The Muscular System
The muscular system consists of how many large and small muscles?
A. Over 200
B. Over 600
C. Over 1,000
D. Over 1,200
Which muscle is the front portion of the epicranius that draws the scalp forward and causes wrinkles across the forehead?
A. Occipitalis
B. Frontalis
C. Orbicularis Oculi
D. Corrugator
How many pairs of spinal nerves extend from the spinal cord and are distributed to the muscles and skin of the trunk and limbs?
A. 29
B. 15
C. 31
D. 55
Which system consists of the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins for the circulation and distribution of blood throughout the body?
A. The Circulatory System
B. Blood Vascular System
C. Lymph Vascular System
The function of the __________ system is to protect the body from disease by developing immunities, to destroy disease-causing microorganisms, and to drain tissue spaces of excess interstitial fluids in the blood.
A. Respiratory
B. Endocrine
C. Excretory
D. Lymphatic-Immune
The muscular system relies on which two other systems for its activities and proper operation?
A. Integumentary & Muscular
B. Endocrine & Excretory
C. Circulatory & Respiratory
D. Skeletal & Nervous
Which muscle allows movement of the shoulders and covers the back of the neck?
A. Masseter
B. Triangularis
C. Mentalis
D. Trapezius
What type of nerves carry impulses or messages from sense organs to the brain, where sensations of touch, cold, heat, sight, hearing, taste, smell, and pain are experienced?
A. Mixed Nerves
B. Sensory Nerves
C. Motor Nerves
What are the minute, thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries with the veins?
A. Capillaries
B. Arteries
C. Veins
D. Red Blood Cells
Which of the following does not play a crucial role in the Excretory System?
A. The Kidneys excretes urine
B. The Heart excretes blood
C. The Lungs exhale carbon dioxide
D. The Skin eliminates perspiration
A muscle has 3 parts: origin, insertion, and....?
A. Belly
B. Tissue
C. Bone
Which muscle extends along the side of the chin and draws down the corner of the mouth?
A. Triangularis
B. Auricularis Superior
C. Procerus
D. Risorius
Which is the largest of the cranial nerves?
A. 5th
B. 7th
C. 11th
D. Spinal Nerve
Which arteries are the main sources of the blood supply to the head, face, and neck?
A. Interal Carotid Artery
B. External Carotid Artery
C. Common Carotid Artery
Which system consists of a group of specialized glands that affect the growth, development, sexual function, and health of the entire body?
A. The Digestive System
B. The Respiratory System
C. The Endocrine System
D. The Lymphatic-Immune System
Which part of the muscle refers to the more movable attachment,such as the ends of muscles, attached to other movable muscles, to movable bones, or to the skin?
A. Origin
B. Belly
C. Insertion
Which muscle covers the top of the nose, depresses the eyebrow, and causes wrinkles across the bridge of the nose?
A. Zygomaticus
B. Auricularis Superior
C. Procerus
D. Corrugator
Which cervical nerve is located in the back of the head and affects the scalp as far up as the top of the head?
A. Cervical Cutaneous Nerve
B. Smaller Occipital Nerve
C. Greater Auricular Nerve
D. Greater Occipital Nerve
_______ are much smaller than the red blood cells and also formed in the red bone marrow.
A. Plasma
B. White Blood Cells
C. Platelets
How long does the digestive process take to complete?
A. 6 Hours
B. 9 Hours
C. 13 Hours
D. 4 Hours
Muscular tissue may be stimulated by any of the following methods, except...
A. Smell
B. Massage
C. Moist Heat
D. Chemicals
Which muscle extends from the collar and chest bones to the temporal bone in back of the ear and bends and rotates the head?
A. Sternocleidomastoideus
B. Trapezius
C. Auricularis Anterior
D. Buccinator
Which cranial nerve is the chief motor nerve?
A. 11th
B. 7th
C. Spinal Nerve
D. 5th
The average adult has how many pints of blood in their system?
A. 8 to 10
B. 16 to 18
C. 6 to 8
D. 10 to 12
What are the spongy tissues composed of microscopic cells into which the inhaled air penetrates and the oxygen it contains is exchanged for carbon dioxide during one breathing cycle?
A. The Diaphragm
B. The Glands
C. The Lymphs
D. The Lungs