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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the largest organ within the human body and acts as our first line of defense?
Heart
Lungs
Skin
Kidney
What is the appropriate medical terminology for loss of smell? This may be temporary or permanent.
presbycusis
anosmia
keratin
epidermis
What is the medical terminology for age related hearing loss?
presbycusis
anosmia
keratin
presbyopia
Which structure lines the eyelid and is a thin membrane?
sclera
conjunctiva
lens
iris
Which layer within the epidermis is responsible for producing a pigment that aides in giving skin the color?
melanocytes
langerhans cells
stratum corneum
stratum germinativum
What purpose(s) or function(s) does the skin serve?
To act as a protectant covering
to assist with temperature regulation
to synthesis vitamin D
All of the above
Which receptors in the eye are responsible for detecting light?
chemoreceptors
rods
cones
tears
Which receptors in the eye are responsible for detecting color and are most abundant in the center of the retina?
chemoreceptors
rods
cones
tears
The following description is the best definition of what?
"a form of endocytosis which means to take in when a moving cell engulfs a particle."
pinocytosis
phagocytosis
mitosis
meiosis
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of (a) concentration to an area of lower concentration
The movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane is known as.
active transport
osmosis
diffusion
facilitated diffusion
A waste product of cell respiration is:
water
heat
carbon dioxide
ATP
The two elements that provide strength to bone and teeth are:
Ca and P
Iron and Sodium
Calcium and Sodium
Na and K
All of the following are functions of proteins except:
muscle contraction
structures such as tendons
energy storage
antibodies to pathogens
Blood plasma is an example of:
an extracellular fluid
a transporting fluid
a solvent
all of the above
The pectoral and umbilical areas are on the (a) side of the body.
The cutaneous tissue is (a) to the muscles.
