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HMS, BM EQ-Bank 107 MC

An athlete performs a complex gymnastics routine. How do the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems interact to maintain balance?

  1. Skeletal system provides leverage while muscles and nerves are inactive
  2. Muscles contract randomly while nerves send signals to bones
  3. Nerves receive sensory input, muscles respond, and skeleton provides stability
  4. Bones move independently of muscular and nervous input
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Consider Option A: Delivers oxygen and removes waste products from active muscles

The nervous system 

  • processes sensory information about body position
  • signals muscles to contract appropriately

The skeletal system 

  • provides the stable base needed to maintain balance throughout the routine

Other Options:

  • B is incorrect: Ignores continuous system interaction
  • C is incorrect: Misses coordinated nature of response
  • D is incorrect: Contradicts integrated system function