Life processes - Test Bite

1. Getting rid of waste is one of the life processes. What name is given to this process?

excretion
nutrition
ingestion

2. Air moves from the outside into the lungs through:

the windpipe
the alveoli
the diaphragm

3. What is breathing more properly called?

ventilation.
respiration.
exasperation.

4. What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs called?

ravioli.
bronchioles.
alveoli.

5. What happens during gas exchange in the lungs?

oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out of it.
carbon dioxide diffuses into the blood and oxygen diffuses into it.
oxygen only diffuses.

6. Approximately how many bones are there in the human skeleton?

about 50
about 100
about 200

7. Which part of the skeleton protects the lungs?

the pelvis
the rib cage
the skull

8. What is the smooth substance at the end of a bone called?

cartilage
tendon
ligament

9. What sort of joint is the hip joint?

hinge joint
pivot joint
ball and socket joint

10. How does a muscle move a bone?

contracting and pushing
contracting and pulling
relaxing and pulling

11. Muscles that work in opposite pairs are called:

protagonistic muscles.
arthritic muscles.
antagonistic muscles.