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HS20 Body Systems Review

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About how many bones do adults have?

a)

300

b)

50

c)

206

2.

Where is the femur?

a)

brain

b)

skull

c)

arm

d)

leg

3.

What are two ways to protect and strengthen your skeletal system?

a)

food with calcium

b)

orange juice

c)

exercise

d)

Read

4.

Which statement is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Protects organs

b)

stores minerals

c)

circulates blood in the body

d)

helps with movement

5.
What are the 2 types of bone tissue?
a)
spongy bone and compact bone
b)
marrow and blood vessels
c)
axial and appendicular
6.

Which bone structure makes new blood cells?

a)

Compact

b)

Spongy

c)

Red Marrow

d)

Yellow Marrow

7.

During this stage, bone growth occurs at growth plates.

a)

Infancy

b)

Childhood

c)

Adulthood

8.

What is cartilage?

a)

joints that connect bone to tissue

b)

Connective tissue that acts as balance for the body

c)

Connective tissue near joints that act as a shock absorber

d)

a piece of tissue that is attached to the scapula

9.

What connects bones together?

a)

ligaments

b)

brains

c)

trachea

d)

heart

10.

Which one is not an injury or disease of the skeletal system?

a)

stroke

b)

sprain

c)

osteoporosis

d)

fracture

11.
During this stage of development, the bones may become less dense and break easily.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
12.

What does the letter A represent?

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Periosteum

d)

Articular Cartilage

13.

What does the letter D represent?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Articular Cartilage

d)

Periosteum

14.

Bones that are longer than they are wide (leg bones) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

15.

Bones that not round (shoulder blade) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

16.

Bones that have more than one shape (vertebrae) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

17.

Bones that small and cube shaped (wrist bones) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

18.
Osteoclasts build new bone
a)
That's True!
b)
That's not True!
19.
Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities withing the bone are called?
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
ostea
20.
The bone building process is called?
a)
collagen
b)
ossification
c)
hypertrophy
d)
getting stronger
21.
Cartilage plate located near the ends of bone. Bones become longer during childhood and adolescence because new cartilage is continually being added to the outer surface of the ______________?
a)
osteoclast
b)
osteoblasts
c)
epiphyseal plate
d)
cartilage
22.
Bone forming cells are called...
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
23.
Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone.
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
osteons
d)
osteocytes
24.
What type of cartilage would you find surrounding the ends of long bones?
a)
Hyaline
b)
Fibrocartilage
c)
Elastic cartilage
d)
All of the above
25.

Small, focused doses of high energy radiation passes through the subject, casting a "shadow" on the machine's sensors

a)

MRI

b)

X-Ray

c)

CT

d)

PET

e)

Ultrasonography

26.

Uses a very strong magnetic field

a)

MRI

b)

X-Ray

c)

CT

d)

PET

e)

Ultrasonography

27.

Great detail on soft tissues like the brain, tendons and ligaments.

a)

MRI

b)

X-Ray

c)

CT

d)

PET

e)

Ultrasonography

28.

A sectional X-ray. Okay for soft tissues. Great for dense tissues.

a)

MRI

b)

X-Ray

c)

CT

d)

PET

e)

Ultrasonography

29.

Which of the following is an X-ray

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
30.

Which of the following is produced using CT?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
31.

Which of the following is produced using MRI

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
32.

On an Xray and CT scan, whiter shades are

a)

more dense (harder)

b)

less dense (softer)

33.

The main job of the skeletal system is

a)

to provide shape and support for the body while protecting our internal organs

b)

to carry materials around and make our heart pump

c)

to fight off disease by releasing white blood cells

34.

The main organs of the skeletal system are

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bones

d)

brain

35.

Which of the following attaches bones to bones?

a)

ligaments

b)

tendons

36.

Which of the following attaches muscle to bones?

a)

ligaments

b)

tendons

37.

Which of the following allows our bones to move?

a)

joints

b)

skeleton

c)

cartilage

38.

Which of the following is found in the center of some bones?

a)

cartilage

b)

bone marrow

c)

blood

d)

jello

39.

Which of the following is found at the end of bones and keeps them from rubbing against each other?

a)

tendons

b)

cartilage

c)

ligaments

d)

bone marrow

40.

The main job of the muscle system is to

a)

keep the body warm

b)

allow contraction

c)

support the skeleton

d)

provide movement

41.

What does "contract" mean in reference to muscles?

a)

to shorten

b)

to lengthen

c)

to break

d)

to run

42.

Which of the following is true of skeletal muscle?

a)

it never gets tired

b)

it is striated

c)

it pumps our heart

d)

it is found in our organs

43.

Which of the following is true of smooth muscle?

a)

it gets tired

b)

it is striated

c)

it pumps our heart

d)

it is found in our organs

44.

Which of the following is true of cardiac muscle?

a)

it gets tired

b)

it is striated

c)

it pumps our heart

d)

it is found in our organs

45.

The prefix "cardio" means

a)

skeleton

b)

lungs

c)

heart

d)

cards

46.

Muscles are needed for what?

a)

movement

b)

decoration

c)

pump blood

d)

no one knows

47.

How many types of muscles are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

48.

Skeletal muscles are voluntary.

a)

true

b)

false

49.

Where is cardiac muscle located?

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

stomach

50.

Smooth muscle is located where?

a)

heart

b)

bones

c)

toes

d)

internal organs

51.

Smooth muscle is voluntary

a)

true

b)

false

52.

The nerve releases a chemical called a

a)

neurotransmitter

b)

neuron

c)

myofibril

d)

cell

53.

Muscles work in groups of

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

54.

The muscular tissue which function throughout the life

continuously without fatigue is

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

voluntary muscle

55.

Fats are stored in human body as

a)

cuboidal epithelium

b)

adipose tissue

c)

bones

d)

cartilage

56.
What type of tissue SIGNALS the intestines to move food along?
a)
Nervous Tissue
b)
Blood Tissue
c)
Smooth muscle tissue
d)
Skeletal Muscle Tissue
57.
Which type of muscle tissue would line the intestines?
a)
Smooth
b)
Cardiac
c)
Skeletal
d)
Transitional
58.
What tissue type is this?
a)
Skeletal muscle
b)
Nervous tissue
c)
Adipose tissue
d)
'Specialised' connective tissue
59.
Which of the following tissues is made up of cells that contract when stimulated?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle 
d)
Nervous
60.
Which of the following tissues is made up of cells that conduct impulses?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle 
d)
Nervous
61.
The muscle tissue shown is called ______.
a)
Skeletal
b)
Cardiac
c)
Smooth
62.

Which type of muscle is voluntary and striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

63.

Which type of muscle is involuntary and striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

64.

Which type of muscle is involuntary and non striated?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

65.

What is the name of the connective tissue sheath that surrounds each muscle fiber?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

66.

Which membrane covers several fibers to form a fascicle?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

67.

Which membrane binds many fascicles together and covers the entire muscle?

a)

Endomysium

b)

Epimysium

c)

Perimysium

68.

What is the scientific name for a muscle fiber bundle?

a)

Tendon

b)

Ligament

c)

Fascicle

d)

Perimysium

69.

Which label is pointing to the epimysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

70.

Which label is pointing to the perimysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

71.

Which label is pointing to the endomysium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

72.

What are the two major structural divisions of the nervous system?

a)

The brain and spinal cord

b)

The central nervous and peripheral nervous system

c)

The neurons and the dendrites

d)

The cerebrum and the medulla

73.

What are the two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

a)

Sensory and Motor

b)

Peripheral and Central

c)

Somatic and Autonomic

d)

Brain and Spinal Cord

74.

The division of the Autonomic Nervous System that slows responses (resting and digesting).

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

c)

motor

d)

sensory

75.

The division of the Autonomic Nervous System that prepares the body for "fight or flight".

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

c)

somatic

d)

central

76.

The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons, looks like the branches of a tree.

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

cell body

d)

Schwann cell

77.

The long, fiber-like cell part that transmits messages to the length of the neuron.

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

cell body

d)

Schwann cell

78.

The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus.

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

axon terminal

d)

cell body

79.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
80.

Which lobe is highlighted?

a)

frontal

b)

temporal

c)

parietal

d)

cerebellum

81.

Which lobe is highlighted?

a)

frontal

b)

temporal

c)

occipital

d)

cerebellum

82.

Which lobe is being highlighted?

a)

occipital

b)

temporal

c)

frontal

d)

parietal

83.

Which lobe is being highlighted?

a)

frontal

b)

occipital

c)

temporal

d)

parietal

84.

Which one is the beginning of the neuron?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

axon terminal

d)

cell body

85.

What does PNS stand for?

a)

Parietal Nervous System

b)

Parent Nervous System

c)

Partial Nervous System

d)

Peripheral Nervous System

86.

What is another name for a nerve?

a)

nerve

b)

brain

c)

signal sender

d)

neuron

87.

This is made up of the brain and spinal cord

a)

Central Nervous System (CNS)

b)

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Somatic nervous system

88.

All the parts of the nervous system except the brain and spinal cord.

a)

Central Nervous System (CNS)

b)

Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Somatic nervous system

89.

Which of the following is the function of the somatic nervous system?

a)

controls the cardiac muscles and smooth muscles as well as internal organs

b)

stimulates skeletal muscles for movement

c)

makes the connections between the eyes and the brain

d)

stimulates the ears for better hearing

90.

Area #1 is called the

a)

axon terminal

b)

axon

c)

dendrite

d)

neurilemma

91.

Area #2 is called the

a)

axon

b)

nucleus

c)

schwann cell

d)

cell body

92.

Area #3 is called the

a)

cell body

b)

nucleus

c)

schwann cell

d)

node of Ranvier

93.

Area #4 is called the

a)

neuroglia

b)

neurilemma

c)

node of Ranvier

d)

schwann cell

94.

Area #7 is called the

a)

cell body

b)

dendrite

c)

axon terminal

d)

axon

95.

Area #8 is called the

a)

cell body

b)

axon terminal

c)

dendrite

d)

axon

96.
Damage to the prefrontal cortex would most likely result in
a)
diminished planning abilities
b)
death
c)
blindess
d)
coma
97.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
98.
A tumor on the temporal lobe would most affect the career of 
a)
an architect
b)
a musician
c)
a professor
d)
a researcher
99.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
100.
Which has to do with speech, taste,  and thought?
a)
frontal lobe
b)
occipital lobe
c)
parietal lobe
d)
temporal lobe
101.

What action describes a response to internal stimuli?

a)

Catching a ball at a baseball game

b)

Drinking when you are thirsty

c)

Running at the sight of a wild lion

d)

Writing a thank you note

102.

Based on the context, Stimulus refers to--

a)

outside reactions that monitor your bodily systems

b)

the temperature of the body

c)

food that gives your body energy

d)

a thing or event that causes a reaction

103.

What is a thermoreceptor?

a)

Responds to body position

b)

Responds to changes in temperature

c)

Responds to physical forces including touch and pressure

d)

Responds to squirrels running outside

104.

Neural pathways that carry messages TO the brain

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

105.

Neural pathways that carry messages AWAY from the brain.

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

106.

Your getting ready to compete in the biggest competition in your life! You are nervous and excited. Which part of your nervous system prepares you??

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

107.

15 minutes ago some dude came at you with an ax! You fought him off and now your heart rate has lowered and you feel really tired. What part of the nervous system brought you back to normal?

a)

Somatic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

108.

Fight or flight

Prepares body for emergencies

Increases alertness, metabolic rate and muscular abilities

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

109.

Rest and Digest

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

110.

Movements are made using conscious thought

a)

Somatic

b)

Autonomic

111.

Smooth muscle control, like digestion and breathing

a)

Somatic

b)

Autonomic

112.

What type of movement is brushing your teeth?

a)

Somatic

b)

Autonomic

113.

The ________ nervous system is made up of all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.

a)

CNS

b)

PNS

114.

Nerve cells that conduct impulses from the brain to muscles and glands throughout your body are called ________ neurons.

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Feeling

d)

Skeletal

115.

In the peripheral nervous system the ________ system controls voluntary actions.

a)

Somatic

b)

Autonomic

116.

To process and interpret sensory input and decide if action is needed

a)

Integration

b)

Thinking

c)

Action

d)

Brain Washin

117.

For which of the following activities is the parasympathetic nervous system generally responsible?

a)

resting and digesting

b)

sweating and dilating pupils

c)

fight or flight response

d)

vigorous physical activity

118.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

a)

digesting

b)

resting

c)

energy conservation

d)

emergency action