Vocabulary Flashcard Practice

What is the part of the skeleton that includes your skull, spine, and ribs?

• Axial Skeleton

• Appendicular Skeleton

• Cranial Skeleton

• Pelvic Skeleton

What is the part of the skeleton that includes your arms, legs, and the bones that connect them to your body?

• Appendicular Skeleton

• Axial Skeleton

• Cranial Skeleton

• Vertebral Skeleton

What are muscles that are attached to bones and help you move your body?

• Skeletal Muscles

• Cardiac Muscles

• Smooth Muscles

• Involuntary Muscles

What is a type of muscle that you can't control, found in places like your stomach and blood vessels?

• Smooth Muscle

• Skeletal Muscle

• Cardiac Muscle

• Voluntary Muscle

Fill in the blank: The muscle found only in your heart that helps pump blood is called _______.

• Cardiac Muscle

• Skeletal Muscle

• Smooth Muscle

• Voluntary Muscle

Fill in the blank: A soft and light type of bone found inside other bones is called _______.

• Spongy Bone

• Compact Bone

• Cartilage

• Marrow

A type of bone cell that helps keep your bones strong and healthy is called _______.

• Osteocyte

• Osteoblast

• Osteoclast

• Chondrocyte

Fill in the blank: The ability of muscles to get shorter and tighter is called _______.

• Contractility

• Flexibility

• Elasticity

• Rigidity

Fill in the blank: The ability of muscles and nerves to react when they get a signal is called _______.

• Excitability

• Flexibility

• Conductivity

• Elasticity

Fill in the blank: The ability of muscles to return to their normal shape after being stretched is called _______.

• Elasticity

• Flexibility

• Rigidity

• Plasticity