Muscular System Quiz

What is the function of skeletal muscles?

• To digest food

• To move bones and provide strength

• To produce blood cells

• To store calcium

Where is the cardiac muscle located?

• In the brain

• In the chest

• In the stomach

• In the legs

What is the main purpose of a tendon?

• To attach muscles to bones

• To help a muscle contract

• To help a muscle relax

• To help digest food

What type of muscle is located in the hollow organs?

• Skeletal

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• Voluntary

What is the function of nerves in the muscular system?

• Attach muscles to bones

• Help muscles contract

• Send messages to muscles

• Break down food

What is the role of the digestive muscles?

• Help a person move

• Break down food

• Attach muscles to bones

• Send messages to muscles

What is the function of voluntary muscles?

• Move without thinking

• Require thought to move

• Help digest food

• Pump blood

What is the function of slow-twitch skeletal muscles?

• To provide quick bursts of speed

• To work for a long time, good for distance running and biking

• To help with digestion

• To pump blood

How do smooth muscles move?

• By jumping

• Like waves to contract and relax

• By spinning

• By vibrating

What is the meaning of contracts, as in "the muscles contract"?

• A written agreement

• Decrease in size

• Enter into an agreement

• Decrease in number

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4