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Muscular system

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

The muscular system's main function includes all of this except

a)

allows movement in body

b)

maintain posture

c)

stabilize joints

d)

converts food into nutrients

2.

Which type of muscle controls our digestive system?

a)

Smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

digestive

d)

skeletal

3.

Which type of muscle controls our heart?

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Digestive

d)

skeletal

4.

Smooth muscles are

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

5.

The heart muscle is

a)

Voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

6.

Which of these muscles is voluntary

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Skeletal

d)

Stomach muscles

7.

What is the purpose of tendons

a)

attach to our internal organs to control breathing and heartbeat.

b)

connect nerves to muscles

c)

connect muscles to organs

d)

attach the muscle to bones and allow for movement

8.

The muscular system works directly with the ____ system to allow the body to move.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Endocrine

c)

Circulatory

d)

Digestive

9.

Which of these is not a voluntary muscle movement?

a)

Speaking

b)

Walking

c)

Writing

d)

Breathing

10.

Many bones get their name from the bone they are

a)

near

b)

attached to

c)

looking like

d)

N/A

11.

gluteus maximus is an example of how muscles get their name because of its

a)

dimension

b)

quality

c)

size

d)

N/A

12.

Oblique muscle fibers run diagonal to the body midline and are an example of how muscles get their name based on muscle _______

a)

movement

b)

direction

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

13.

When muscles are attached in three tendons of origin they are called ____

a)

quadriceps

b)

triceps

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

14.

Muscle shaped like a triangle are called

a)

Deltoid

b)

Fragmoid

c)

N/A

d)

Helmoid

15.

_____ refers to muscles attached to immovable bone.

a)

Place

b)

Origin

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

16.

Which of the diseases would you get if you played too much tennis

a)

Muscular dystrophy

b)

ALS

c)

Tendonitis

d)

Celebral Palsy

17.

Five properties of muscles

a)

Excitability

b)

Contractility

c)

Extensibility

d)

Elasticity

e)

Adaptability