Question 1

What letter in the figure of a long bone corresponds to the location where red blood cells and platelets are made?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  EF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

A bedridden person is at risk of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  rheumatoid arthritis
B)  osteoarthritis
C)  osteoporosis
D)  a sprain
E)  anemiaF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

______ are used to lift a cup to your mouth,and ______ are used to lower the cup back onto the table.

Accepted Answer

A)  The biceps;the triceps
B)  The muscles;the bones
C)  The tendons;the ligaments
D)  The ligaments;the tendons
E)  The biceps;the tendonsF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

A neuromuscular junction is a __________ between a ______________ and a _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  membrane;muscle;neuron
B)  synovial joint;muscle;neuron
C)  synapse;muscle;neuron
D)  synovial joint;bone;muscle
E)  synapse;bone;muscleF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

A muscle which allows you to turn your head to the left will not allow you to turn your head back to the center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Osteoarthritis is caused when bones in a joint rub against each other directly.Which of the following happens in osteoarthritis?

Accepted Answer

A)  New bone is made in the joint.
B)  Cartilage is destroyed.
C)  Ligaments are torn.
D)  The synovial membrane is destroyeD.
E)  Tendons are torn.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

In the section "Investigating Life: Did a Myosin Gene Mutation Make Humans Brainier?",why would a two base pair deletion in the human myosin gene studied cause it to be nonfunctional?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two base pairs that were missing encoded two amino acids that were essential for the protein to function.
B)  The two base pairs that were missing were essential for the protein to function.
C)  It introduces a frameshift resulting in a truncated protein.
D)  It introduces a substitution mutation that changes the amino acid encoded by that codon.
E)  It introduces a silent mutation that changes the amino acid encoded by that codon.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

A thick filament of muscle is composed primarily of the protein

Accepted Answer

A)  pectin.
B)  myoglobin.
C)  hemoglobin.
D)  actin.
E)  myosin.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

The two closely allied organ systems that allow for running,swimming and flying under the direction of the nervous system are the

Accepted Answer

A)  skeletal and endocrine systems.
B)  muscular and endocrine systems.
C)  muscular and skeletal systems.
D)  circulatory and muscular systems.
E)  circulatory and skeletal systems.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The process by which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton in order to grow is called molting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Where are blood cells produced?

Accepted Answer

A)  in red marrow inside of bones
B)  in yellow marrow inside of bones
C)  in joints by creatine phosphate
D)  in the liver
E)  in the spleenF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

A thin filament of muscle is composed primarily of the protein

Accepted Answer

A)  hemoglobin.
B)  myosin.
C)  myoglobin.
D)  actin.
E)  pectin.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Exam 26: The Skeletal and Muscular Systems

A neuromuscular junction is a between a and a _______.

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Osteoarthritis is caused when bones in a joint rub against each other directly.Which of the following happens in osteoarthritis?

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What letter in the figure of a long bone corresponds to the location where red blood cells and platelets are made?

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In the section "Investigating Life: Did a Myosin Gene Mutation Make Humans Brainier?",why would a two base pair deletion in the human myosin gene studied cause it to be nonfunctional?

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are used to lift a cup to your mouth,and are used to lower the cup back onto the table.

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A thin filament of muscle is composed primarily of the protein

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Where are blood cells produced?

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A thick filament of muscle is composed primarily of the protein

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The two closely allied organ systems that allow for running,swimming and flying under the direction of the nervous system are the

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The process by which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton in order to grow is called molting.

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A bedridden person is at risk of which of the following?

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A muscle which allows you to turn your head to the left will not allow you to turn your head back to the center.

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Exam 26: The Skeletal and Muscular Systems

A neuromuscular junction is a __________ between a ______________ and a _______________.

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Osteoarthritis is caused when bones in a joint rub against each other directly.Which of the following happens in osteoarthritis?

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What letter in the figure of a long bone corresponds to the location where red blood cells and platelets are made?

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In the section "Investigating Life: Did a Myosin Gene Mutation Make Humans Brainier?",why would a two base pair deletion in the human myosin gene studied cause it to be nonfunctional?

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______ are used to lift a cup to your mouth,and ______ are used to lower the cup back onto the table.

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A thin filament of muscle is composed primarily of the protein

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Where are blood cells produced?

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A thick filament of muscle is composed primarily of the protein

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The two closely allied organ systems that allow for running,swimming and flying under the direction of the nervous system are the

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The process by which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton in order to grow is called molting.

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A bedridden person is at risk of which of the following?

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A muscle which allows you to turn your head to the left will not allow you to turn your head back to the center.

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A neuromuscular junction is a between a and a _______.

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are used to lift a cup to your mouth,and are used to lower the cup back onto the table.

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