On your own notebook paper, write the answer to each of the following

questions. This is a practice test, no quiz bowl– no shouting out answers.

If you miss one, just mark the answer wrong, do not change your answer.

Remember: Do not talk and give the answer away to another person.

An x-ray is usually able to detect

A. bone injuries only.B. muscle injuries only.

C. bone and muscle injuries.D. all internal injuries.

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C. bone and muscle injuries.

Where in the body is muscle type A

found?

A. attached to boneB. in the stomach

C. in the heartD. in the face

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C. in the heart

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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radius

The openings in the skin through which perspiration exits the body

are called

A. follicles.B. epidermis.C. melanin.D. pores.

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D. pores

Which of the words listed could replace the boldface, underlined words in the

following statement to make it a true statement?

When the body becomes too warm, blood vessels in the skin become narrower.

widershorterlonger

the statement is already true

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wider

Which of the following is a disease resulting from a lack of minerals in

the bone?

A. hypothermiaB. arteriosclerosisC. hypertensionD. osteoporosis

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D. osteoporosis

Which type of joint is Joint A?

ball-and-socketpivothingegliding

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hinge

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

1. The sternum and ribs protect the lungs and heart.2. A fracture occurs when a bone breaks.3. Sweat glands in the skin produce perspiration.4. Bones are made up of living cells and tissue.

A. Statements 2 and 4 are not true.B. Statement 3 is not true.C. Statement 3 and 4 are not true.D. They are all true

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D. They are all true

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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patella

The skeleton does all of the following EXCEPT

A. provide shape and support.B. produce vitamin D.C. enable movement.

D. protect internal organs.

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B. produce vitamin D.

If you injure a bone or joint, you should not return to regular activity until

A. the injury has had time to heal.B. the pain and swelling have

decreased.C. arthroscopy has been performed.

D. you have eaten a high-calcium diet for a few days.

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A. the injury has had time to heal.

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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cranium

The spaces in bone contain soft tissue called

A. cartilage.B. marrow.

C. spongy bone.D. phosphorus.

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B. marrow.

Which of the words listed could replace the boldface, underlined words in the following

statement to make it a true statement?

Blood cells are produced in red bone marrow

yellowspongywhite

the statement is already true14

the statement is already true

When you use a pencil for writing, which type of muscle moves your

fingers?

A. cardiac muscleB. smooth muscleC. skeletal muscle

D. involuntary muscle

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C. skeletal muscle

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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Cervical vertebrae

Which of the words listed could replace the boldface words in the following

statement to make it a true statement?

You use your bicep to straighten your arm.

alignbendrelax

the statement is already true17

bend

Which of the following is made of skeletal muscle?

A. heartB. stomach

C. liver D. bicep

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D. bicep

When ligaments stretch too far and tear, the injury is called a

A. dislocation.B. strain.

C. fracture.D. sprain.

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D. sprain.

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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Humerus

Much of a newborn baby’s skeleton is made of

A. hard boneB. soft boneC. cartilageD. ligaments

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C. cartilage

Beneath the outer membrane of bone there is a layer of

A. blood vessels.B. canals.

C. spongy bone.D. compact bone.

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C. spongy bone.

Which type of muscle is indicated

by the letter B?

A. cardiac muscleB. smooth muscleC. skeletal muscle

D. voluntary muscle

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B. smooth muscle

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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Thorasic vertebrae

How do pairs of muscles work together?

A. Both muscles contract at the same time.B. Both muscles extend at the same time.C. While one muscle in the pair contracts,

the other returns to its original length.D. One muscle in the pair pulls a bone, while the second muscle pulls on the first muscle.

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C. While one muscle in the pair contracts, the other returns to its original length

New red blood cells are produced in the

A. the heart.B. veins.

C. bone marrow.D. vessels.

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C. bone marrow.

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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sternum

Which joints are

movable?

A. joint A, Joint B, and Joint D

B. Joint A, Joint B, and Joint C

C. Joint A and B onlyD. Joint D only

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B. Joint A, Joint B, and Joint C

Washing your skin helps prevent

A. skin cancer.B. sunburn.C. chapping.

D. acne.

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D. acne.

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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Mandible

The strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone is called a

A. tendon.B. ligament.

C. joint.D. cartilage.

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A. tendon.

The images of bones appear in X-ray photographs because

A. X-rays do not have enough energy to pass through soft tissues.

B. X-rays are absorbed by bones, and the images of bones appear as white areas on

film.C. X-rays pass through bones, and strike the

film beneath the bones.D. a computer produces the images.

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B. X-rays are absorbed by bones, and the images of bones appear as white areas on

film.

Which muscle types are voluntary and involuntary?

A. type A is voluntary, type B and C are involuntaryB. type A and B are

involuntary and C is voluntaryC. type A and C are

voluntary and B is involuntaryD. type A is involuntary, type

B and C are voluntary

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B. type A and B are involuntary and C is voluntary

Stretching ______ muscles and allows them to stretch _______.

tightens, furthertightens, less

loosens, furtherloosens, less

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loosens, further

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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carpals

Which joint allows for the greatest amount

of motion?

Joint AJoint BJoint CJoint D

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Joint C

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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Tibia

What occurs when a muscle contracts strongly and stays

contracted?

A. cramp B. exercise

C. dislocationD. sprain

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A. cramp

Nerves and blood vessels in the skin are located in the

A. pores.B. dermis.

C. epidermis.D. canals.

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B. dermis.

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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phalanges

What types of levers does your body contain?

A. first-class and second-classB. first-class and third-class

C. second-class and third-classD. first-class, second-class, and

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D. first-class, second-class, and third-class

The pigment melanin in the skin functions to

A. keep water within the skin.B. produce new living cells in the

epidermis.C. help protect the skin from sunburn.D. surround and protect hair follicles.

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C. help protect the skin from sunburn.

What is the name of the bone that is being pointed to by the arrow?

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Pelvis or ilium

Which diagnostic method uses magnetism to find injuries to

muscles and other soft tissues?

A.arthroscopyB.fractureC.X-raysD.MRI

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D. MRI