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Skeletal, Muscular & Nervous System

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which bones consist of the Axial Skeleton?

a)

Head, nose, toes, ears

b)

Skull, Ribs, Sternum, Spine (vertebral column)

c)

Pelvis, Arms and Legs

d)

Skull, Hips, Toes and Ribs

2.

What is this a structure of?

a)

snake

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell

d)

Neuron

3.
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
4.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
5.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
6.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
7.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
8.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
9.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
10.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
12.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
13.
What type of muscle is found in the bladder?
a)
cardiac
b)
skeletal
c)
smooth
d)
involuntary
14.
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? 
a)
Heart
b)
Arms 
c)
Legs
d)
Shoulders
15.
The cardiac muscle is 
a)
Voluntary 
b)
Involuntary 
16.
The smooth muscle is located 
a)
In the heart 
b)
Bones 
c)
Head 
d)
Within organs 
17.
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
18.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
19.
What type of muscle are the biceps and triceps that are located in your upper arm?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
involuntary
20.
These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.  
a)
Skeletal/ Voluntary
b)
Smooth/Involuntary
c)
Cardiac 
d)
Rough 
21.
How many Muscles are in the Skeletal System?
a)
500
b)
over 600
c)
300
d)
200
22.
Tendons connect __________ to bone.
a)
Cartilage
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Ligaments
23.
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
24.
A muscle that straightens part of your body is called a(n)...
a)
Extensor
b)
Flexor
25.
What is a overstretched muscle/tendon called?
a)
contraction
b)
fractured
c)
broken
d)
strain
26.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Skeleton
d)
Involuntary Muscles
27.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Deltoid
c)
Abdominal
d)
Pectoralis
28.
What muscle is this?
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Calf
d)
Deltoid
29.
What muscle is this?
a)
Pectoralis
b)
Triceps
c)
Obliques
d)
Rectus Abdominus
30.
What muscle is this?
a)
Gastrocnemius
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Pectorals
d)
Trapezius
31.
 What muscle is this?
a)
Triceps 
b)
Biceps 
c)
Quadriceps
d)
Head
32.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
33.

Which muscles react and tire quickly?

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Skeletal muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

34.

A ( ) occurs when muscles are overworked.

a)

muscle contusion

b)

muscle strain

35.

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.

36.

( ) muscles are muscles that you cannot control.

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

37.

( ) are muscles under your conscious control.

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

38.

( ) are muscles that control movements inside your body.

a)

Skeletal muscles

b)

Smooth muscles

39.

How can you keep your muscles healthy?

a)

balanced diet, exercise

b)

eat junk food, sit on the couch

40.

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

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Name two involuntary muscles.

a)

biceps, triceps

b)

stomach, intestines

c)

heart, triceps

42.

( ) muscles that provides the force to move your bones.

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

43.

( ) is a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.

a)

tendon

b)

skeletal muscle

44.

( ) is muscles that appear banded.

a)

smooth muscle

b)

straited muscle

45.

What type of muscle tissue is in the leg?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

46.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

47.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

48.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Abdominals

b)

Quads

c)

Gluteus

d)

Hamstring

49.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Trapezius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Calves

50.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Lats

b)

Abdominals

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Quads

51.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Lats

c)

Pectoralis

d)

Deltoids

52.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectoralis

53.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

54.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

55.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

56.

Which two bones make up the elbow joint?

a)

Ulna and Radius

b)

Clavicle and Humerus

c)

Humerus and Ulna

d)

Humerus and Laughter

57.

Which of the following can you "Strain"?

a)

Hamstring

b)

Ribs

c)

Ligament

d)

Tendon

58.

The central nervous system is made up of the _________and _________.

a)

Brain and Core

b)

Brain and Spinal Cord

c)

Brain and Legs

d)

Muscular system and Skeletal System

59.

Where are your phalanges located?

a)

Nose and Ears

b)

Hip and Ribs

c)

Large and Small Intestine

d)

Fingers and Toes

60.

This is a picture of an anatomy of a__________________?

a)

Tendon

b)

Ligament

c)

Heart

d)

Muscle

61.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

62.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

63.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

64.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

65.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Ribs

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

66.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

67.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Radius

c)

Pelvis

d)

Ribs

68.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

69.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

70.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

71.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Patella

b)

Pelvis

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

72.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Patella

b)

Pelvis

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

73.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

74.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

75.

From wrist to fingertip, what is the order of bones?

a)

Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals

c)

Carpals, phalanges, metacarpals

d)

Metacarpals, carpals, phalanges

76.

From ankle to toe, what is the order of bones?

a)

Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals

c)

Metatarsals, phalanges, tarsals

d)

Tarsals, phalanges, metatarsals

77.
attaches bone to bone
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
78.
attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
79.
how many bones are in the human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
80.
our hip joint would be considered which type of joint?
a)
hinge
b)
ball and socket
c)
ball 
d)
fixed