Deck 26: The Integumentary Skeletal and Muscular Systems

Question 1

Physiology is studied in conjunction with anatomy because:

A) they have traditionally been studied that way, so it is convenient to keep them together.
B) the illustrations are similar and already in place.
C) they are both systems involving movement.
D) physiology is the support system for anatomy.
E) anatomy is the structural component for physiology's mechanisms.

Answer 1

anatomy is the structural component for physiology's mechanisms.

Question 2

Which of the following characteristics do both humans and birds share?

A) an internal skeleton
B) a coelom
C) internal temperature regulation
D) a thoracic cavity
E) all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is a false statement concerning homeostasis?

A) It is the maintenance of constant internal conditions.
B) When the body makes a significant change from normal homeostasis, serious consequences may occur.
C) It allows for major fluctuations in body conditions.
D) It is used to regulate body conditions, such as calcium and glucose levels.

Answer 3

It allows for major fluctuations in body conditions.

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding epithelial tissue is false?

A) It is found only in the skin.
B) It can be one layer thick or several layers thick.
C) It often serves as a barrier.
D) It produces digestive juices in the stomach.
E) It covers surfaces exposed to the external environment.

Question 5

Where do you find connective tissue?

A) It forms glands.
B) It covers exposed body surfaces.
C) It covers internal organs and passageways.
D) It forms bone and cartilage.

Question 6

The function of muscle tissue is:

A) to protect the body.
B) to support the body.
C) to allow for movement of the body.
D) to cover the body.
E) to form the glands.

Question 7

Fat is which type of tissue?

A) adipose tissue
B) epithelial tissue
C) muscular tissue
D) nervous tissue

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cardiac muscle?

A) It is found only in the heart.
B) It is multinucleated.
C) It is striated.
D) It is under involuntary control.

Question 9

If the human body were compared to a city, then the ________ would be the city's transportation system.

A) cardiovascular system
B) nervous system
C) urinary system
D) lymphatic system
E) respiratory system

Question 10

If the human body were compared to a city, then the ________ would be the city's telephone system.

A) cardiovascular system
B) urinary system
C) nervous system
D) lymphatic system
E) respiratory system

Question 11

If the human body were compared to a city, then the ________ would be the city's sewage treatment plant.

A) urinary system
B) cardiovascular system
C) lymphatic system
D) nervous system
E) immune system

Question 12

If the human body were compared to a city, then the ________ would be the city's drainage canals.

A) nervous system
B) cardiovascular system
C) urinary system
D) lymphatic system
E) immune system

Question 13

About how long does a skin cell live?

A) 2 days
B) 2 months
C) up to a year
D) 2 weeks

Question 14

Keratinized cells in the epidermis:

A) are found in a single layer.
B) are waterproofed.
C) can become healthier by using beauty products high in keratin.
D) originate in the nervous tissue.

Question 15

All of the following are true about the integumentary system except that it:

A) produces keratin.
B) contains no glandular tissue.
C) contains sensory receptors.
D) has no organs of its own.
E) contains connective tissue.

Question 16

John has fallen and broken his femur.Which of the following will be involved in mending the broken bone?

A) osteocytes
B) osteoclasts
C) chondrocytes
D) osteoblasts
E) bone marrow cells

Question 17

The bone cells that would be most active in a woman with osteoporosis are:

A) osteocytes.
B) osteoblasts.
C) osteoclasts.
D) cartilage.
E) chondrocytes.

Question 18

Which of these is the smallest structure in a muscle?

A) thin filament
B) fascicle
C) myofibrils
D) muscle fiber

Question 19

The poison cyanide interferes with the body's ability to make ATP. Which of the following would be affected by this?

A) relaxation of the diaphragm
B) diffusion of oxygen into the blood from the lungs
C) contraction of all muscle
D) movement of carbon dioxide from the body cells to the blood

Question 20

Which of the following drugs might cause muscle spasms (uncontrolled contractions)?

A) one that blocks the detachment of myosin heads from actin
B) one that prevents the use of ATP
C) one that elongates the sarcomere
D) one that prevents attachment of myosin heads to actin
E) one that prevents any cross-bridges from forming between actin and myosin

Question 21

If a decrease in the level of potassium in the blood triggers the release of a hormone that raises blood potassium levels, this is an example of:

A) positive feedback.
B) indirect control.
C) empathetic response.
D) negative feedback.
E) an organ system.

Question 22

The heart, blood and blood vessels are an example of:

A) a tissue.
B) an organ.
C) a cavity.
D) an organ system.

Question 23

Muscle tissue is specialized in:

A) its ability to shorten.
B) that it is the only striated muscle in the body.
C) the conduction of electrical impulses.
D) not being under voluntary control.
E) the short length of each cell.

Question 24

Glial cells are part of the:

A) muscle tissue.
B) nervous tissue.
C) connective tissue.
D) epithelial tissue.

Question 25

Which part of the skin plays the most important role in controlling body temperature?

A) epidermis
B) hair
C) dermis
D) sebaceous glands
E) melanocytes

Question 26

A pain receptor is a type of nervous tissue.

Question 27

Your home thermostat is an example of a negative feedback process.

Question 28

The human body has five basic tissue types.

Question 29

The organ systems of the body can be better organized into larger organ groups.

Question 30

The skin is composed only of epithelial tissue.

Question 31

A single muscle cell can be as long as the muscle itself.

Question 32

Epithelia always face a lumen, a space.

Question 33

The reason your throat is covered with stratified squamous cells is to protect the tissues below.

Question 34

The skin is paradox of sorts; it must keep stuff out as well as replace things and let things in.

Question 35

The lungs are in the ________ cavity.

Question 36

The stomach is in the ________ cavity.

Question 37

A mammary gland produces milk and moves it into ducts that empty onto the skin. Thus, it would be classified as an ________ gland.

Question 38

The cells of connective tissue make ________, an extracellular material that can be liquid, such as blood; semisolid; or even solid, such as bone.

Question 39

A deficiency in dietary calcium might cause slow growth of this connective tissue: ________.

Question 40

The organ system in the body that attacks invading microbes is the ________ system.

Question 41

Sense organs and the spinal cord are both part of the ________ system.

Question 42

Label the parts of the following organ systems of the human body.

Question 43

Label the parts of the human skeletal system.

Question 44

Explain the following statement: "One can directly observe the anatomy of a dead organism or a fossil, but one can only indirectly infer its physiology."

Question 45

How do the skeletal and muscular systems work together to perform their roles in body support and movement?

Question 46

Describe how the four types of tissue work together in the skin.