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Chapter 13 - Human Systems & Structure

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

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1.

How are humans different from other organisms?

a)

Humans have body systems not found in other organisms.

b)

Humans have more complex DNA than other organisms.

c)

Only humans are made in the image of God.

d)

Only human are made up of trillions of cells.

2.

Which of the following is not true?

a)

Both humans and animals have body systems.

b)

Both humans and animals are made up of cells

c)

Both humans and animals have physical needs.

d)

Both humans and animals naturally understand the difference between right and wrong.

3.

Blood and bone are ___________ tissue

a)

connective

b)

epithelial

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

4.

Which type of tissue lines the external and internal surfaces of your body?

a)

connective

b)

epithelial

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

5.

What is the function of the nerve tissue?

a)

to move your body and move substances throughout your body

b)

to cover and line the structures of the body

c)

to receive and respond to electrochemical impulses

d)

to support, connect, and protect other body structures

6.

Body systems

a)

do not share organs with other body systems.

b)

are made up of groups of tissues working together.

c)

are made up of groups of organs working together.

d)

are more complex in humans than in animals.

7.

The human skeleton would be best described as ___________.

a)

nerve cells

b)

a tissue

c)

an organ

d)

an organ system

8.

The thick layer of skin that contains many blood vessels, nerves, and hair follicles is the _______________.

a)

dermis

b)

epidermis

c)

integumentary layer

d)

subcutaneous layer

9.

What is underneath the dermis?

a)

the epidermis

b)

hair follicles

c)

the subcutaneous layer

d)

sweat glands

10.

The skin is primarily made up of what types of tissue?

a)

epithelial and connective tissue

b)

epithelial and muscle tissue

c)

epithelial and nerve tissue

d)

nerve and muscle tissue

11.

Which of the following is not true of a blister?

a)

It is an area of thickened epidermis.

b)

It can result from intense heat.

c)

It contains fluid trapped under the skin.

d)

It results in the skin layers separating.

12.

Which of the following is true of both a callus and a blister?

a)

They are caused by too much sunlight.

b)

They contain fluids trapped under the skin.

c)

They are formed from only dead skin cells.

d)

They are a way for the skin to protect itself.

13.

Which of the following does not happen when the skin attempts to cool the body?

a)

Blood flow to the skin is increased.

b)

Pores in the skin are closed.

c)

Sweat is released by the sweat glands.

d)

Sweat evaporates to cool the skin.

14.

The pigment that is responsible for much of the color of human skin is ____________.

a)

cartilage

b)

chlorophyll

c)

keratin

d)

melanin

15.

Besides genetics, what causes a person's skin to produce more melanin?

a)

friction

b)

heat

c)

sunlight

d)

oxygen levels

16.

Different ethnic groups likely developed after

a)

the curse that resulted from Adam and Eve's sin.

b)

Adam and Eve's children developed separate cultures.

c)

people fled to escape Noah's Flood.

d)

people were scattered following the Tower of Babel incident.

17.

The tissue of the skeletal system that is flexible, contains less calcium, and often covers the ends of bones is _____________.

a)

bone marrow

b)

cartilage

c)

ligaments

d)

periosteum

18.

The circular layers created by living cells found in compact bone are called ___________.

a)

bone marrow

b)

growth plates

c)

osteons

d)

periosteum

19.

The hard white tissue covering a bone that forms new bone tissue is ___________.

a)

bone marrow

b)

compact bone

c)

the growth plates

d)

the periosteum

20.

What is found in the central cavity of many bones?

a)

bone marrow

b)

cartilage

c)

osteons

d)

spongy bone

21.

Which substance or structure in the bone produces blood cells?

a)

red bone marrow

b)

yellow bone marrow

c)

growth plates

d)

ligaments

22.

Joints that allow bending or rotation are

a)

fused together.

b)

held together by tendons.

c)

moveable joints.

d)

immovable joints.

23.

The elbow is an example of a(n) ___________ joint.

a)

fused

b)

cartilage

c)

moveable

d)

immovable

24.

Bones in the ankle are called ____________.

a)

carpals

b)

scapulas

c)

tarsals

d)

tibias

25.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

storing calcium

b)

producing blood cells

c)

producing melanin

d)

protecting organs

26.

The connective tissues that connect muscles to bones are called ___________.

a)

cartilage

b)

ligaments

c)

striations

d)

tendons

27.

Most voluntary muscles are

a)

smooth

b)

striated

c)

muscles of the heart

d)

in the stomach and intestines

28.

Biceps an triceps are examples of ___________ muscle.

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

involuntary

d)

voluntary

29.

The muscles found in the stomach and intestines are examples of _____________ muscles.

a)

cardiac

b)

striated

c)

involuntary

d)

voluntary

30.

Where would you find involuntary striated muscle?

a)

in the heart

b)

lining the blood vessels

c)

in the lungs

d)

in skeletal muscle

31.

Where would you find smooth muscle?

a)

in the heart

b)

lining the blood vessels

c)

in the lungs

d)

in skeletal muscle

32.

Which type of muscle is voluntary and smooth?

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

none of the answers

33.

When your triceps contracts, your biceps

a)

contracts.

b)

relaxes.

c)

contracts and relaxes.

d)

doesn't contract or relax.

34.

Skull

(a)  

35.

Clavicle

(a)  

36.

Scapula

(a)  

37.

Humerus

(a)  

38.

Rib

(a)  

39.

Pelvis

(a)  

40.

Carpals

(a)  

41.

Fibula

(a)  

42.

Sternum

(a)  

43.

Radius

(a)  

44.

Ulna

(a)  

45.

Metacarpals

(a)  

46.

Femur

(a)  

47.

Patella

(a)  

48.

Tibia

(a)  

49.

Metatarsals

(a)  

50.

Phalanges

(a)