WorksheetsSkeletal, Muscular, and Nervous Systems
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
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1.
Which statement gives the best example of evidence that bones are living tissue?
a)
Bones are made of calcium
b)
A broken bone can grow back together again
c)
Bones work together with muscles to allow movement
d)
Some joints are immovable while others allow a wide range of motion
2.
Which of the following is the most likely cause of joint pain in the knees?
a)
Cartilage damage
b)
A semi-mobile joint
c)
Lack of bone marrow
d)
Excess calcium in the diet
3.
How would bone movement be different if the knee were a ball-and-socket joint instead of a hinge joint?
a)
The knee would be able to rotate instead of just bend
b)
The knee would bend in two directions instead of just one
c)
The knee would be immobile instead of being able to bend
d)
The knee would have motion that was more like the elbow instead of the knee
4.
Which of these explains why a bone marrow transplant might help a patient with leukemia or other blood cancers?
a)
The transplant could help the patient grow stronger bones
b)
The transplant could help the patient make healthy blood cells
c)
The transplant could contain medicines that would help to cure the disease
d)
The transplant could contain higher levels of calcium so that blood production would increase
5.
Which function is the main result of the skeletal system and muscular system working together?
a)
Digestion
b)
Movement
c)
Protection
d)
Support
6.
The organs of the digestive system are made up of involuntary muscles. Which of these best explains why digestive muscles are involuntary and not voluntary?
a)
Digestion breaks down food
b)
Digestion only proceeds in one direction
c)
Digestion can happen while a person sleeps
d)
Digestion occurs in both children and adults
7.
What is the most likely consequence of tendon damage?
a)
Bone damage at a joint
b)
Pain and limited use of a joint
c)
Restricted movement of a muscle
d)
Voluntary muscles taking on involuntary functions
8.
From the diagram... Which, if any, muscles are relaxed and which, if any, are contracted? A=triceps; B=Biceps.
a)
Both A and B are relaxed
b)
Both A and B are contracted
c)
Muscle A is contracted and muscle B is relaxed
d)
Muscle B is contracted and muscle A is relaxed
9.
What is the purpose of the axon (D)
a)
To move a nerve impulse along the neuron
b)
To transfer DNA from the nucleus along the neuron
c)
To change electrical messages to chemical messages
d)
To carry chemical signals that are received from the cell body
10.
What is the pathway of a nerve impulse through the neuron as shown in the diagram?
a)
E -> D -> B -> C
b)
A -> B -> C -> D
c)
C -> B -> D -> E
d)
E -> D -> A -> C
11.
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for a reflex response?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Medulla oblongata
12.
What are the names of the 4 lobes of the cerebrum?
a)
Frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital
b)
Spinal cord, neurons, pons, medulla oblongata
c)
Dendrites, axon, synapse, neuron
d)
Cerebellum, medulla oblongata, pons, spine
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