WorksheetsThe Muscular System
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What are the functions of the muscular system?
Select all correct answers.
Helps you see
Helps you move
Helps fight diseases
Regulates body temperature
Helps your heart beat
Muscles that you control are known as....
Involuntary
Fast Twitch
Voluntary
Slow Twitch
Muscles that you DO NOT control are known as ...
Involuntary
Fast Twitch
Voluntary
Slow Twitch
Shivering helps in _________.
calcium regulation
blood pressure regulation
temperature regulation
pulse regulation
How should you care for your muscular system?
Select all that apply.
Exercise regularly.
Eat fast food on a daily basis.
Warm-up before and cool-down after exercise.
Stretch to remain flexible.
Eat healthy foods, especially foods high in protein.
Which muscles are involuntary?
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth and Cardiac
Which type of muscle tires quickly during exercise?
skeletal muscle
breathing muscle
cardiac muscle
smooth muscle
How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
One muscle in the pair pulls on a bone, while the second muscle pulls on the first muscle.
While one muscle in the pair contracts, the other returns to its original length.
Both muscles extend at the same time.
One contracts and the other stretches.
Of the 3 types of muscles, which muscles attach to bone?
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Smooth muscle is a (an)__________________ muscle.
Voluntary
Involuntary
The most important muscle in the body is the ________.
Bicep
Tricep
Heart
Hamstring
Your stomach digesting food is an example of what kind of movement?
Voluntary
Involuntary
Muscles help change_______energy to _______energy.
thermal,chemical
light, thermal
chemical, light
chemical, thermal
Swatting a fly off of your shoulder is what kind of movement?
Voluntary
Involuntary
Contraction of --------muscles helps move material through the body.
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
bicep and tricep
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
When a muscle contracts, it _______
gets longer
gets shorter
gets thinner
grows hair
Involuntary muscle is ________
muscle that works automatically
muscle found in the organs
muscle found in the heart
all of the above
Muscles always work in _____
joints
pairs
groups of 3
joints
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart.
True
False
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
Cardiac and Smooth
if you exercise, your muscle cells will______.
decrease in size
increase in size
disappear
Your Heart beating is an example of what kind of movement?
Voluntary
Involuntary
