Biology Quiz 2 - Body Framework and Reproduction

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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


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