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Anatomy Quiz 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic units of all living things, from bacteria to plants to animals, including human beings, are ____.

a)

organs

b)

cells

c)

muscles

d)

nerves

2.

The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cells is the ____.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chromatid

3.

Mitosis is the usual process of cell reproduction of human tissues that occurs when the cell divides into two identical cells called ____.

a)

mother cells

b)

daughter cells

c)

father cells

d)

son cells

4.

The ____ is the watery fluid that surrounds the nucleus of the cell and is needed for growth, reproduction, and self-repair.

a)

cystine

b)

neuron

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mandible

5.

Which type of tissue contracts and moves various parts of the body?

a)

Muscle tissue

b)

nerve tissue

c)

connective tissue

d)

Epithelial tissue

6.

The connection between two or more bones of the skeleton is called a ____.

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

muscle

7.

The ____ is the larger of the two bones that form the leg below the knee.

a)

patella

b)

fibula

c)

femur

d)

tibia

8.

The oval, bony case that protects the brain is the ______.

a)

cranium

b)

facial skeleton

c)

hyoid bone

d)

skull

9.

The maxillae are the bones of the _____.

a)

upper jaw

b)

lower jaw

c)

upper arm

d)

forearm

10.

The two bones that form the sides and top of the cranium are the _____.

a)

occipital bones

b)

zygomatic bones

c)

parietal bones

d)

lacrimal bones

11.

The inner and larger bone in the forearm that is attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little finger is the _____.

a)

carpus

b)

ulna

c)

metacarpus

d)

radius

12.

What is the U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue and its muscles?

a)

Masseter

b)

Thorax

c)

Cervical vertebrae

d)

Hyoid bone