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SUBJECT: Biology / (Human Physiology)
UNIT: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Skeleton and
Muscles
TOPIC: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Skeleton and
Muscles
LEVEL: 3
YOUR NAME:
How to use this document
You will use this document to record your answers to the Self Assessment Questions
(SAQs) in the topic you have just studied.
You should complete the table in Part 1, and the comment box in Part 2. You may add or
delete rows as appropriate when you are completing the table in Part 1.
Once completed, please upload an electronic copy of this document at your Learner
Account (for marking, and to be checked for plagiarism). Please notify your tutor by email
when you have uploaded this document at your Learner Account.
Your tutor will then provide the Answers to SAQs for you to mark your answers, using this
sheet.
Once you have completed and marked all of the SAQ answers for the topics in a particular
unit, your tutor will provide the deadline for your assessment.
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PART 1: SAQ answers
Fill in the following table by writing your answer to each Self-Assessment Question, in your
own words.
When you have completed all of the SAQs in the topic, mark your work using the exemplar
SAQ answers that your tutor will provide.
Before you send your tutor your SAQ answers, please complete Part 2: Comments.
Mark your
answer by
SAQ Questions and Answers deleting
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SAQ 1 Question:
1. What is the difference between vertebrates and
invertebrates?
2. What is the difference between an external and internal
skeleton?
3. List the key functions of the human skeleton?
4. What does the axial skeleton refer to?
5. What does the appendicular skeleton refer to?
Your answer:
1. Vertebrates have a backbone or spinal column and
invertebrates do not.
2. Endoskeleton refers to the hard component that serves
as the structure's internal support. It is referred to as a
living structure and is created from endoderm. Bone,
cartilage, and other tissues are examples of
endoskeleton. Exoskeleton refers to the hard outside
portion of an organism that shields its muscles and
delicate tissues. It is made of ectoderm and generally
referred to as a non-living structure. Hair, feathers,
scales, horns, and other features are a few examples of
the exoskeleton. The external skeleton is a lifeless
deposit on the top of the epidermis. The internal
skeleton is made of living bones.
3. It has both shape and form because it supports the
body. It protects the body's soft organs. A few bones
can produce both red and white blood cells. It permits
movement of the body. It contains minerals. It keeps
chemical energy stored. Movement, support,
protection, blood cell production, storage of chemical
energy and storage of minerals.
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STUDENT ASSESSMENT SAQ SHEET
SUBJECT: Biology / (Human Physiology)
UNIT: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Skeleton and
Muscles
TOPIC: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Skeleton and
Muscles
LEVEL: 3
YOUR NAME:
How to use this document
You will use this document to record your answers to the Self Assessment Questions
(SAQs) in the topic you have just studied.
You should complete the table in Part 1, and the comment box in Part 2. You may add or
delete rows as appropriate when you are completing the table in Part 1.
Once completed, please upload an electronic copy of this document at your Learner
Account (for marking, and to be checked for plagiarism). Please notify your tutor by email
when you have uploaded this document at your Learner Account.
Your tutor will then provide the Answers to SAQs for you to mark your answers, using this
sheet.
Once you have completed and marked all of the SAQ answers for the topics in a particular
unit, your tutor will provide the deadline for your assessment.
© DistanceLearningCentre.com, 2022 1
, STUDENT ASSESSMENT SAQ SHEET
PART 1: SAQ answers
Fill in the following table by writing your answer to each Self-Assessment Question, in your
own words.
When you have completed all of the SAQs in the topic, mark your work using the exemplar
SAQ answers that your tutor will provide.
Before you send your tutor your SAQ answers, please complete Part 2: Comments.
Mark your
answer by
SAQ Questions and Answers deleting
the tick or
the cross
SAQ 1 Question:
1. What is the difference between vertebrates and
invertebrates?
2. What is the difference between an external and internal
skeleton?
3. List the key functions of the human skeleton?
4. What does the axial skeleton refer to?
5. What does the appendicular skeleton refer to?
Your answer:
1. Vertebrates have a backbone or spinal column and
invertebrates do not.
2. Endoskeleton refers to the hard component that serves
as the structure's internal support. It is referred to as a
living structure and is created from endoderm. Bone,
cartilage, and other tissues are examples of
endoskeleton. Exoskeleton refers to the hard outside
portion of an organism that shields its muscles and
delicate tissues. It is made of ectoderm and generally
referred to as a non-living structure. Hair, feathers,
scales, horns, and other features are a few examples of
the exoskeleton. The external skeleton is a lifeless
deposit on the top of the epidermis. The internal
skeleton is made of living bones.
3. It has both shape and form because it supports the
body. It protects the body's soft organs. A few bones
can produce both red and white blood cells. It permits
movement of the body. It contains minerals. It keeps
chemical energy stored. Movement, support,
protection, blood cell production, storage of chemical
energy and storage of minerals.
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