Biology Quiz 2 - Body Framework and Reproduction
The skeletal system provides the body with support, aids in mobility, and is a site for muscle attachment. With what other body functions does it help?
- the production of blood cells - the protection of internal organs
Which three glands secrete the protein fluids which are constituents of semen?
1. seminal vesicles 2. prostate gland 3. Cowper's gland
Cartilage is found in all of the following places except: 1. your nose 2. fingernails 3. trachea 4. ears
2. fingernails
The ileum, ilium, sacrum, and pubis are associated with: 1. the circulatory system 2. reproductive system 3. the pectoral system 4. none of the above
4, none of the above
The energy needed for muscle contraction comes directly from:
ATP
A zygote is produced by meiosis. True or False?
False
The same ovary produces a gamete each month. True or False?
False
tiny sacs within the lungs =
alveoli
attachment of leg to pelvic girdle at hip =
ball and socket joint
All of the following bones are part of the axial skeleton except:
bones of the forearm
One type of muscle that contracts at regular intervals to allow the heart to pump blood is called _____________ muscle. The type which lies inside tubes or organs in the digestive tract is called ____________ muscle. The type that is attached mostly to the bones and allows us to contract them at will is called ______________ muscle.
cardiac, smooth, skeletal
stores bile =
gall bladder
The upper arm bone is the:
humerus
muscle attachment to more movable bone of a joint =
insertion
The point where the muscle attaches to the more movable bone in a joint is referred to as the ______________ , and the point where the muscle attaches to the less movable bone in a joint is called the ___________
insertion, origin
The patella is a bone associated with the:
knee
Connective tissue which holds bones together at the joints:
ligaments
Complete paralysis is usually due to:
malfunction of the nervous system
basic functioning unit of kidneys =
nephrons
The funny bone is a:
nerve
secretes digestive enzymes =
pancreas
knee cap =
patella
The group of bones which support the legs are called the __________ girdle.
pelvic
The pelvic girdle is also referred to as the ___________ and consists of ___________ sections.
pelvis, four
The outer covering of a bone is called the ________________
periosteum
attachment of vertebrae to skull =
pivot joint
The cellular component of the blood that is important in the blood clotting mechanism is called _______________
platelets
A disease involving a virus that attacks the nervous system and often results in paralysis is:
poliomyelitis
The purpose of the right ventricle is to:
pump blood into the lungs to be oxygenated
Sperm cells are produced within the testes in structures called:
seminiferous tubules
An example of an extensor is:
triceps
reabsorption by the kidney of needed materials =
tubules
projections inside small intestine -
villi
Tissue in the central canal of bone that consists chiefly of fat cells is called _______________________
yellow marrow