WorksheetsMedical Therapeutics Skeletal and Muscular Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
The adult body has approximately this number of bones:
306
106
206
196
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
Production of red blood cells
Organ protection
Body support
Oxygen consumption
The femur (thigh bone) would be an example of a...
Long bone
Short bone
Irregular bone
Flat bone
Which bone shape has a great area for muscle attachment, like the scapula:
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
12
5
24
7
The act of shortening and lengthening of muscle tissue:
Extension
Flexion
Movement
Contraction
Which type of muscle tissue in controlled automatically without conscious thought?
Involuntary
Skeletal
Voluntary
Epithelial
The attachment point of a muscle to a moveable bone:
Tendon
Origin
Insertion
Fibromyalgia
Moving towards the midline best describes:
Abduction
Adduction
Flexion
Extension
An increase in the angle of a joint or muscle
Extension
Abduction
Flexion
Rotation
A muscle the maintained an injury, often referred to as a "pulled/stretched out muscle", is a
Sprain
Strain
Tendonitis
Bursitis
What connects muscles to bones?
Ligaments
Tendons
