Modern Livestock Chapter 5 Exam Questions With
Complete Answers
List and give examples of the tissues normally found in an animal's body. - ANSWER
muscle ( contractile tissue that allows the animal to move)
connective(tissues that hold together other tissues. ex: ligamnets connective tissue
can also be bones
nerve (bundles of tissues that transmit information through the body)
epithelial ( tissues that form a covering ex: skin)
fluid (in the body ex: blood)
what are the main functions of the skeletal system? - ANSWER provide form
support
strength for the body
What are the three components and the major parts of each that compromise the
skeletal system? - ANSWER axial skeleton (skull, vertebral column, and rib cage)
pectoral limb (front legs)
pelvic limb (hind legs)
Describe the kinds of bones normally found in the mammalian skeletal system? -
ANSWER Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Name several functions of Bones - ANSWER support, form, and protection?
, Name and describe the three types of muscle normally found in animal bodies -
ANSWER Skeletal (referred to as the meat in animals, dark bands that cross each
other
Smooth (surround hollow organs such as blood vessels intestines and bladder)
Cardiac only found in the muscular wall of the heart similar to the skeletal muscle
except nucleus placement)
Describe the functions of each of the three types of muscles found in animal bodies
- ANSWER skeletal--movement
smooth--involved in digestion and other internal organs
cardiac--maintains rhythmic heartbeat to keep blood circulating
Describe how a muscle works - ANSWER work in pairs or groups to facilitate
movement. agonists begins and antagonists work in opposition (kinda like a back
and forth movement)
How does the cardiac muscle differ from other muscles found in the body? -
ANSWER 2 components not found in other types of muscles
intercalated discs and Purkinje fibers
page 112(for reference)
Why do animals need to breathe - ANSWER to release energy into their cells by
oxidation of molecules that contain carbon.
Name and describe the functions of the major parts of the mammalian respiratory
system - ANSWER Nostrils--air is drawn into the system
Nasal cavity--air is warmed and moistened and dust particles are filtered out
Pharnyx--where passages from nostrils and mouth are joined
Larnyx--contains the vocal cords that vibrate when air crosses them producing
Complete Answers
List and give examples of the tissues normally found in an animal's body. - ANSWER
muscle ( contractile tissue that allows the animal to move)
connective(tissues that hold together other tissues. ex: ligamnets connective tissue
can also be bones
nerve (bundles of tissues that transmit information through the body)
epithelial ( tissues that form a covering ex: skin)
fluid (in the body ex: blood)
what are the main functions of the skeletal system? - ANSWER provide form
support
strength for the body
What are the three components and the major parts of each that compromise the
skeletal system? - ANSWER axial skeleton (skull, vertebral column, and rib cage)
pectoral limb (front legs)
pelvic limb (hind legs)
Describe the kinds of bones normally found in the mammalian skeletal system? -
ANSWER Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Name several functions of Bones - ANSWER support, form, and protection?
, Name and describe the three types of muscle normally found in animal bodies -
ANSWER Skeletal (referred to as the meat in animals, dark bands that cross each
other
Smooth (surround hollow organs such as blood vessels intestines and bladder)
Cardiac only found in the muscular wall of the heart similar to the skeletal muscle
except nucleus placement)
Describe the functions of each of the three types of muscles found in animal bodies
- ANSWER skeletal--movement
smooth--involved in digestion and other internal organs
cardiac--maintains rhythmic heartbeat to keep blood circulating
Describe how a muscle works - ANSWER work in pairs or groups to facilitate
movement. agonists begins and antagonists work in opposition (kinda like a back
and forth movement)
How does the cardiac muscle differ from other muscles found in the body? -
ANSWER 2 components not found in other types of muscles
intercalated discs and Purkinje fibers
page 112(for reference)
Why do animals need to breathe - ANSWER to release energy into their cells by
oxidation of molecules that contain carbon.
Name and describe the functions of the major parts of the mammalian respiratory
system - ANSWER Nostrils--air is drawn into the system
Nasal cavity--air is warmed and moistened and dust particles are filtered out
Pharnyx--where passages from nostrils and mouth are joined
Larnyx--contains the vocal cords that vibrate when air crosses them producing
