Structure and Movement
Practice Test
1.
Where are dead skin cells found?
a.
in the epidermis
b.
in the periosteum
c.
in immovable joints
d.
in the red marrow
Hint
2.
One function of your skin is to make __________.
a.
bone marrow
b.
vitamin D
c.
energy
d.
bile
Hint
3.
Where would you find a hinge joint in your body?
a.
your fingers
b.
your hips
c.
your wrists
d.
your shoulders
Hint
4.
Which of these is the strong, hard layer under the periosteum?
a.
compact bone
b.
marrow
c.
voluntary muscle
d.
epidermis
Hint
5.
The outer layer of skin is called the__________.
a.
perspiration
b.
epidermis
c.
glands
d.
pigment
Hint
6.
Which of these can be found in the dermis?
a.
melanin
b.
cartilage
c.
sweat glands
d.
compact bone
Hint
7.
How is your shoulder joint classified?
a.
hinge joint
b.
ball-and-socket joint
c.
immovable joint
d.
gliding joint
Hint
8.
What is the skin's most important function?
a.
excretion
b.
circulation
c.
color
d.
protection
Hint
9.
What type of muscle is found in your intestines?
a.
striated muscle
b.
skeletal muscle
c.
voluntary muscle
d.
smooth muscle
Hint
10.
In which of these parts of your body would you find skeletal muscle?
a.
in your bladder
b.
in your heart
c.
in your liver
d.
in your leg
Hint
11.
Food moves through your digestive system. What type of muscle makes this action happen?
a.
cardiac muscles
b.
involuntary muscles
c.
voluntary muscles
d.
skeletal muscles
Hint
12.
About how many bones does the human body have at birth?
a.
94
b.
506
c.
300
d.
206
Hint
13.
Two or more bones come together at __________.
a.
flexors
b.
joints
c.
pores
d.
melanin
Hint
14.
__________ release waste products from the body.
a.
Cartilages
b.
Sweat glands
c.
Spongy bones
d.
Skeletal muscles
Hint
15.
Where is spongy bone located?
a.
in the soft tissue in the center of bones
b.
in the osteoblasts in the bone
c.
at the ends of long bones
d.
on a living bone's surface
Hint
16.
Bones protect your __________.
a.
skin
b.
hair
c.
internal organs
d.
sense of smell
Hint
17.
__________ makes movement easier by reducing friction that might happen if bones rubbed together.
a.
Periosteum
b.
Cartilage
c.
Hinge joints
d.
Red marrow
Hint
18.
What stops blood from flowing out of a cut?
a.
hemoglobin
b.
osteoblasts
c.
smooth muscles
d.
a clot
Hint
19.
__________ can be used to repair severely burned skin.
a.
Pivot joints
b.
Phosphorus
c.
Grafts
d.
Periosteum
Hint
20.
Exercised muscles are __________ than inactive muscles.
a.
less striated
b.
more voluntary
c.
smaller
d.
larger
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