Structure and Movement Chapter Test C Multiple Choice 1.

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Chapter Test C
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Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Why do the bones in the skull connect at immovable joints?
A. This protects the soft brain inside.
B. This allows free movement of the head.
C. This speeds up the signals between nerves.
D. This maintains the temperature of the brain.
2. What happens when you shiver?
A. Heat energy changes to chemical energy.
B. Chemical energy changes to heat energy.
C. Heat energy changes to mechanical energy.
D. Mechanical energy changes to chemical energy.
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3. How does the skin help reduce body temperature?
A. It releases sweat.
B. It makes melanin.
C. It absorbs sunlight.
D. It forms goose bumps.
Completion
Directions: On each line, write the term that correctly completes each sentence.
4. Like rubber bands,
stretch when joints move.
5. Cordlike structures called
work with muscles to stabilize
joints.
6. Muscles that work in pairs are made of
7. Red, swollen, or painful joints are signs of
8. A door hinge is similar to the
muscles.
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in the knee.
9. Damage to blood vessels under unbroken skin is called
a(n)
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Interpreting a Diagram
Directions: Use the diagram to respond to each statement.
10. Draw and label the three layers of skin.
answer.
12. Contrast the innermost and outermost layers of skin.
13. Relate the degrees of burns to the layers of skin.
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11. Predict the effect of increased melanin in the skin on skin cancer. Explain your
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Short Answer
Directions: Respond to each statement on the lines provided.
14. Contrast voluntary and involuntary muscles and give an example of each.
15. Relate cartilage to growth.
Concept Application
Directions: Answer each question or respond to each statement on the lines provided. Use complete sentences.
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16. Analyze how the skin helps the body maintain homeostasis. Include information
about preventing infections, regulating body temperature, and reacting to external
stimuli.
17. Predict what would happen if bones stopped producing red blood cells. Which parts
of the body would be affected?
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