Basics Chapter 4 Questions and
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the largest organ and system in the ______ - Answer: skin
skin prevents _____ to internal organs - Answer: bacteria
skin also prevents the loss of too much ______ which is essential to life - Answer: water
the skin is also a ________ organ that feels heat, cold, pain, touch, and pressure - Answer: sense
blood vessels _______ or widen, when the outside temperature is too high - Answer: dilate
blood vessels _______ or narrow, when the outside temperature is too cold - Answer: constrict
normal or sign/symptom: thinning skin - Answer: normal
normal or sign/symptom: bruises - Answer: sign/symptom
normal or sign/symptom: wounds - Answer: sign/symptoms
normal or sign/symptom: wrinkles - Answer: normal
normal or sign/symptom: brown spots - Answer: normal
normal or sign/symptom: thinning of fatty tissue - Answer: normal
, normal or sign/symptom: flaking skin - Answer: sign/symptom
normal or sign/symptom: thinning hair - Answer: normal
normal or sign/symptom: less elastic skin - Answer: normal
normal or sign/symptom: reddened skin - Answer: sign/symptom
normal or sign/symptom: swelling - Answer: sign/symptom
normal or sign/symptom: gray hair - Answer: normal
true or false: the body is shaped by muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage - Answer: true
true or false: the human body has 215 bones - Answer: false
true or false: bones protect the body's organs - Answer: true
true or false: two bones meet at a joint - Answer: true
true or false: muscles allow movement of body parts - Answer: true
true or false: rage of motion exercises help prevent problems related to immobility - Answer: true
true or false: atrophy occurs when a muscle weakens, decreases in size, and wastes away - Answer: true
true or false: one way to prevent falls is to keep walkers or canes within reach - Answer: true
normal or sign/symptom: bruising - Answer: sign/symptom