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Musculoskeletal System

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a basketball player straightens their elbow to perform a free throw their elbow joint is said to have (a)  

2.

The role of cartilage is to prevent (a)   .

3.

If you were watching a cricket bowler bowling a bowl from the side you would be watching the (a)   plane

4.

What is the major muscle that raises the arm to the horizontal position shown in the image?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Pectoralis major

c)

Deltoid

d)

Latissimus dorsi

5.
Muscles you CANNOT control.
a)
Voluntary
b)
Involuntary
6.
Looking at diagram (to the right): What system is represented?
a)
Respiratory System
b)
Skeletal System
c)
Circulatory System
d)
Integumentary System
7.

When a bodybuilder does a leg curl what muscle is the agonist

a)

Deltoid

b)

Gluteus Maximus

c)

Hamstring

d)

Quadriceps

8.

What is a ligament?

a)

Tough and elastic bands that hold bones together

b)

Tough and inelastic tissue that hold bones together

c)

Tough and elastic tissue that connects bones to muscles

d)

Tough and inelastic tissue that connects bones to muscles

9.

Tendons are connective tissue that connect bones to (a)  

10.

Approximately how many muscles are in our body

a)

600

b)

200

c)

350

d)

12

11.

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?

a)

smooth

b)

rough

c)

cardiac

d)

skeletal

12.

What is it called where two or more bones connect

a)

Joint

b)

Tendon

c)

ligaments

d)

cartilage

13.

Which part of the skeletal system protects the brain?

a)

pelvis

b)

ribs

c)

scapula

d)

cranium/skull

14.

Which part of the skeletal system protects the heart and lungs?

a)

cranium/skull

b)

pelvis

c)

scapula

d)

ribs

15.

Which part of the skeletal system protects the spinal cord?

a)

pelvis

b)

cranium/skull

c)

vertebra

d)

scapula

16.

Which body system is responsible for our movement, energy, and for moving food from one organ to another?

a)

muscular

b)

circulatory

c)

nervous

d)

skeletal

17.

The type of involuntary muscle that lines the heart is the ___________ muscle.

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

d)

bicep

18.

This type of voluntary muscle is responsible for the movement of the skeleton.

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

d)

heart

19.

Approximately how many bones does the adult human body have?

a)

200

b)

350

c)

600

d)

12

20.

The muscles that line the digestive system are _____________ muscles.

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

intestinal

21.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Trapezius

c)

Sternomastoid

d)

Deltoid

22.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Erector Spinae

d)

Latissimus dorsi

23.

Which muscle is this?

a)

External Obliques

b)

Erector Spinae

c)

Latissimus dorsi

d)

Deltoid

24.

Which muscle is this?

a)

Soleus

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Hamstring

d)

Achilles Tendon

25.

An example of a long bone

a)

Femur

b)

Sternum

c)

Ribs

d)

Pelvis

26.

Short bones are cube-like and provide strength and stability. Name a place where they are located

a)

Radius and ulna

b)

Ankle and wrist

c)

Vertebrae

d)

Cranium

27.

Irregular bones have a shape that does not conform to the other types and have various functions. An example is:

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Femur

c)

Fibula

d)

Sternum

28.

Which part of the body acts as levers?

a)

Muscles

b)

Joints

c)

Bones

d)

Tendons

29.

Which part of the human body produces force to enable movement?

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Bones

d)

Muscles

30.

Identify any of the 126 Appendicular Bones

a)

Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges,

b)

cranial, sternum, thorax, ossicles

c)

metacarpals, phalanges, sacrum, coccyx

d)

hyoid, humerus, sacrum, sternum

31.

Which bone is highlighted

a)

humerus

b)

radius

c)

ulna

d)

femur

e)

fibula

32.

Found attached to bones throughout the body

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

all

33.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Skeletal, muscular, ligament
b)
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
c)
Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum
d)
Cardiac, smooth, brain stem
34.
Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are considered _____ muscles because we can’t control them consciously.
a)
Immovable
b)
Involuntary
c)
Skeletal
d)
none of the above
35.

What muscle is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Pectoralis (Pecs)

b)

Biceps

c)

Triceps

d)

Lats

36.

What muscle is the arrow pointing toward?

a)

biceps

b)

traps

c)

pecs

d)

triceps

37.

What muscle is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Lats

d)

Quads

38.
a)
Glutueal
b)
Hamstring
c)
Quadricep
d)
External Oblique
39.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Gastronecmius
d)
Satorius
40.
Flexion...
a)
Decreases angle of the joint
b)
Increases angle at the joint
c)
Moves limb away from midline
d)
Moves limb toward midline
41.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction

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