Muscular Skeletal System

Which best describes the purpose of the skeletal system?

• It connects bones and muscles together?

• It connects the organs of the body to the brain.

• It provides support for the body and protects organs.

• It provides energy to the bones and muscles so they can move.

The skeletal and muscular system work together to help the body

• fall asleep

• move

• digest food

• pump blood

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

What is a function of the skeletal system?

• protection

• body shape and structure

• movement

• All of the functions listed.

What is the purpose of the rib cage?

• help us to think

• carry blood to the body

• protect our brain

• protect our vital organs

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

• produce red blood cells

• protect organs

• stores calcium and minerals

• get rid of waste

What type of joints are pictured?

• Moveable

• Immoveable