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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.
1
Where in the body is muscle type A
found?
A. attached to boneB. in the stomach
C. in the heartD. in the face
2
The openings in the skin through which perspiration exits the body
are called
A. follicles.B. epidermis.C. melanin.D. pores.
4
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
5
Which of the following is a disease resulting from a lack of minerals in
the bone?
A. hypothermiaB. arteriosclerosisC. hypertensionD. osteoporosis
6
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
8
The skeleton does all of the following EXCEPT
A. provide shape and support.B. produce vitamin D.C. enable movement.
D. protect internal organs.
10
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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The spaces in bone contain soft tissue called
A. cartilage.B. marrow.
C. spongy bone.D. phosphorus.
13
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
When you use a pencil for writing, which type of muscle moves your
fingers?
A. cardiac muscleB. smooth muscleC. skeletal muscle
D. involuntary muscle
15
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
When ligaments stretch too far and tear, the injury is called a
A. dislocation.B. strain.
C. fracture.D. sprain.
19
Beneath the outer membrane of bone there is a layer of
A. blood vessels.B. canals.
C. spongy bone.D. compact bone.
22
Which type of muscle is indicated
by the letter B?
A. cardiac muscleB. smooth muscleC. skeletal muscle
D. voluntary muscle
23
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.
25
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
28
The strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone is called a
A. tendon.B. ligament.
C. joint.D. cartilage.
31
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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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
33
Stretching ______ muscles and allows them to stretch _______.
tightens, furthertightens, less
loosens, furtherloosens, less
34
What occurs when a muscle contracts strongly and stays
contracted?
A. cramp B. exercise
C. dislocationD. sprain
38
Nerves and blood vessels in the skin are located in the
A. pores.B. dermis.
C. epidermis.D. canals.
39
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
third-class41
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.
42
Which diagnostic method uses magnetism to find injuries to
muscles and other soft tissues?
A.arthroscopyB.fractureC.X-raysD.MRI
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