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Module 6: Body Systems.
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Which of the following types of muscles is found only in the heart?
a) cardiac muscles
b) skeletal muscles
c) smooth muscles
d) voluntary muscles
What type of muscles can you choose to control?
a) cardiac muscles
b) digestive muscles
c) involuntary muscles
d) voluntary muscles
What type of muscles cannot be controlled consciously?
a) Arm muscles
b) Involuntary muscles
c) Leg muscles
d) Voluntary muscles
Which of the following is a strong tissue that connects bones at a joint?
a) Cardiac
b) Smooth
c) Ligament
d) Vertebrae
Dan moves his foot quickly when he steps on a thorn. Which statement is correct?
a) Dan's sensory neurons send signals from the brain to the feet.
b) Dan's motor neurons send signals from the feet to the spinal cord.
c) Dan's central nervous system sends signals from the feet to the brain.
d) Dan's sensory neurons send signals from the feet to the brain.
Gina stops her car when a cat darts across the street. Which statement is correct?
a) Gina's eyes send a message to the brain through the motor neurons.
b) Gina's eyes send a message to the brain through the sensory neurons.
c) Gina's brain sends a message to the sensory neurons to make her bones move.
d) Gina's spinal cord sends a message to the sensory neurons to make her bones move.
Meg moves her hand away when she feels a hot object. Which statement is correct?
a) Meg's brain sends a message to the motor neurons to make her muscles move.
b) Meg's brain sends a message to the sensory neurons to make her muscles move.
c) Meg's central nervous system sends impulses from the spine to the brain.
d) Meg's central nervous system sends impulses from the hand to the brain.
Jack covers his ears when he hears a loud sound. Which statement is correct?
a) Jack's peripheral nervous system sends a message to the sense organs to make him respond.
b) Jack's brain sends a message to the sensory neurons to make his bones and muscles move.
c) Jack's central nervous system instructs his hand muscles to move towards his ears.
d) Jack's central nervous system sends impulses through the spinal cord to the brain.
Which of the following body parts has striped muscles?
a) Bladder
b) Heart
c) Intestine
d) Stomach
Which of the following body parts has voluntary muscles?
a) Arm
b) Heart
c) Intestine
d) Stomach
Which of the following body parts has involuntary muscles?
a) Arm
b) Face
c) Intestine
d) Leg
Why do skeletal muscles work in pairs?
a) One tightens and the other relaxes to make the bones move.
b) Multiple muscles have to tighten to make joints move.
c) They cancel each other out.
d) Bones are resistant to movement.
The backbone is the center of the skeleton, and made of 26 small bones called
a) ulnas
b) triceps
c) vertebrae
d) biceps
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?
a) It protects internal organs.
b) It digests food.
c) It produces red blood cells.
d) It stores minerals like calcium and phosphorus until your body needs them.
A place where two bones come together is called a
a) ligament.
b) tendon.
c) muscle.
d) joint.
The nervous system sends electrical signals called nerve __________ through neurons to the part of the body that needs to receive the message.
a) nerve
b) dendrite
c) sensory
d) motor
Which of these is NOT a sense organ?
a) ears
b) heart
c) skin
d) eyes
Nerve cells that transmit signals from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles are called
a) cardiac neurons
b) sensory neurons
c) smooth neurons
d) motor neurons
A signal in the environment that makes a person react is called a
a) response
b) neuron
c) nerve
d) stimulus
The brain and spinal cord make up the
a) central nervous system
b) peripheral nervous system
c) nerve impulses
d) sense organs
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