The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Answers

Jonas states four interesting facts about bones. Which of Jonas’s statements is incorrect?

Which injury would likely cause the body to permanently lose the ability to perform simple reflexes?

Once the body has begun shivering, what happens to make it stop shivering?

The lungs, nose, and trachea are organs of the respiratory system. Which best describes these organs?

A teacher makes the analogy that stem cell research did for medicine what the Internet did for communication. What is meant by this analogy?

Kyle explains that the body of an airplane is like the appendicular skeleton and the wings of an airplane are like the axial skeleton. Which demonstrates how he could change his statement so it is accurate?

Which statement best describes the step in muscle contraction when the sarcomere is the shortest?

The tibia, or shin bone, has a large bump on the top that allows for ligaments to connect to the knee. What is this projection called?

Categorize the following: intestinal muscles, heart muscles, hand muscles, and neck muscles.

Which structures are parts of the central nervous system? Select all that apply.the brainthe heartthe spinal cordthe sensory neuronsthe bonesthe muscles

Lewis is exercising and his muscles need oxygen. Which best describes how systems interact to bring his body into homeostasis?

Which part of the autonomic system is most likely to be dominant while someone is napping after lunch?

Neurons and neuroglia work together to form nervous tissue, which is part of the nervous system. Which describes neurons and neuroglia?

The sternum is the flat bone in the middle of the chest that connects to the collar bones (clavicles) and the ribs.To which skeletal system does the sternum belong?

Which of the following actions involves voluntary muscle movement?

Which group contains only organs in a human body?

Which lists three living units of the human body in order from the simplest to the most complex level of organization?

The bicep muscle has an attachment point at the shoulder and one in the upper forearm. Look at these images of the bones of the arm. Imagine that the point of the arrow is where the force of the biceps muscle is applied to the bone.Which image would result in the biceps muscle contracting and the forearm being lifted?

Which best describes the top and bottom images of muscle contraction?