The Skeletal, Muscular, and Nervous Systems

In order to improve the condition of your muscular system, you could participate in aerobic activity at least __________.

30 minutes 3 times a week

Formulate a weekly schedule that shows evidence of three different activities beneficial for your muscular system.

Activity every day, aerobic exercises for 30 minute three times a week, time to rest and relax, reducing stress, warming up muscles before activity, and eating a healthy diet.

A signal from the nervous system that is sent from the brain to the hand would follow a different pathway than a signal sent from the hand to the brain.

F

Cardiac muscles are considered smooth muscles.

F

Epilepsy is considered a degenerative disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system.

F

Discuss four ways that you can keep your nervous system healthy.

Protect your nervous system from injury, keep your brain active, exercise, and maintain a healthy diet.

Bones provide both structure and protection for the body.

T

The nervous system is responsible for your sense of smell.

T

Without the skeletal system, the body could not fight off infection.

T

An individual visits the doctor because they notice that, over time, they have been losing muscle strength. Which explanation will the doctor MOST likely give?

The individual could have muscular dystrophy.

Which statement correctly describes the path that an electrical impulse would take after someone touched a hot pot?

The signal travels through the nerve of the hand to the spinal cord and then to the brain.

The skeletal system serves all of the following functions EXCEPT:

The skeletal system aids in the production of hormones that signal muscle and hair growth.

Briefly describe the importance of the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.

The skeletal system supports and gives structure to the body. The muscular system allows for all voluntary and involuntary movement. The nervous system controls all actions and functions in the body.

Bones are composed mostly of __________.

calcium

This hard but flexible structure is found in the nose and ears.

cartilage

Based on the scenario below, select the statement that accurately finishes the sentence. Stacey has recently had a car accident and has lost her sense of taste as a result. It is MOST likely that she has __________.

damaged her peripheral nervous system because the information regarding taste cannot be transmitted back to her brain

All of the following are functions of smooth muscles EXCEPT:

heartbeat

In the skeletal system, these structures are responsible for connecting bones.

ligaments and tendons

All of the following are functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT:

producing ligaments and tendons

If you have a muscle that has atrophied, the muscle would be __________.

shrunken