WorksheetsMid-Term Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Bone is a rigid but __________ organ, made up of all 4 types of tissues.
living
dead
The main function of the skeletal system is ___________, because it is the framework holding up the entire body.
Support
Movement
Bones are classified by their ____________ and their __________.
location; shape
shape; color
location; weight
The meeting place between 2 or more bones:
Joint
Ligament
Tendon
Cords that connect bone to bone.
Ligament
Joint
Tendon
Cords that connect muscle to bone:
Tendon
Joint
Ligament
Turning of the bone around its own long axis:
Rotation
Flexion
Moving a limb in a circle:
Circumduction
Flexion
What are the bones in the ankles called?
Tarsals
Carpals
What are the bones in the wrists called?
Carpals
Tarsals
What is the longest bone in the upper limbs?
Humerus
Femur
What is the longest bone in the lower limbs?
Femur
Humerus
The main function of the muscular system is _____________.
Movement
Support
Muscles always _______, the never ________.
pull; push
push; pull
Which is NOT a type of muscle?
Nervous
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac
Biology is the study of ____________
life
humans
________ are the most basic structural and functional units of life.
Cells
Organs
__________________ is the stability of the internal environment and the mechanisms that maintain the stability.
Homeostasis
Physiology
Osmosis is the simple diffusion of ______ across the cell membrane.
Water
Heat
_________ is the study of bodily structures.
Anatomy
Physiology
_________ is the study of bodily functions.
Anatomy
Physiology
The ___________ region consists of the head, neck, and trunk.
Axial
Appendicular
____________ means away from the upper part of the body; below.
Inferior
Superior
___________ is towards or at the front of the body; in front of.
Anterior
Posterior
__________ is away from the midline of the body, moving away from the middle.
Lateral
Medial
__________ means close to the point where a limb attaches to the body's trunk; closer to the shoulder joint.
Proximal
Distal
A ___________ wound is toward or at the body surface; on the epidermis.
Superficial
Deep
The _______________ cavity holds the abdomen and pelvis.
Abdominopelvic
orbital
The _______ cavity is within and behind the nose.
Nasal
Orbital
The _______ cavity holds the eyes.
Nasal
Orbital
Generates and transmits nerve impulses:
Axons
Dendrites
Transmits info from sensory receptors to the central nervous system:
Sensory Neurons
Axons
1 process, dividing from the cell body like a T:
Unipolar
Bipolar
The largest part of the brain:
cerebrum
Brainstem
Base of the cerebrum and anterior to the cerebellum:
Brainstem
Skull
Excitable cells that respond to stimuli by conducting impulses to transmit signal:
Neurons
Nerves
The main receptor of signals; input region:
Dendrites
Axons
Sensory cells translating stimuli into action potentials that our nervous system can integrate:
Sensing
Visualizing
Which is NOT considered a special sense:
Touch
Vision
Equilibrium
The dominant sense of humans is _________
Vision
Hearing
The _________ is surrounded by protective fat and the bony orbits in the skull.
Eye
Ear
The gaseous molecules we smell is called ______________.
Odor
Molecules
The sense of smell and taste are classified as ___________ senses.
Chemical
Mechanical
The sensory organ of taste are ____________________________.
Taste Buds
Tongue
The _________ is the sensory organ for hearing and balance.
Ear
Eye
There are _______ parts to the ear.
3
6
The ___________________ system Interacts with the nervous system to coordinate and control the activities in your body.
Endocrine
Muscular
The endocrine system uses hormones as _____________ messengers secreted by cells into extracellular fluids.
Chemical
Nervous
The endocrine system utilizes ________ that distributes throughout the body to secrete substances.
glands
hormones
______________ feedback mechanisms control the synthesis and release of hormones.
Negative
Positive
