GRADE 9 Musculoskeletal System

Approximately how many muscles are in our body

• 600

• 200

• 350

• 12

What is it called where two or more bones connect

• Joint

• Tendon

• ligaments

• cartilage

Which part of the skeletal system protects the brain?

• pelvis

• ribs

• scapula

• cranium/skull

Which part of the skeletal system protects the heart and lungs?

• cranium/skull

• pelvis

• scapula

• ribs

Which part of the skeletal system protects the spinal cord?

• pelvis

• cranium/skull

• vertebra

• scapula

Which body system is responsible for our movement, energy, and for moving food from one organ to another?

• muscular

• circulatory

• nervous

• skeletal

This is a tissue that connects the ends of bones together to form a joint...joins bone to bone

• tendon

• nerve

• epithelial

• ligament

Muscles that you have NO conscious control over, such as the muscles that line the digestive system, are classified as ___________.

• voluntary

• involuntary

• skeletal

• cardiac

The type of involuntary muscle that lines the heart is the ___________ muscle.

• skeletal

• cardiac

• smooth

• bicep

The tissue that covers the bones at a joint to prevent friction is called...

• ligament

• tendon

• cartilage

• knee cap