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Skeletal & Muscular System Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Moves food

b)

Produces red blood cells

c)

Sends messages to the brain & body

2.

The 4 functions of the Skeletal System include supporting the body, protecting the organs, storing body minerals & producing red and white blood cells.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

IDK.

3.

What is the axial skeleton made up of?

a)

The bones of your shoulders, arms, hands, hips, legs & feet

b)

The bones of your skull, spine, ribs, sternum & breastbone

4.

What is the appendicular skeleton made up of?

a)

The bones of your shoulders, arms, hands, hips, legs & feet

b)

The bones of your skull, spine, ribs, sternum & breastbone

5.

There are 126 bones in the axial skeleton

a)

True

b)

False

6.

There are 85 bones in the axial skeleton

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This type of bones makes up your vertebrae (spine) -

a)

Short

b)

Irregular

c)

Long

d)

Flat

8.

This type of bone is found in your wrists and ankles

a)

Short

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

9.

This type of bone is found in your arms & legs

a)

Irregular

b)

Flat

c)

Short

d)

Long

10.

This type of bone is found in your ribs & skull

a)

Short

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

11.

The shoulder is what kind of joint?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball & Socket

c)

Immovable

d)

Pivot

12.

What type of joint is the neck?

a)

Hinge

b)

Immovable

c)

Ball & Socket

d)

Pivot

13.

What type of joint is the elbow?

a)

Hinge

b)

Pivot

c)

Ball & Socket

d)

Immovable

14.

What type of joint is the skull?

a)

Ball & Socket

b)

Immovable

c)

Pivot

d)

Hinge

15.

This is a type of connective tissue that connects BONE to BONE

a)

Ligament

b)

Muscle

c)

Tendon

d)

Ossification

16.

This is a type of connective tissue that connects MUSCLE to BONE

a)

Ossification

b)

Tendon

c)

Ligament

d)

Red Blood Cell

17.

Mrs. Briggs broke her arm. Her bone is now healing and being renewed. This process is called

a)

Healing

b)

Ossification

c)

Bone resorption

d)

Osteoporosis

18.

Which 2 minerals are most important in improving bone growth/strength?

a)

Phosphorus & Iron

b)

Calcium & Zinc

c)

Calcium & Phosphorus

d)

Potassium & Sodium

19.

Why is exercise important to our bone health?

a)

It promotes better blood circulation

b)

Stronger muscles = stronger bones

c)

Both A & B

20.

A bone break where the bone does not come through the skin

a)

Hairline

b)

Greenstick

c)

Simple

d)

Transverse

21.

A bone broken in more than two places

a)

Comminuted

b)

Transverse

c)

Compound

d)

Simple

22.

A crack in the bone that is not a complete break

a)

Greenstick

b)

Hairline

c)

Transverse

d)

Inverse

23.

When the bone breaks & it protrudes the skin

a)

Comminuted

b)

Hairline

c)

Simple

d)

Compound

24.

An older woman who appears to be walking bent over is most likely suffering from...

a)

A hairline fracture of the spine

b)

Scoliosis

c)

Osteoporosis

d)

Hyperlordosis

25.

Someone suffering from this condition typically has an "S" shape in their spine

a)

Scoliosis

b)

Osteoporosis

c)

Kyphosis

d)

A spine fracture

26.

What is the purpose of an X-Ray?

a)

To get a clear picture of the muscles

b)

To get a clear picture of the bones

c)

To get a clear picture of your brain

27.

A function of the muscular system is to help pump blood

a)

False

b)

True

28.

___________________ are muscles that open a joint.

a)

Extensors

b)

Flexors

c)

Tendons

d)

Ligaments

29.

___________ are muscles that close a joint

a)

Extensors

b)

Ligaments

c)

Flexors

d)

Tendons

30.

The quadricep is an example of what type of muscle?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

31.

The uterus & intestines are examples of what kind of muscle?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

32.

The heart is an example of what kind of muscle?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Smooth

c)

Skeletal

33.

Which type of muscle is voluntary?

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Skeletal

d)

They are ALL Voluntary

34.

When muscles begin wasting away this is called...

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

Scoliosis

c)

Strain

d)

Dystrophy

35.

When you tear a ligament this is called a ....

a)

Sprain

b)

Strain

c)

Break

d)

Major Problem.

36.

These are the 2 main muscles in your arm

a)

Biceps & Triceps

b)

Deltoid & Triceps

c)

Quadriceps & Hamstrings

d)

Pectorals & Triceps

37.

This muscle is located in your lower back

a)

Deltoids

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Trapezius

d)

Pectorals

38.

This is the largest & longest muscle in your abdominal wall

a)

Transverse Abdominis

b)

Internal Obliques

c)

External Obliques

d)

Rectus Abdominis

39.

This muscle is responsible for twisting your trunk

a)

Pectorals

b)

External Obliques

c)

Interal Obliques

d)

Rectus Abdominis

40.

This muscle is located in the lower half of the leg

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Gluteals

41.

This is the largest muscle in the gluteals

a)

Gluteus Maximus

b)

Gluteus Medius

c)

Gluteus Minimus

d)

Gluteus Extensors

42.

This muscle is most commonly sore after running sprints up a hill

a)

Biceps

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Rectus Abdominis

d)

Brachioradialis

43.

The brachioradialis is located on what side of your arm?

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Sagittal

44.

The shoulder muscle is called the

a)

Deltoid

b)

Pectoralis Major

c)

Pectoralis Minor

d)

Bicep

e)

Tricep

45.

This muscle is one of the longest muscles in the body and runs down the length of the hip to the top of the knee.

a)

Hamstring

b)

Sartorius

c)

Quadricep

d)

Gastrocnemius