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The Muscular System

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
2.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
3.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
4.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
5.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
6.
Involuntary muscle is 
a)
muscle found in the heart
b)
muscle found in the organs
c)
muscle that works automatically
d)
all of these are true
7.
What is a voluntary muscle?
a)
You have control over the muscle 
b)
You have no control over the muscle
c)
Muscle works automatically
d)
Muscles fuse together
8.
These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.  
a)
Skeletal/ Voluntary
b)
Smooth/Involuntary
c)
Cardiac 
d)
Rough 
9.
Tendons connect __________ to bone.
a)
Cartilage
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Ligaments
10.
What muscle is this?
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Calf
d)
Deltoid
11.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

12.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
13.

( ) muscles are muscles that you cannot control.

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

14.

How does regular exercise build larger muscles? Explain.

a)

They grow and get bigger because you exercise.

b)

Exercise make muscle cells grow bigger, whole muscles become thicker and stronger.

15.

Name two voluntary muscles.

a)

stomach, bicep

b)

heart, stomach

c)

biceps, triceps

16.

How can you keep your muscles healthy?

a)

balanced diet, exercise

b)

eat junk food, sit on the couch

17.

Voluntary muscles perform essential activities in your body, such as keeping your heart beating and helping with digestion.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
How many Muscles are in the Skeletal System?
a)
500
b)
over 600
c)
300
d)
200