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WorksheetsThe Musculoskeletal System and Movement
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are joints?
a)
A place where one muscles meet
b)
A place where two bones meet
c)
Bones don't meet
d)
A place where bones connect to muscles
2.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no.
a)
Ball and socket
b)
Gliding
c)
Pivot
d)
Saddle
3.
Which body part contains a joint?
a)
shoulder
b)
heart
c)
tongue
d)
brain
4.
This cushions the bones in a joint:
a)
Cartilage
b)
Ligaments
c)
Tendons
d)
Tendonitis
5.
The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint.
a)
Ball and socket
b)
Fixed
c)
Gliding
d)
Hinge
6.
In which direction(s) do the ball-and-socket joint move?
a)
back and forth, side to side
b)
back and forth
c)
back and forth, side to side, around
d)
trick question--it's not a joint!
7.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint.
a)
Ball and socket
b)
Fixed
c)
Hinge
d)
Gliding
8.
When a person uses flexion, what happens to the joint?
a)
Decreases angle of the joint
b)
Increases angle at the joint
c)
Moves joint away from midline
d)
Moves joint toward midline
9.
What is the main function of the muscular system?
a)
The muscular system carries messages from the brain to the bones to move the body.
b)
The muscular system keeps the bones strong and prevents them from being broken.
c)
The muscular system produces energy the body needs to be able to move.
d)
The muscular system allows movement of bones and helps maintain posture.
10.
About how many muscles are in your body?
a)
206
b)
300
c)
over 600
d)
1,000
11.
The definition of a voluntary muscle is...
a)
a muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
a muscle that moves automatically
c)
a muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
a muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
12.
Skeletal muscles make ______________ movements.
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
c)
fast
d)
slow
13.
Where might you find involuntary muscles?
a)
In your arms
b)
In your mouth
c)
In your toes
d)
In your stomach
14.
Skeletal muscles are attached to _________.
a)
organs
b)
heart
c)
bones
d)
lungs
15.
What type of muscle can be found in the heart?
a)
Smooth
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardiac
d)
Silly
16.
What are the three different types of muscles?
a)
Smooth, Cardiac, Skeletal
b)
Smooth, Cardiac, Bicep
c)
Immovable, Cardiac, Skeletal
d)
Smooth, Moveable, Skeletal
17.
What is another name for your voluntary muscles?
a)
skeletal
b)
involuntary
c)
smooth
d)
cardiac
18.
What is the biggest muscle in your body?
a)
Femur
b)
Gluteus Maximus
c)
Torso
d)
Biceps
19.
Where do you have smooth muscles in your body?
a)
Your arms and legs
b)
Your blood vessels and stomach
c)
Your heart
d)
Your hair
20.
What ties muscles to bones?
a)
Cartilage
b)
Tendons
c)
Ligaments
d)
Flexors
21.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer.
b)
gets shorter.
c)
gets thinner.
d)
grows hair.
22.
Muscles often work in ___________________.
a)
pairs
b)
groups
c)
bunches
d)
order
23.
Which type of muscle is your bicep muscle?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Immoveable
24.
Complete the sentence: When one muscle contracts, the other muscle _____.
a)
relaxes
b)
contracts
c)
freezes
d)
stretches
25.
What are smooth muscles?
a)
Muscles that surround organs, no control of (involuntary)
b)
Your funny bone
c)
Tissue that connects muscles to other muscles
26.
What are skeletal muscles?
a)
Muscles attached to bones and are responsible for movement
b)
Muscles found in your brain
c)
Tissue that connects muscles to other muscles
27.
What are cardiac muscles?
a)
Muscles that surround organs
b)
Tissue that connects muscles to other muscles
c)
Muscles found in your heart
(involuntary muscles; make heart pump)
(involuntary muscles; make heart pump)
28.
True or False: Muscles can respond to signals from the brain.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What are muscles like?
a)
rocks
b)
rubber bands
c)
water
30.
What muscle is on your femur?
a)
Abdominal
b)
Bicep
c)
Gluteus Maximus
d)
Quadriceps
31.
Letter "d" is pointing to what muscle?
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Hamstrings or Posterial bicep
c)
Gastrocnemius
d)
Obliques
32.
Letter "g" is pointing to what muscle?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Gluteus maximus
c)
Latissimus dorsi
d)
Deltoid
33.
Letter "l" (lower-case L) is pointing to what muscle?
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Hamstrings or posterior bicep
c)
Gastrocnemius
d)
Gluteus maximus
34.
BONUS QUESTION (3 points):
What is the name of the "inner thigh muscle" in the leg? When a dancer is standing in 1st position, you should see this "cut" in the thigh.....
What is the name of the "inner thigh muscle" in the leg? When a dancer is standing in 1st position, you should see this "cut" in the thigh.....
a)
Sartorius
b)
Sternomastoid
c)
Bicep
d)
Gastrocnemius
35.
BONUS QUESTION (3 points):
What is the name of the important muscles of the neck that can be seen when a dancer is correctly executing épaulment ("wet hair")?
What is the name of the important muscles of the neck that can be seen when a dancer is correctly executing épaulment ("wet hair")?
a)
Sartorius
b)
Sternomastoid
c)
Serratus
d)
Quadricep
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