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TY Skeletal and muscular system

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What muscle attaches to the bone and produces movement?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

visceral muscle

2.

What muscle makes up the heart?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

voluntary muscle

3.

What are the functions of the muscles?

a)

hold the body erect

b)

helps generate body heat

c)

helps blood move through the veins and food through the digestive system

d)

all are functions of the muscles.

4.

True or False: The tendon connects your muscle to the bone

a)

True

b)

False

5.

 

Muscles that you DO NOT control are known as ...

a)

Fast Twitch

b)

Slow Twitch

c)

Voluntary

d)

Involuntary

6.

. 

Muscles that you control are known as....

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Fast Twitch

d)

Slow Twitch

7.

. 

Cardiac muscle is a _______________ muscle.

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

8.

Which type of muscle is found only in the heart?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

soft muscle

c)

voluntary muscle

d)

smooth muscle

9.

How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?

a)

One contracts and the other stretches.

b)

While one muscle in the pair contracts, the other returns to its original length.

c)

Both muscles extend at the same time.

d)

One muscle in the pair pulls on a bone, while the second muscle pulls on the first muscle.

10.

What do tendons attach?

a)

muscles to ligaments

b)

muscles to organs

c)

muscles to other muscles

d)

muscles to bones

11.

Your Heart beating is an example of what kind of movement?

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

12.

What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

a)

Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder

b)

Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps

c)

Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle

d)

Traps, Forearm, & Abs

13.

When a muscle contracts, it _______

a)

gets longer

b)

gets shorter

c)

gets thinner

d)

grows hair

14.

Approximately how many muscles is the human body made up of?

a)

600

b)

206

c)

400

d)

500

15.

The most important muscle in the body is the

a)

heart

b)

bicep

c)

tricep

d)

hamstring

16.

Muscles always work in _____

a)

teams

b)

group of three

c)

pairs

d)

alone

17.

Muscles are needed for what?

a)

movement

b)

decoration

c)

pump blood

d)

no one knows

18.

Muscle help with?

a)

Breathing

b)

support

c)

decoration

d)

add dimension

19.

What muscle is the arrow pointing toward?

a)

biceps

b)

traps

c)

pecs

d)

triceps

20.

What muscle is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Lats

d)

Quads

21.
What is the opposing muscle group for the biceps? 
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Abdominals
c)
Trapezius
d)
Triceps
22.

What joint has a ball end of one bone fitting into a cuplike cavity on another bone?

a)

ball-and-socket

b)

hinge

c)

sliding

d)

fixed

23.

This attaches your bone to bone

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Aponeurosis

24.

Babies are born with more bones than adults because some of their bones haven't _____________ yet

a)

fused

b)

calcified

c)

ossified

d)

developed

25.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
26.

What are the bones in the chest that protect your heart and lungs?

a)

ribs

b)

vertebrae

c)

teeth

d)

phalanges

27.
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? 
a)
Heart
b)
Arms 
c)
Legs
d)
Shoulders
28.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
29.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)

cartilage

d)
string
30.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)

cartilage

d)
string
31.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

32.

What don't the bones create?

a)
white blood cells
b)

platelets

c)
red blood cells
d)

antibiotics

33.
Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.
a)
106
b)
201
c)
206
d)

260

34.
a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Femur

35.

This is at the end of a bone to decrease friction

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

36.
a)

scapula

b)

ribs

c)

clavicle

d)

sternum

37.
a)

scapula

b)

tibia

c)

clavicle

d)

sternum

38.
a)

spine

b)

collar bone

c)

mandible

d)

scapula

39.
a)

radius

b)

ulna

c)

tibia

d)

fibula

40.
a)

tibia

b)

fibula

c)

femur

d)

patella

41.
a)

radius

b)

ulna

c)

tibia

d)

fibula

42.
a)

spine

b)

pelvis

c)

femur

d)

mandible

43.
a)

tibia

b)

humerus

c)

femur

d)

fibula

44.
a)

tarsals

b)

phalanges

c)

carpals

d)

vertebrae

45.

Where are phalanges located?

a)

spine

b)

spine and pelvis

c)

shoulders and hips

d)

hands and feet

46.
a)

tibia

b)

femur

c)

fibula

d)

humerus

47.
a)

tibia

b)

femur

c)

fibula

d)

ulna

48.

Part of the bone that manufactures red blood cell.

a)

Spongy Bone

b)

Red bone marrow

c)

Compact bone

d)

Joint

49.

Cells and tissues that allow movement of an organ or body part. Can only contract, not extend.

a)

Smooth Muscle

b)

Muscle

c)

Cardiac Muscle

50.

What joint allows little movement?

a)

fixed

b)

pivot

c)

ball-and-socket

d)

hinge

51.

What joint moves back and forth?

a)

hinge

b)

sliding

c)

fixed

d)

pivot

52.

What type of cell destroys bone?

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteocytes

53.

What type of cell builds bone?

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteocytes

54.

True or False: Muscles give us shape and help us stand up.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

In order for your muscles to grow, you need ______________.

a)

Lots of sleep

b)

To eat heathy food

c)

To exercise

d)

All of the above

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