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Health: Test 3

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the brain contains nerve fibers that connect the brain and the spinal cord?

(a)  

2.

What part of the brain interprets sensory information?

(a)  

3.

What part of the brain coordinates complex movements of skeletal muscles?

(a)  

4.

What part of the brain controls memory and thought processes?

(a)  

5.

What part of the brain controls involuntary muscles and activities?

(a)  

6.

What does -an mean?

(a)  

7.

What does brachia refer to?

(a)  

8.

What does carcino- refer to?

(a)  

9.

What does cardio- refer to?

(a)  

10.

What does -cide mean?

(a)  

11.

What does -gen mean?

(a)  

12.

What does hepat- refer to?

(a)  

13.

what does -ia mean?

(a)  

14.

What does -itis mean?

(a)  

15.

What does lip- or lipo- mean?

(a)  

16.

What does melan- or melano- mean?

(a)  

17.

what does my- or myo- refer to?

(a)  

18.

What does -op or -ops mean?

(a)  

19.

what does -osis mean?

(a)  

20.

what does osteo- refer to?

(a)  

21.

what does therm- refer to?

(a)  

22.

What type of doctor treats disorders of the digestive system?

(a)  

23.

What doctor corrects misalignments of the teeth?

(a)  

24.

What doctor treats bone and joint injuries and disorders?

(a)  

25.

what doctor treats skin diseases?

(a)  

26.

What doctor treats disorders of the nervous system?

(a)  

27.

What is the term for an unborn baby that is distinctly recognizable as a miniature human being?

(a)  

28.

what are the chemical and physical processes by which the body burns food and generates energy collectively known as?

(a)  

29.

What type of circulation involves the movement of blood around the body?

(a)  

30.

What type of circulation involves the movement of blood between the heart and lungs?

(a)  

31.

What is the pressure generated by the ventricles when they contract? (somehow we missed this note, add it to your notes by blood pressure)

(a)  

32.

What are the muscles that increase the angle between the bones of a joint?

(a)  

33.

What is the most important part of the nervous system?

(a)  

34.

What is the white of the eye known as scientifically?

(a)  

35.

What is the part of the nervous system that is responsible for functions that are consciously controlled?

(a)  

36.

What is the colored part of the eye?

(a)  

37.

What eating disorder is characterized by self-induced starvation and being severely underweight?

(a)  

38.

What is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States?

(a)  

39.

What should you do when your clothing catches fire? (no commas, order is SDR, no coordinating conjunctions)

(a)  

40.

Name a type of fire you should never use water on.

(a)  

41.

What tube connects the pharynx with this stomach?

(a)  

42.

What is the largest internal organ of the body?

(a)  

43.

What is the largest organ of the body?

(a)  

44.

What is the body's largest artery?

(a)  

45.

name one of the two major divisions of the skeletal system? (do not include the word skeleton in your answer)

(a)  

46.

What is the scientific term for the nerve cells of the body?

(a)  

47.

What part of the nervous system are the brain and spinal cord a part of?

(a)  

48.

What part of the nervous system are the spinal and cranial nerves a part of?

(a)  

49.

What neurons relay signals from the CNS to other parts of the body?

(a)  

50.

What is a dangerous surface current formed when large quantities of water recede rapidly into the sea called?

(a)  

51.

what is the most common emergency signal?

(a)  

52.

What is inflammation of the skin?

(a)  

53.

What is a serious reduction in the body's water content?

(a)  

54.

What is below-normal body temperature?

(a)  

55.

What is the freezing of body tissue?

(a)  

56.

What weather phenomenon kills the most people around the world every year?

(a)  

57.

What is the balancing of different risks when considering a decision or policy?

(a)  

58.

What is the largest vein in the body?

(a)  

59.

What are the large, spongy organs located in the thoracic cavity and used for respiration?

(a)  

60.

What is the ring of thick bone that supports most of the body's weight?

(a)  

61.

What connective tissue attaches muscle to bone?

(a)  

62.

What is the wasting away of muscle through lack of use?

(a)  

63.

The axon, cell body and interneuron are all parts of what type of cell?

(a)  

64.

What nerve fibers allow the brain to communicate with the body?

(a)  

65.

What type of neuron is responsible for sensations of touch and pressure?

(a)  

66.

What neurons are responsible for smell and taste?

(a)  

67.

What condition is the inability of the eyes to focus on distant objects?

(a)  

68.

What drownproof technique should be used in choppy or rough water?

(a)  

69.

What drownproof technique should be used in coldwater with a PFD?

(a)  

70.

During what weather phenomenon should a person seek shelter underground or crouch by a wall with no windows?

(a)