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Mid-Term Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bone is a rigid but __________ organ, made up of all 4 types of tissues.

a)

living

b)

dead

2.

The main function of the skeletal system is ___________, because it is the framework holding up the entire body.

a)

Support

b)

Movement

3.

Bones are classified by their ____________ and their __________.

a)

location; shape

b)

shape; color

c)

location; weight

4.

The meeting place between 2 or more bones:

a)

Joint

b)

Ligament

c)

Tendon

5.

Cords that connect bone to bone.

a)

Ligament

b)

Joint

c)

Tendon

6.

Cords that connect muscle to bone:

a)

Tendon

b)

Joint

c)

Ligament

7.

Turning of the bone around its own long axis:

a)

Rotation

b)

Flexion

8.

Moving a limb in a circle:

a)

Circumduction

b)

Flexion

9.

What are the bones in the ankles called?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Carpals

10.

What are the bones in the wrists called?

a)

Carpals

b)

Tarsals

11.

What is the longest bone in the upper limbs?

a)

Humerus

b)

Femur

12.

What is the longest bone in the lower limbs?

a)

Femur

b)

Humerus

13.

The main function of the muscular system is _____________.

a)

Movement

b)

Support

14.

Muscles always _______, the never ________.

a)

pull; push

b)

push; pull

15.

Which is NOT a type of muscle?

a)

Nervous

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

d)

Cardiac

16.

Biology is the study of ____________

a)

life

b)

humans

17.

________ are the most basic structural and functional units of life.

a)

Cells

b)

Organs

18.

__________________ is the stability of the internal environment and the mechanisms that maintain the stability.

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Physiology

19.

Osmosis is the simple diffusion of ______ across the cell membrane.

a)

Water

b)

Heat

20.

_________ is the study of bodily structures.

a)

Anatomy

b)

Physiology

21.

_________ is the study of bodily functions.

a)

Anatomy

b)

Physiology

22.

The ___________ region consists of the head, neck, and trunk.

a)

Axial

b)

Appendicular

23.

____________ means away from the upper part of the body; below.

a)

Inferior

b)

Superior

24.

___________ is towards or at the front of the body; in front of.

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

25.

__________ is away from the midline of the body, moving away from the middle.

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

26.

__________ means close to the point where a limb attaches to the body's trunk; closer to the shoulder joint.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

27.

A ___________ wound is toward or at the body surface; on the epidermis.

a)

Superficial

b)

Deep

28.

The _______________ cavity holds the abdomen and pelvis.

a)

Abdominopelvic

b)

orbital

29.

The _______ cavity is within and behind the nose.

a)

Nasal

b)

Orbital

30.

The _______ cavity holds the eyes.

a)

Nasal

b)

Orbital

31.

Generates and transmits nerve impulses:

a)

Axons

b)

Dendrites

32.

Transmits info from sensory receptors to the central nervous system:

a)

Sensory Neurons

b)

Axons

33.

1 process, dividing from the cell body like a T:

a)

Unipolar

b)

Bipolar

34.

The largest part of the brain:

a)

cerebrum

b)

Brainstem

35.

Base of the cerebrum and anterior to the cerebellum:

a)

Brainstem

b)

Skull

36.

Excitable cells that respond to stimuli by conducting impulses to transmit signal:

a)

Neurons

b)

Nerves

37.

The main receptor of signals; input region:

a)

Dendrites

b)

Axons

38.

Sensory cells translating stimuli into action potentials that our nervous system can integrate:

a)

Sensing

b)

Visualizing

39.

Which is NOT considered a special sense:

a)

Touch

b)

Vision

c)

Equilibrium

40.

The dominant sense of humans is _________

a)

Vision

b)

Hearing

41.

The _________ is surrounded by protective fat and the bony orbits in the skull.

a)

Eye

b)

Ear

42.

The gaseous molecules we smell is called ______________.

a)

Odor

b)

Molecules

43.

The sense of smell and taste are classified as ___________ senses.

a)

Chemical

b)

Mechanical

44.

The sensory organ of taste are ____________________________.

a)

Taste Buds

b)

Tongue

45.

The _________ is the sensory organ for hearing and balance.

a)

Ear

b)

Eye

46.

There are _______ parts to the ear.

a)

3

b)

6

47.

The ___________________ system Interacts with the nervous system to coordinate and control the activities in your body.

a)

Endocrine

b)

Muscular

48.

The endocrine system uses hormones as _____________ messengers secreted by cells into extracellular fluids.

a)

Chemical

b)

Nervous

49.

The endocrine system utilizes ________ that distributes throughout the body to secrete substances.

a)

glands

b)

hormones

50.

______________ feedback mechanisms control the synthesis and release of hormones.

a)

Negative

b)

Positive