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UNIT 1 THE HUMAN MACHINE STUDY GUIDE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The moving places where the bones meet are called the ________.

a)

joints

b)

muscles

c)

ligaments

d)

tendons

2.

The “strings” in your body that attach muscles to bones are called __________.

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

nerves

3.

The process of learning about the different body systems by cutting them apart and observing them is called __________.

a)

dissection

b)

synthesis

c)

integration

d)

analysis

4.

While robots have a motor to help move their different parts, we have __________ that cause our bones to move.

a)

muscles

b)

wires

c)

gears

d)

pulleys

5.

__________ are the muscles that move our arms.

a)

biceps

b)

triceps

c)

deltoids

d)

pectorals

6.

The clear layer in the front part of the eye is called the __________. It acts as a protective layer, keeping dust and dirt out.

a)

cornea

b)

lens

c)

retina

d)

iris

7.

The layer at the back of your eyeball is called the __________. It is like a movie screen.

a)

retina

b)

cornea

c)

lens

d)

iris

8.

__________ carry information from your senses to the brain.

a)

sensory nerves

b)

motor nerves

c)

autonomic nerves

d)

cranial nerves

9.

__________ allow you to respond to what your brain is thinking.

a)

movement nerves

b)

sensory nerves

c)

digestive nerves

d)

respiratory nerves

10.

Robots run on fuel, like a battery. Humans run on fuel too, in the form of:

a)

Sleep

b)

Electricity

c)

Food

d)

Nerves

11.

Robots have a computer that tells them where to go. Humans have:

a)

Muscles

b)

A brain

c)

Joints

d)

A car

12.

Your bones are the __________ of your body, giving you support.

a)

Structure

b)

Fuel

c)

Computer

d)

Central nervous system

13.

How many bones does a finger have?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

14.

People with blurry vision have eyes that are too long or too:

a)

Narrow

b)

Short

c)

Wide

d)

Round

15.

What happens to a person’s pupil when it is in darkness?

a)

It gets bigger

b)

It doesn’t change

c)

It gets smaller

d)

It changes color

16.

What happens to people without a working cornea lens?

a)

They are blind, seeing only darkness

b)

They are blind but see lights and shadows

c)

They have no pupil

d)

They need glasses to fix their vision

17.

When there is a problem in the back of the eye, then the person:

a)

Is blind, seeing only darkness

b)

Is blind but sees lights and shadows

c)

Needs glasses to fix their vision

d)

Has no pupil

18.

What do nocturnal animals have in their eyes that humans don’t have?

a)

Blood vessels

b)

A reflective layer

c)

A retina

d)

Enlarged pupils

19.

What is the job of the cord at the back of your eyeball?

a)

Keeps the eye in place

b)

Flips images upside down

c)

Allows light to come in

d)

Sends messages to the brain

20.

When an eye is dissected, the pupil is black. Circle the correct response.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Light comes into the eye through the pupil. Circle the correct response.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Your brain is involved with your emotions. Circle the correct response.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What word do we use to label the colored part of the eye?

a)

White part of the eye

b)

Pupil

c)

Cornea

d)

Retina

e)

Iris

24.

Which of the following brain functions happens FIRST?

a)

Control the pulling of your muscles to make your body move.

b)

Take information from your senses

c)

Make decisions about the information that comes from your senses.

25.

Which of the following brain functions happens LAST?

a)

Control the pulling of your muscles to make your body move.

b)

Take information from your senses

c)

Make decisions about the information that comes from your senses.