Muscular/Skeletal System Test

Front

What are examples of involuntary muscles?

Back

Heart beating, intestines moving food, stomach churning (all of the above)

Front

What type of muscle is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones?

Back

Skeletal muscle

Front

What system protects and supports body organs and provides a framework for muscles to support movement?

Back

Skeletal system

Front

What type of muscle can be consciously controlled?

Back

Voluntary muscle

Front

How does the muscular system rely on the respiratory system?

Back

The respiratory system brings oxygen into the body for the muscular system to use.

Front

What is the main function of the skeletal system?

Back

To protect and support body organs and provide a framework for movement.

Front

What are the three types of muscles in the human body?

Back

Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles.

Front

What is the role of smooth muscles?

Back

To control involuntary movements in organs such as the stomach and intestines.

Front

What is the function of cardiac muscle?

Back

To pump blood throughout the body.

Front

What is cartilage?

Back

A flexible tissue that protects joints and supports the skeletal system.