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GCSE PE OCR muscular system

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a tendon do?

a)

Hold muscles together.

b)

Hold joints in place.

c)

Connect bone to bone.

d)

Connect bone to muscle.

2.

What is the definition of antagonist?

a)

The muscle within the pair that, at a given time, is relaxing to allow movement to occur.

b)

A moving muscle.

c)

The relaxing one.

d)

The contracting muscle.

3.

How does an antagonistic pair work?

a)

Muscles move.

b)

Paired muscles move.

c)

Muscles relax and contract to move bones.

d)

As one muscle relaxes the other contracts to allow movement at a joint.

4.

What are the characteristics of the cardiac muscle?

a)

Involunatary

b)

Found in the heart

c)

Banded Appearance

d)

Dense connective tissue packaging

5.
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
a)
Rough
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Skeletal
6.
Skeletal muscles are attached to which of the following? 
a)
Bones and ligaments 
b)
Ligaments and tendons
c)
Tendons and bones
d)
Bones and fat 
7.
Movements that you choose to control
a)
Cramp
b)
Voluntary
c)
Strain
d)
Involuntary
8.

The main purpose of the muscular system is to....

a)

Keep the heart beating

b)

Move the body

c)

pump blood

d)

Transfer oxygen

9.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
10.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

11.

What muscle is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

12.

What muscles is highlighted?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Tricep

d)

Pectorals

13.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
14.
The smooth muscle is located 
a)
In the heart 
b)
Bones 
c)
Head 
d)
Within organs 
15.
Flexible tissue that covers the ends of your bones at joints is called
a)
Synovial Fluid
b)
Cartilage
c)
Smooth Muscle
d)
Cardiac Muscle