Health: Skeletal/Muscular Systems

The skeletal system has several main functions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• Support and structure

• Protection of vital organs

• Production of hormones

• Facilitation of movement

• Storage of minerals

What connects muscle to bone?

• Ligament

• Tendon

• Cartilage

• Nerve

What connects bone to bone?

• Ligament

• Tendon

• Muscle

• Cartilage

The three types of muscle are:

• Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth

• Voluntary, Involuntary, and Cardiac

• Striated, Non-striated, and Cardiac

• Fast-twitch, Slow-twitch, and Cardiac

List AND explain the two types of muscle fibers.

• Type I and Type II muscle fibers

• Smooth and Cardiac muscle fibers

• Skeletal and Smooth muscle fibers

• Type A and Type B muscle fibers

Muscles contract by:

• sliding filament theory (electrical impulse)

• osmosis

• diffusion

• active transport

The strongest muscle in the body is:

• Masseter

• Biceps

• Quadriceps

• Gluteus Maximus

List the terms that mean middle, outside, front, and rear when talking about the body.

• Medial, Lateral, Anterior, Posterior

• Central, Peripheral, Ventral, Dorsal

• Intermediate, External, Frontal, Caudal

• Median, Outer, Fore, Back

List the FIVE types of joints. Give an example of each.

• Ball and socket joint, Hinge joint, Pivot joint, Saddle joint, Gliding joint

• Ball and socket joint, Hinge joint, Pivot joint, Fixed joint, Gliding joint

• Ball and socket joint, Hinge joint, Pivot joint, Saddle joint, Fixed joint

• Ball and socket joint, Hinge joint, Pivot joint, Saddle joint, Ellipsoid joint

The shoulder is a ___________ joint.

• hinge

• ball and socket

• gliding

• pivot