Body Basics
Tissue Team
Body Systems
Skin Deep
Built for Support
Muscles in Motion
Final
100
What branch of science studies the structures and parts of the body?
Anatomy
100
Which tissue contracts to produce movement?
Muscle tissue
100
Skin, hair, and nails belong to which organ system?
Integumentary system
100
What is the outermost layer of the skin?
What is the outermost layer of the skin?
100
What is the place where two or more bones meet?
A joint
100
What type of muscle is voluntary and attached to bones?
Skeletal muscle
100
Final Jeopardy: Major Bones Practical
Final question: Identify bones 1–5 on the skeleton. All five must be correct.
- Skull
- Humerus
- Ribs
- Pelvis
- Femur
200
What branch of science studies how body structures function?
Physiology
200
Which tissue carries electrical messages throughout the body?
Nerve tissue
200
Which system brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide?
Respiratory system
200
Which skin layer contains blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles, and glands?
Dermis
200
Which connective tissue holds bones together at a joint?
Ligament
200
What connective tissue attaches skeletal muscle to bone?
Tendon
300
What level of organization consists of similar cells working together?
Tissue
300
Which tissue covers body surfaces and lines many organs?
Epithelial tissue
300
Which system supports the body, protects organs, and provides places for muscles to attach?
Skeletal system
300
Which layer below the skin contains fat that cushions and insulates the body?
Hypodermis
300
How are compact bone and spongy bone structurally different?
Compact bone is hard and dense; spongy bone has many small spaces
300
What are the light and dark bands visible in skeletal muscle fibers called?
Striations
400
What level of organization consists of different tissues working together to perform a specific job?
Organ
400
Which tissue supports, connects, and protects different body parts?
Connective tissue
400
What is an organ system?
A group of organs working together to perform a major function
400
What pigment helps determine skin color and increases following exposure to sunlight?
Melanin
400
Name the tough outer covering of bone and the circular units that form compact bone.
Periosteum and osteons
400
What molecule supplies usable energy for muscle contraction?
ATP
500
Arrange these levels from simplest to most complex: organ system, cell, organ, tissue.
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
500
A student touches a hot pan, feels pain, and quickly pulls away. Which two tissue types detect the danger and create the movement?
Nerve tissue and muscle tissue
500
During exercise, the lungs bring in oxygen while muscles pull on bones. Name the three systems directly involved.
Respiratory, muscular, and skeletal systems
500
During exercise, what two responses help the skin release extra body heat?
Skin blood vessels widen and sweat evaporates
500
A child injures an area of cartilage near the end of a long bone. Which structure may be damaged, and what process could be affected?
The growth plate; the bone’s growth in length could be affected
500
Explain the sequence that causes a forearm to move after the nervous system sends a signal.
The muscle contracts, the tendon pulls on the bone, and the bone moves at the joint