WorksheetsHuman Machine
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is one way robots are like humans?
a)
They both get programmed by humans
b)
They both have strings and rods that help to move their hands
c)
They both digest food for energy
d)
They both need sunlight to survive
2.
What is the string that connects the muscle to a bone called?
a)
tendon
b)
ligament
c)
joint
d)
muscle
3.
What are the nerves called that send messages from the senses to the brain?
a)
movement nerves
b)
optical nerves
c)
sensational nerves
d)
sensory nerves
4.
When a scientist cuts something open to see how a living thing works is called
a)
surgery
b)
operation
c)
dissection
d)
sedation
5.
If we did not have this we would be a blob on the floor
a)
skeleton
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
brain
6.
What is the screen called that sees the image upside down in the back of the eye?
a)
lense
b)
cornea
c)
retina
d)
magnifier
7.
These send messages from the brain to the muscles
a)
motion nerves
b)
movement senses
c)
muscular nerves
d)
movement nerves
8.
When the bicep gets smaller, what happens to your lower arm?
a)
it bends up
b)
it straightens
c)
it bulges
d)
it flexes
9.
What is the part of the eye where light enters called?
a)
cornea lense
b)
retina
c)
iris
d)
pupil
10.
What kind of animal has bigger pupils during the day and larger at night?
a)
nocturnal
b)
nightlife
c)
night vision
d)
dark dwellers
11.
What is the name of the muscle that moves your lower arm?
a)
bulging
b)
bicep
c)
flexor
d)
joint
12.
What is the meat part of the animal called?
a)
bicep
b)
joint
c)
tendon
d)
muscle
13.
What is the clear layer in the front of the eye called?
a)
eye lid
b)
retina
c)
cornea lens
d)
optical lens
14.
The place where two bones meet and can move is called the
a)
joint
b)
tendon
c)
ligament
d)
muscle
15.
Why do you think scientists use dissection for learning how the body works?
a)
because you can see how things work inside the body
b)
it allows them to work in a lab
c)
to see things moving
d)
using cameras allows us to know how things work
16.
Why wouldn't you be able to move if you didn't have bones?
a)
nothing would be strong enough
b)
your muscles wouldn't have anything to attach to and pull on
c)
gravity
d)
no circulation through your skin
17.
Why do some people have blurry vision?
a)
the distance from their optical nerve is too close
b)
The distance from their cornea lens to their retina is too close or too far away
c)
their cornea lens is a different color
d)
the cornea lens and retina aren't communicating properly
18.
What is the colored part of your eye called?
a)
cornea lens
b)
retina
c)
pupil
d)
iris
19.
What happens to your pupil when you turn the lights off?
a)
it gets bigger
b)
it gets smaller
c)
it disappears
d)
it shrinks
20.
Why do humans eyes look red in pictures sometimes?
a)
reflection of retina
b)
reflection of blood vessels
c)
the flash makes the iris red
d)
the iris gets smaller
21.
Why does it look like there is a hole in your hand when you try the hole-in-hand illusion?
a)
because there actually is one
b)
your brain is sleeping
c)
both of your eye are seeing something different
d)
you are delusional
22.
In the "Reaction Time" activity, what happens to your brain when the ruler is dropped?
a)
it freaks out
b)
it panics
c)
it makes a decision to grab it
d)
it shuts down
23.
What do your eyes do during the "Reaction Time" activity?
a)
they send a message to the brain
b)
they shut
c)
they blink rapidly
d)
they open wide
24.
How does your hand know to grab the ruler during the "Reaction Time" activity?
a)
the ruler hits it
b)
sensory nerves yell "grab it!"
c)
movement nerves yell "grab it!"
d)
panic that the ruler will hit the floor and break
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