The ends of many bones are covered by soft, flexible tissue.
What is cartalige?
100
Skeletal muscle is attached to bones by connective tissue called __________.
What is Tendons?
100
A disease in which the density of the bones decreases, causing bones to become weak and more likely to break.
What is osteoporosis?
100
pound for pound bone is stronger than
What is concrete?
100
controls and coordinates the activities of the body systems
What is the nervous system?
200
A place in the body where two or more bones connect is a
What is a joint?
200
The type of muscle involved for pushing food through your digestive system.
What is smooth muscle?
200
Curvature of the spine ususally caused by uneven growth of the body.
What is scoliosis?
200
True or false, ligaments are three times as strong as nylon rope.
What is false?
200
The largest and smallest bone in the human body.
What is the femur and the stapes (stirrup)?
300
This holds bones together at joints.
What are ligaments?
300
Name and properly identify 8 muscles in the human body.
What is answers may vary..
300
A disorder of the nerves and brain that is characterized by uncontrollable muscle activity.
What is epilepsy?
300
The human body replaces all bone cells every _______.
What is seven years?
300
Name the 3 parts of the human brain and which is the largest part?
What is the cerebrum (largest), brainstem, and the cerebellum
400
Name 3 different types of joints and give an example of each
What is a pivot joint=head/neck, ball and socket joint= hip/shoulder, Hinge= knee/elbow?
400
Name the 3 types of muscle.
What is smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle?
400
Name 4 body systems and describe one problem for each.
What is What are nervous, respiratory, endocrine, skeletal, muscular, digestive, urinary, circulatory systems?
400
______ is the energy molecule that fuels our muscles.
What is ATP?
400
describe 4 actions you can take to protect your body systems from harm.
What is eat a healthy well-balanced diet, drink lots of water, exercise DAILY, wear safety equipment, avoid drugs, alcohol, & tobacco, see a doctor yearly for a check up?
500
Bone marrow is responsible for these 2 things.
What is makes red & white blood cells and stores fat?
500
Explain how a muscles ability to contract allows the muscle to move the body.
What is each end of a muscle is attched to a different bone. When a muscle contracts, the muscle gets shorter; which pulls the bones towards each other and moves the limb?
500
List 4 common problems of the nervous system
What is Meningitis, rabies, concussion, stroke, paralysis, epilepsy, cerebral palsy?
500
Normally, we only use _____ of our muscle fibers.
What is 1/3?
500
describe how the meanings of the terms differ:
artery/vein.
What is arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart, while veins are blood vessels that return blood to the heart?