Life Science Chapter 11: Introduction to the Human Body

Question 1

What is the smallest unit in the human body?

Accepted Answer

cell

Question 2

Which one is NOT a type of muscle?

Accepted Answer

Banded

Question 3

The elbow and the shoulder are examples of

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joints

Question 4

The bones in movable joints are held together by:

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ligaments

Question 5

The _____is/are the inner layer of the skin, just above a layer of fat.

Accepted Answer

dermis

Question 6

The muscles attached to bones that provide the force to move the bones are

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skeletal muscles

Question 7

Osteoporosis is when:

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bones become brittle and break easily

Question 8

__________is/are the largest organ in the human body.

Accepted Answer

The skin

Question 9

What work together to make your body move?

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muscles and bones

Question 10

What tissue can contract, or shorten?

Accepted Answer

Muscle

Question 11

Melanin is:

Accepted Answer

a pigment that colors the skin

Question 12

What tissue directs and controls all processes?

Accepted Answer

Nervous

Question 13

What tissue provides support for your body and connects all of its parts?

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Connective

Question 14

Which systems play key roles in moving materials throughout the human body?

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respiratory, digestive, circulatory and excretory

Question 15

The main job of the excretory system is...

Accepted Answer

To eliminate wastes.

Question 16

The condition in which the body's internal environment is kept stable is called...

Accepted Answer

homeostasis

Question 17

Tissue in the heart is called:

Accepted Answer

cardiac muscle

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a good way to manage stress?

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Spend most of the time alone

Question 19

What is the body's response to the stimulus of getting overheated?

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sweating and thirst

Question 20

The ________help(s) the body keep its balance.

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ears

Question 21

Openings in the skin that allow sweat to reach the surface are called:

Accepted Answer

pores

Question 22

What does the skin NOT protect your body from?

Accepted Answer

sun damage to the epidermis

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a stimulus?

Accepted Answer

sneezing

Question 24

_______tissue makes up organs that are able to contract, or shorten.

Accepted Answer

muscle

Question 25

What tissue covers the surfaces of your body, inside and out?

Accepted Answer

Epithelial

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT true about connective tissue?

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It makes body parts move

Question 27

The ________ is the cell structure that containes information that controls a cell's function.

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nucleus

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT true about homeostasis?

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It involves only the nervous and endocrine systems

Question 29

The gas cells create as a byproduct of cellular respiration is

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide

Question 30

What is an object consisting of several different tissues?

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organ

Question 31

At birth, human beings' bones are mostly

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cartilage

Question 32

Voluntary muscles are a group of muscles that:

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you can consciously control

Question 33

Muscles that provide force to move your bones are called:

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skeletal muscles

Question 34

Five functions of the skeleton: provides shape & support, enables movement, protects organs...

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produces blood cells, and stores materials until needed

Question 35

______ are chemical signals released by the endocrine system.

Accepted Answer

hormones

Life Science Chapter 11: Introduction to the Human Body

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Life Science Chapter 11: Introduction to the Human Body

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