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Skeletal and Muscular Systems

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
produces red blood cells
b)
stores calcium and minerals
c)
protects organs
d)
excretes waste
2.
What are the main functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
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.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
6.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
7.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
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
9.
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
10.

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

a)

Skeletal System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Respiratory System

d)

Muscular System

11.

What is the main function of the skeletal system?

a)

clean the body

b)

support the body

c)

deliver nutrients to the body

12.

Which best describes the function of the skeletal system?

a)

It transports oxygen to cells and tissues

b)

It gives shape and support to the human body.

c)

It takes in and breaks down all necessary nutrients for the body.

13.

Which body system's main purpose is to help the body move?

a)

digestive system

b)

muscular system

c)

respiratory system

14.

Which is an example of a function the muscular system performs?

a)

Voluntary muscles pump blood through the body.

b)

Skeletal muscles keep a joint's working properly.

c)

Cardiac muscles move bones and hold a body's skeleton in place.

d)

Smooth muscle help move food through the organs they surround.

15.

Which best describes the purpose 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 protects 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.

16.

Which two systems work together to help a person stand up straight?

a)

skeletal and muscular

b)

skeletal and digestive

c)

skeletal and respiratory

d)

skeletal and cardiovascular

17.

Which best describes how the muscular system impacts movement of the human body?

a)

When a muscle expands, it pulls on the bone it is connected to and the bone moves.

b)

When a muscle contracts, it pulls on the bone it is connected to and the bone moves.

c)

When a muscle contracts, it pushes on the bone it is connected to and the bone moves.

d)

When a muscle expands, it pushes on the bone jit is connected to and the bone moves.

18.

Which body systems work together to allow the body to move?

a)

nervous and skeletal

b)

muscular and skeletal

c)

nervous and circulatory

d)

muscular and circulatory

19.

How does the skeletal system benefit the nervous system?

a)

It protects the lungs.

b)

It protects the heart.

c)

It protects the brain and spinal cord.

d)

It protects the esophagus and stomach.

20.

How does the skeletal system benefit the digestive system?

a)

It protects organs within the system.

b)

It supplies blood to organs within the system.

c)

It provides oxygen to organs within the system.

d)

It provides nutrients to organs within the system.

21.

Which system produces red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

nervous

c)

digestive

d)

circulatory