Exam 26: Body Support and Movement: the Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems

The heart is in the thoracic cavity.

Blood vessels and nerves are found in which part of compact bone?

The abdominopelvic cavity is part of the larger ventral body cavity.

The dermis is mostly made up of connective tissue.

The protein actin is found in the:

Bone and cartilage are examples of ________ tissues.

Keratin in the skin is produced mainly by the cells in the epidermis.

A sweat gland is a type of exocrine gland.

Smooth muscle may be moved by either voluntary or involuntary control depending on location in the body.

Subcutaneous fat tissue in humans is located mainly in the dermis.

The brain is in the ________ cavity, which is part of the larger ________ cavity.

Which part of the muscle cell actually does the work of contraction by attaching, pivoting, and pulling?

The two main divisions of the skeletal system are:

In a muscle cell, sarcomeres are the:

In the levels of organization, the tissue level is between the cellular and organ levels.

In the most general terms, studying the structure of the passages that air takes into the lungs would be considered ________; studying the mechanism for how gases are exchanged between the lungs and the blood would be ________.

Glands are part of the ________ tissue category.

Because they form linings or coverings, epithelial tissues always face an open area or an exterior environment.

The brain is responsible for essentially all homeostasis.

Homeostasis is maintained mostly by positive feedback.