• nervous tissue

What type of tissue contracts and accounts for movements of organs or the entire body?

• muscle tissue

• nervous tissue

• epithelial tissue

• connective tissue

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

• Support the body

• Protect the soft organs

• Transmission of signals

• Storage of minerals

• Blood cell formation

_______ is responsible for receiving, interpreting, and producing a response to stimuli.

• Muscle tissue

• Nervous tissue

• Epithelial tissue

• Connective tissue

Which organ system does not play a role in acquiring materials and energy?

• cardiovascular

• skeletal

• muscular

• digestive

Chyme is produced in the

• small intestine

• stomach

• esophagus

• large intestine

The function of canine teeth in humans is

• crushing

• grinding

• biting

• tearing

Which of the following statements about the tongue is true?

• The tongue mixes food with saliva and assists in swallowing

• The tongue can detect taste, touch, and pressure

• The tongue consists of striated muscle under voluntary control

• All of the choices are correct

Which of the following human digestive enzymes is NOT correctly matched to its substrate?

• pepsin - protein

• trypsin - nucleic acid

• salivary amylase - starch

• lipase - fat

• maltase - maltose

In the first step of starch digestion, starch is converted to _______, which is then digested to ________ by the enzyme maltase.

• glucose; maltose

• amino acids; proteins

• maltose; glucose

• fat; glycerol and 3 fatty acids

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