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WorksheetsAnimal Science II 3.0
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which type of tissue in the animal's body holds various tissue together such as bone?
Muscle
Nerve
Fluid
Connective
The group of bones that make up
each rear leg of livestock is called the:
axial skeleton.
pectoral limb.
pelvic limb.
ulna.
The type of muscle that makes up the majority of meat consumed by humans is:
striated
smooth
cardiac
tendons
If an animal science student were labeling a picture of a cow's skeleton, where would that student find the scapula?
Front Foot
Rear Foot
Shoulder Blade
Tail
The cells that conduct impulses in the nervous system are called:
Neurons
Horomones
Veins
Receptors
What part of the heart sends oxygenated blood to the various parts of the body?
Aorta
Lungs
Pulmonary Veins
Left atrium
What part of the respiratory system is responsible for the actual exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen?
Nostrils
Trachea
Pharynx
Alveoli
Temperature control and vocalization are functions of the:
circulatory system
respiratory system
nervous system
horomones
Muscles in livestock are classified as:
internal or external
pectoral or pelvic
tendons or ligaments
voluntary or involuntary
In addition to the functions they perform in livestock, which group of body parts supply most of the food that humans at from livestock?
Bones
Organs
Muscles
Nerves
If an animal science student is labeling the parts of a pig’s nervous system, what is the name of the part in the center of the vertebral column that is also connected to the brain?
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Somatic Nerve
Spinal Cord
The group of bones that make up each front leg of livestock is called the:
axial skeleton
cranial anatomy
pectoral limb
pelvic limb
Which type of bone in the animal's body provides support and is also cylindrical?
Short
Long
Pneumatic
Flat
Which livestock part is made up of involuntary muscles?
Ham
Heart
Round
Shoulder
The internal organ of livestock which filters waste products from the blood is the:
brain
kidney
heart
stomach
Energy for muscle contractions comes from:
deoxyribonucleic acid.
adenosine triphosphate.
sensory neurons
horomones
What chemical substance in the endocrine system travels through the bloodstream?
Glands
Cells
Horomones
Lymph
Blood from the lower part of the animal's body enters the heart through the:
caudal vena cava
alveoli
cranial vena cava
lungs
What should an animal science student label the funnel-shaped, hollow, muscular organ that is the pump for the circulatory system of a cow?
Brain
Heart
Liver
Ovary
Which animal system has the function of responding to the five senses?
Circulatory system
Nervous system
Respiratory system
Endocrine system
What type of nerves allow for voluntary responses to stimuli?
Central
Somatic
Autonomic
Brain
What part of the circulatory system carries blood from the heart to organs in the animal's body?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Heart
Which animal system plays an important role in the body functions of growth, fattening, and reproduction?
Nervous
Endocrine
Respiratory
Skeletal
What should an animal science student label the two large spongy organs that are part of a cow’s respiratory system?
Lungs
Arteries
Kidneys
Ovaries
The specialized cells that transform cartilage to bone are called:
tendons
osteocytes
ligaments
oocytes
Which animal system has the function of supplying oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
nervous
endocrine
respiratory
circulatory
The major muscle that is a part of the circulatory system of animals is the:
heart
liver
stomach
ovary
Which livestock system is responsible for supplying body tissues with nourishment and collecting waste materials through blood?
circulatory
endocrine
nervous
respiratory
Which animal system secretes hormones into the blood to travel to and stimulate certain organs to perform their specific functions?
circulatory
respiratory
nervous
endocrine
