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Skeletal and Muscular Systems Study Guide

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

One function of the ________________ system is to provide shape and support and to protect the body's organs.

a)

nervous

b)

muscular

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

2.

Ligament

a)

A place in the body where two bones come together.

b)

A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move.

c)

The inner framework made of all the bones of the body.

d)

Strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.

e)

Strong connective tissue that holds bones together.

3.

Muscle Tissue

a)

A place in the body where two bones come together.

b)

A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move.

c)

The inner framework made of all the bones of the body.

d)

Strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.

e)

Strong connective tissue that holds bones together.

4.

Tendon

a)

A place in the body where two bones come together.

b)

A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move.

c)

The inner framework made of all the bones of the body.

d)

Strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.

e)

Strong connective tissue that holds bones together.

5.

Joint

a)

A place in the body where two bones come together.

b)

A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move.

c)

The inner framework made of all the bones of the body.

d)

Strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.

e)

Strong connective tissue that holds bones together.

6.

Skeleton

a)

A place in the body where two bones come together.

b)

A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move.

c)

The inner framework made of all the bones of the body.

d)

Strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.

e)

Strong connective tissue that holds bones together.

7.

One function of the ________________ system is to enable the body to move.

a)

muscular

b)

tendon

c)

protist

d)

skeletal

8.

Which of the following actions is controlled by INVOLUNTARY muscles?

a)

smiling

b)

heart beating

c)

walking

d)

running

9.

Places in the body where two bones come together are called

a)

congruences

b)

muscles

c)

nerves

d)

joints

10.

What type of muscle tissue is responsible for peristalsis (moving food through the digestive system)?

a)

smooth

b)

skeletal

c)

striated

d)

cardiac

11.

In order to bend a joint, skeletal muscles work:

a)

in pairs that both contract together

b)

in pairs that both relax together

c)

in pairs where one contracts and the other relaxes

d)

skeletal muscles can't work in pairs

12.

What is a?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Skull

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

13.

What is b?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Skull

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

14.

What is c?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Skull

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

15.

What is d?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Skull

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

16.

What is a?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Trapezius

d)

Gluteus Maximus

e)

Quadriceps

17.

What is b?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Trapezius

d)

Gluteus Maximus

e)

Quadriceps

18.

What is c?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Achilles Tendon

d)

Hamstrings

e)

Gluteus Maximus

19.

What is d?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Achilles Tendon

d)

Hamstrings

e)

Gluteus Maximus

20.

What is e?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Achilles Tendon

d)

Hamstrings

e)

Gluteus Maximus

21.

An example of a pivot joint is the _____

a)

neck

b)

knee

c)

shoulder

d)

wrist

22.

An example of a hinge joint is the _____

a)

neck

b)

knee

c)

shoulder

d)

wrist

23.

An example of a ball and socket joint is the _____

a)

neck

b)

knee

c)

shoulder

d)

wrist

24.

An example of a gliding joint is the _____

a)

neck

b)

knee

c)

shoulder

d)

wrist