Skeleton and Muscular System Quiz

The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT

• produces red blood cells
• stores calcium and minerals
• protects organs
• excretes waste

What are the main functions of the skeleton?

• A) protection
• b) Body shape 
• C) movement
• D) A,b and c

Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?

• Cardiac
• Skeletal
• Smooth
• Cardiac and Smooth

Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.

• Stomach
• Lungs
• Bones
• Involuntary Muscles

Voluntary muscle is

• muscle that has to be told when to move
• muscle that moves automatically
• muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
• muscle that makes up the heart and stomach

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

• Skeletal System

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Muscular System

Which is an example of a function the muscular system performs?

• Voluntary muscles pump blood through the body.

• Skeletal muscles keep a joint's working properly.

• Cardiac muscles move bones and hold a body's skeleton in place.

• Smooth muscle help move food through the organs they surround.

Which best describes the purpose of the muscular system?

• The muscular system carries messages from the brain to the bones to move the body.

• The muscular system keeps the bones strong and protects them from being broken.

• The muscular system produces energy the body needs to be able to move.

• The muscular system allows movement of bones and helps maintain posture.

Which two systems work together to help a person stand up straight?

• skeletal and muscular

• skeletal and digestive

• skeletal and respiratory

• skeletal and cardiovascular

Skeletal muscles work __________ to move your skeleton?

• in pairs

• in groups

• alone

• with internal organs