Edition By Kevin T. Patton, PhD and Gary A. Thibodeau,
PhD 9780323402118 Chapter 1-25 Complete Guide .
Muscle cells can get longer and shorter. How does the help with its job in the body? - ANSWER: It
allows your muscles to contract and relax.
How do body systems work together? - ANSWER: Body systems share organs and communicate.
What is homeostasis? - ANSWER: How your body responds to change and maintains balance.
When you are finished running, your are sweating and you feel thirsty. What body systems are
interacting in this case? - ANSWER: The nervous system makes you thirsty. The integumentary system
makes you sweat.
How does the body react when the outside temperature gets too hot? - ANSWER: You start to sweat.
It's your integumentary system at work.
What can go wrong with homeostasis? - ANSWER: You get structure or function diseases or
pathogens and disease.
Alcoholism is a disease that disrupts homeostasis. What are the effects of nervous system? - ANSWER:
NERVOUS: It disrupts functioning of the brain. The brain cannot respond properly to internal or
external messages.
DIGESTIVE: Your body will have a hard time digesting food because of toxins.
REPRODUCTIVE: a pregnant woman will have a hard time creating a healthy fetus.
What system brings oxygen into the blood and releases carbon dioxide from the body? - ANSWER:
Respiratory.
The long, thin cells of which system held transmit electrical messages around the body? - ANSWER:
Nervous.
The muscular heart pushers what around the body? - ANSWER: Blood.
What two systems work together to allow a baseball player to swing the bat? - ANSWER: Nervous and
muscular.
If body temperatures goes up, what senses change and will work to reduce the body temperature to
normal? - ANSWER: Brain.
How might disruption of the respiratory system affect homeostasis of the body? - ANSWER: The less
oxygen you get could result in "passing out" or death.
What is maintaining stable conditions inside the body? - ANSWER: Homeostasis.
, How are the functions of the skeletal and muscular systems related? - ANSWER: They help your body
move.
What body systems record information from inside and outside the body and responds to that
information? - ANSWER: The nervous system and endocrine system.
How is skin part of the integumentary system and the excretory system. - ANSWER: Skin is covering
the outside of the body and it also excretes sweat.
What is the basic need of all cells in the body? - ANSWER: Cell need oxygen!
Give an example of how a cell's structure relates to its function in the nody. - ANSWER: Nerve cells are
long and stringy which allow it to send messages and receive messages.
Choose an answer: The skeletal/muscular system is responsible for supporting the body. - ANSWER:
Skeletal.
Choose an answer: Bones are a part of your skeletal/muscular system - ANSWER: Skeletal.
Choose an answer: You can unscrews your flexibility by stretching your bones/muscles. - ANSWER:
Muscles.
How might a broken arm affect your ability to move? - ANSWER: A broken bone would affect the
ability to move the limb.
What are the main functions of the skeletal system? - ANSWER: It protects organs, provides your body
support, stores minerals, it produces blood cells, and let's your body move.
How might a suit of armor be a good analogy for a function of the skeletal system? - ANSWER: It's a
frame for your body and protects organs and armor protects your body from injury.
What are the parts of the skeletal system? - ANSWER: Bones, ligaments, and a cartilage.
What are bones made of? - ANSWER: Minerals , connective tissue, and marrow.
How are bones connected? - ANSWER: Joints connect bones together.
What are some injuries and disorders of the skeletal system? - ANSWER: Fractures, sprains,
osteoporosis, and arthritis.
What are the three types of muscles? - ANSWER: Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle.
What are some injuries and disorders of the muscular system? - ANSWER: Muscle strains and tears,
muscular dystrophy, and tendinitis.
What are some benefits of exercise? - ANSWER: Muscle strength, muscle endurance, and flexibility.
What's a group of muscles that allow you to move and that move materials inside your body? -
ANSWER: Muscular System.
What's a place where two or more bones connect? - ANSWER: Joint.
Bones, cartilage, and ligaments that holds bones together is called what? - ANSWER: Skeletal System.
Tough strands of tissue that connects muscles to bones are called what? - ANSWER: Tendon.