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Muscular system

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

Movement is produced when voluntary muscles, attached to bones by (a)   , contract

2.

When these muscles contract, it causes abduction at the shoulder.

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Triceps

d)

Deltoids

3.

Found exclusively in the heart, (a)   muscle provides the pumping action that circulates blood around the body.

4.

Identify 3 muscles in the leg

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5.

Ligaments attach bones to __________

a)

Muscles

b)

Bones

c)

Haemoglobin

d)

Bone marrow

6.

The muscles highlighted in the image are the (a)  

7.

Involuntary muscles are located through the middle layer of blood vessels and the walls of internal organs.

Select all statements that are true of involuntary muscles.

a)

They operate without conscious control

b)

They operate under conscious control

c)

They are involved in digesting food and expelling waste from the body

d)

They are found exclusively in the heart

8.

Identify the muscles highlighted in the image.

a)

Abdominals

b)

Pectoralis major

c)

Hamstrings

d)

External obliques

9.

Muscles shorten when they ________ and lengthen when they relax.

a)

Stretch

b)

Contract

c)

Develop

d)

Grow

10.

Identify 3 muscles in the upper body (above the hip).

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