Bones, Muscles, and Skin

The process by which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment is called _________.

• healing

• digestion

• homeostasis

• respiration

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What structure directs the activities of the cell?

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• cartilage

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Messages are carried back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body by ______________.

• repiratory tissue

• nervous tissue

• the circulatory system

• digestive tissue

Which organ system makes blood cells?

• skeletal system

• nervous system

• circulatory system

• digestive system

Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten?

• nerve tissue

• muscle tissue

• connective tissue

• epithelial tissue

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

• providing shape and support for the body

• obtaining oxygen

• protecting internal organs

• producing blood cells

The spaces in bones are filled with a soft connective tissue called ________.

• blood

• water

• cartilage

• marrow

What kind of motion is possible with a hinge joint?

• rotating

• sliding

• backward and forward

• side to side

By eating dairy products, you are helping to maintain healthy bones because dairy products _______________.

• stimulate new growth of a bone

• enable nerve tissue to grow in bone

• help form canals in bones

• are good sources of calcium

What type of muscle is found only in the heart?

• voluntary muscle

• cardiac muscle

• smooth muscle

• soft muscle