Muscles and Bones

• Carpals

• Pelvis

• Spine

• Femur

The muscle that makes up your heart is called the

• Vein Muscle

• Smooth Muscle

• Cardiac Muscle

• Skeletal Muscle

Muscles that you can control are called ______________

• smooth

• cardiac

• involuntary

• voluntary

What are tough strands of connective tissue that connect muscle to your bones called?

• ligaments

• lever

• fulcrum

• tendons

A place where two or more bones meet is called a _____.

• cartilage

• lever

• joint

• tendon

What types of joints are found in the human body? (Choose all correct answers.)

• gliding joints

• skeletal joints

• hinge joints

• ball and socket joints

When a muscle contracts, it gets ____________________.

• longer

• shorter

• thinner

• hair

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Your skeletal system performs these jobs for your body (Choose all correct answers):

• Bones protect organs

• Bones make blood cells

• Bones control heart rate

• Bones store minerals

What kind of muscles would you find in your stomach and blood vessels?

• voluntary

• smooth

• cardiac

• skeletal

Where would you find voluntary muscles? (Choose all correct answers.)

• eyes

• heart

• arms

• stomach