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Musculoskeletal System Unit

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are joints
a)
A place where one bone meets 
b)
A place where  two  bones meet 
c)
Bones don't meet 
d)
A place where three bones meet 
2.
Often contains a fluid-filled cushion
a)
fibrous
b)
cartilaginous
c)
synovial
3.

The shoulder has which type of joint?

a)

Pivot

b)

Saddle

c)

Ball and socket

d)

Hinge

4.

Where can a saddle joint be found?

a)

Wrist

b)

Skull

c)

Vertebra

d)

Thumb

5.

Which is an example of a hinge joint

a)

knee and elbow

b)

shoulder and hip

c)

neck

d)

ankle and wrist

6.

Which is an example of a pivot joint

a)

shoulders and hips

b)

wrist and ankle

c)

neck

d)

elbow

7.

Which is an example of a gliding joint

a)

hips

b)

neck

c)

shoulders

d)

ankle and wrist

8.

Which system provides shape and support, movement, and protects organs

a)

nervous

b)

circulatory

c)

skeletal

d)

respiratory

9.

Which of the following contains an immovable joint

a)

hand

b)

leg

c)

skull

d)

knee

10.

Adults have more bones than babies

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which type of joint makes up most joints in the body?

a)

Synovial

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Skeletal

12.

A hinge joint allows

a)

A wide range of movements

b)

Circumduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)

13.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
14.

Bones of the palm

a)

Carpals

b)

Metacarpals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Metatarsals

15.

Long bone of the upper arm

a)

Scapula

b)

Clavicle

c)

Humerus

d)

Radius

16.

Lateral long bone of the lower leg

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Tibia

d)

Fibula

17.

Bones of the ankle

a)

Carpals

b)

Metacarpals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Metatarsals

18.
a)

Cranium

b)

Vertebra

c)

Sacrum

d)

Coccyx

19.

Lateral bone of the forearm, closer to the thumb

a)

Clavicle

b)

Humerus

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

20.

The breastbone at the center of the chest

a)

Sternum

b)

Thoracic Vertebrae

c)

Ribs

d)

Sacrum

21.

Bones of the fingers

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Carpals

d)

Phalanges

22.

Medial bone of the forearm, closer to the little finger

a)

Clavicle

b)

Humerus

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

23.

Flat bones of the shoulder girdle

a)

Clavicle

b)

Scapula

c)

Humerus

d)

Ulna

24.

The large medial long bone of the lower leg

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Tibia

d)

Fibula

25.
a)
metacarpals
b)
metatarsals
c)
carpals
d)
tarsals
26.
a)
clavicle
b)
ribs
c)
humerus
d)
ulna
27.

What is the name of the bone highlighted in red?

a)

clavicle

b)

tibia

c)

humerus

d)

femur

28.

What bone is highlighted in red?

a)

patella

b)

tibia

c)

fibula

d)

femur

29.
a)
Tibia
b)
Fibula
c)
Patella
d)
Femur
30.

What bones is highlighted in green?

a)

tarsals

b)

metacarpals

c)

carpals

d)

metatarsals

31.

What bone is highlighted in red?

a)

tarsals

b)

carpals

c)

vertebrae

d)

femur

32.

What bone is highlighted in yellow?

a)

cranium

b)

mandible

c)

clavicle

d)

scapula

33.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Pectoral

b)

Deltoid

c)

Bicep

d)

Abdominal

34.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Latissimus Dorsi

b)

Glutes

c)

Tricep

d)

Hamstrings

35.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Quadricep

b)

Pectoral

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Deltoid

36.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Tricep

b)

Hamstring

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Trapezius

37.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Tricep

b)

Pectoral

c)

Glutes

d)

Quadricep

38.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Quadricep

b)

Abdominal

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Pectoral

39.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Bicep

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Trapezius

d)

Hamstring

40.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Pectoralis major

c)

Bicep brachii

d)

Abdominal

41.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Tricep

b)

Glutes

c)

Abdominal

d)

Pectoral

42.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Glutes

b)

Pectoral

c)

Bicep

d)

Abdominal

43.

What's the name of this muscle?

a)

Pectoral

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Tricep

d)

Trapezius

44.

This muscle is named for the chewing action it produces

a)

buccinator

b)

masseter

c)

lateral pterygoid

d)

medial pterygoid

45.

Muscle that elevates the eyebrows and wrinkles the forehead

a)

occipitals

b)

frontalis

c)

temporalis

d)

corrugator

46.

Which muscle allows you to bow your head?

a)

sternocleidomastoid

b)

buccinator

c)

zygomaticus

d)

frontalis

47.

Muscles pull on _______ to help you move.

a)

Body parts

b)

Other muscles

c)

Bones

48.

_________ muscles are controlled by you.

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

49.

__________ muscles you do not control.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

50.

Your heart is a/an ________________ muscle.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

51.

What are these types of muscles called?

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Smooth muscle

c)

Striated muscle

52.

What are these types of muscles called?

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Smooth muscle

c)

Striated muscle

53.
What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled
a)
Skeletal Only
b)
Skeletal and Cardiac
c)
Smooth and Cardiac
d)
Cardiac Only
54.
Muscle tissue
a)
Is tissue that functions in lining, covering, and glandular tissue
b)
Is tissue involved in protecting, supporting, and binding together other body tissues
c)
Is tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement 
d)
Tissue that receives and conducts electrochemical impulses from one part of the body to another
55.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
56.
What is the biggest bone in your body?
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
57.
What is the name of the section in purple?
a)
manubrium
b)
sternum
c)
xiphoid process
d)
body
58.
The thin outer layer of a bone
a)
Spongy Bone
b)
Compact Bone
c)
Periosteum
d)
Marrow
59.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
60.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
61.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
62.
Tendons connect __________ to bone.
a)
Cartilage
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Ligaments
63.

___are thin filaments.

a)

troponin

b)

tropomyosin

c)

actin

d)

myosin

64.

___are thick filaments.

a)

actin

b)

myosin

c)

troponin

d)

tropomyosin

65.

___forms a crossbridge with actin.

a)

actin

b)

myosin

c)

calcium

d)

ATP

66.

The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction says

a)

Actin and myosin filaments condense, thus causing the filament to shorten which in turn shortens the muscle

b)

Myosin rotates and wraps actin around it making the muscle shorter

c)

Friction is reduced between thin and thick filaments causing the thick filaments to move inside the thin

d)

Actin filaments bind to myosin filaments and slide over the myosin filaments, making the muscle shorter

67.

Which number represents the myosin filament?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

68.

Which number represents the actin filament?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

69.

Where the muscle attaches to the more stationary bone

a)

origin

b)

insertion

c)

body

d)

sarcomere

70.

Where the muscle attaches to the more moveable bone

a)

origin

b)

insertion

c)

body

d)

sarcomere

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