Skeletal and Muscular System Vocabulary

What are the 3 types of muscles?

• thigh, calf, shoulder

• traps, forearms, biceps

• smooth, cardiac, skeletal

• quadriceps, triceps, shoulder

When a muscle contracts, it ____________

• gets longer

• gets shorter

• gets thinner

• grows hair

Muscles always work in ___________

• bones

• groups of 3

• joints

• pairs

Voluntary muscle is

• muscle that has to be told when to move

• muscle that needs to be stretched regularly

• muscle that moves automatically

• muscle that makes up the heart and stomach

Which two body systems are primarily responsible for movement?

• Skeletal system and muscular system

• Nervous system and circulatory system

• Integumentary system and excretory system

• Respiratory system and digestive system

Which two body systems are primarily responsible for locomotion?

• Skeletal system and muscular system

• Nervous system and circulatory system

• Respiratory system and digestive system

• Integumentary system and excretory system

What is the primary function of the muscles in the human body?

• To store calcium

• To provide movement

• To protect organs

• To produce hormones

Which muscle is primarily responsible for bending the arm at the elbow?

• Triceps

• Biceps

• Deltoid

• Pectoral

The skeletal system does all of the follow except...

• produce red blood cells

• protect organs

• stores calcium and minerals

• get rid of waste

What is a function of the skeletal system?

• protection

• body shape and structure

• movement

• All of the functions listed.