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Biology 11: College Preparation 3.19 - 3.20 Self Quiz



Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
 

 1. 

There are two systems involved in locomotion in humans—the skeletal system and the muscular system. ____________________

 

 2. 

Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are under the control of the autonomic nervous system. ____________________

 

 3. 

Body parts that are different in structure but similar in function are called homologous structures. ____________________

 

 4. 

Biceps and triceps are examples of antagonistic muscles. ____________________

 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 5. 

Ligaments
a.
attach bones to bones
b.
attach bones to muscles
c.
attach bones to skin
d.
attach bones to blood vessels
 

 6. 

Synovial fluid
a.
is found in bone marrow
b.
holds sutures together
c.
lubricates movable joints
d.
lubricates immovable joints
 

 7. 

Skeletal muscle
a.
lines the esophagus
b.
is attached to bones
c.
moves involuntarily
d.
makes the heart beat
 

 8. 

Tendons
a.
attach bones to bones
b.
attach bones to muscles
c.
attach bones to skin
d.
attach bones to blood vessels
 

 9. 

The insertion of a skeletal muscle is the place where it
a.
attaches to a movable bone
b.
attaches to an immovable bone
c.
attaches to another muscle
d.
attaches to cardiac muscle
 

 10. 

Greenstick fractures
a.
protrude through the skin
b.
are easy to see in an X-ray image
c.
are common in children
d.
are common in adults
 

 11. 

The hand is connected to the arm by the wrist, which is made up of eight small bones, called
a.
metacarpals
c.
phalanges
b.
carpals
d.
clavicles
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 12. 

Locomotion is the ability to ____________________ under one’s own ____________________.
 

 

 13. 

Bone marrow in the ends of the ____________________ bones produces ____________________.
 

 

 14. 

Bones store a large amount of ____________________ and ____________________.
 

 

 15. 

Osteocytes are embedded in a hard, dense mixture, or matrix, and a network of protein fibres called ____________________.
 

 

 16. 

____________________ bone is more porous and less dense than compact bone.
 

 

 17. 

Bone marrow contains immature cells called ____________________ that can develop into a variety of mature cells.
 

 

 18. 

The skeleton of a developing embryo begins as a framework of ____________________.
 

 

 19. 

The human skull is composed of several immovable joints called ____________________.
 

 

 20. 

A ____________________ is any place in a skeleton where two or more bones meet.
 

 

 21. 

Young children typically have ____________________ on their heads until the bones of the skull fuse permanently.
 

 



 
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