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Medical Therapeutics Skeletal and Muscular Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The adult body has approximately this number of bones:

a)

306

b)

106

c)

206

d)

196

2.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Production of red blood cells

b)

Organ protection

c)

Body support

d)

Oxygen consumption

3.

The femur (thigh bone) would be an example of a...

a)

Long bone

b)

Short bone

c)

Irregular bone

d)

Flat bone

4.

Which bone shape has a great area for muscle attachment, like the scapula:

a)

Long

b)

Flat

c)

Irregular

d)

Sesamoid

5.

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

a)

12

b)

5

c)

24

d)

7

6.

The act of shortening and lengthening of muscle tissue:

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

Movement

d)

Contraction

7.

Which type of muscle tissue in controlled automatically without conscious thought?

a)

Involuntary

b)

Skeletal

c)

Voluntary

d)

Epithelial

8.

The attachment point of a muscle to a moveable bone:

a)

Tendon

b)

Origin

c)

Insertion

d)

Fibromyalgia

9.

Moving towards the midline best describes:

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

10.

An increase in the angle of a joint or muscle

a)

Extension

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Rotation

11.

A muscle the maintained an injury, often referred to as a "pulled/stretched out muscle", is a

a)

Sprain

b)

Strain

c)

Tendonitis

d)

Bursitis

12.

What connects muscles to bones?

a)

Ligaments

b)

Tendons