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Skeletal, Muscular, and Nervous Systems

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bones are made up of

a)

calcium

b)

iron

c)

potassium

d)

oxygen

2.

Bones serve as scaffolding for (more than one correct answer)

a)

ligaments

b)

joints

c)

muscles

d)

organs

3.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
4.
Which of these is a long bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Patella
c)
Scapula
d)
Carpal
5.
The primary mineral stored by compact bone is
a)
Calcium
b)
Selenium
c)
Zinc
d)
Magnesium
6.

True or False: Skeletal bones provide shape, support, protection and movement to your body.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What two minerals are bones primarily made up of?

a)

Carbon and Nitrogen

b)

Calcium and Phosphorus

c)

Gold and Silver

8.

How are moveable joints held together?

a)

Tendons

b)

Bones

c)

Cartilage

d)

Ligaments

9.

A condition where your bones can become weak and break easily is called...

a)

Old age

b)

Osteoporosis

c)

Arthritis

d)

Scoliosis

10.

Your bones work with your _________ to allow you to move.

a)

digestive system

b)

muscles

c)

bladder

d)

kidney

11.

Which muscle type is found in your stomach?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

d)

Straight

12.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
13.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
14.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
15.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
17.
These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.  
a)
Skeletal/ Voluntary
b)
Smooth/Involuntary
c)
Cardiac 
d)
Rough 
18.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
19.
What is a voluntary muscle?
a)
You have control over the muscle 
b)
You have no control over the muscle
c)
Muscle works automatically
d)
Muscles fuse together
20.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Skeleton
d)
Involuntary Muscles
21.
Movements that you cannot control
a)
Strain
b)
Sprain
c)
Voluntary
d)
Involuntary
22.
These muscles are found in your organs
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Rough
d)
Cardiac
23.
The main purpose of the muscular system is to....
a)
Keep the heart beating
b)
Move the body
c)
Hit the dab
d)
Transfer oxygen
24.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, neurons

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

25.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

sensory inputs, process information, motor output

b)

to protect the body from harm.

c)

Sensory input and motor output

d)

Make decisions and process information

26.
A person feels the heat of a hot stove.
a)
Stimulus
b)
Response
27.

What part of your body carries signals from your brain to your muscles (you can choose more than one)

a)

Motor neurons

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Sensory neurons

d)

Blood vessels

28.

What kind of neuron carries information from our eyes to our brain?

a)

Motor neuron

b)

Sensory neuron

c)

Nerve

d)

Spinal neuron

29.
What bone protects your brain?
a)
Skull
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Cerbrum
d)
Deltoids
30.
What are the main two parts of the central nervous system?
a)
Brain and Skull
b)
Brain and Spinal Cord
c)
Spinal Cord and Nerves
d)
Nerve Cells and Nerve Endings
31.
What sense organ is responsible for our sense of touch?
a)
Ears
b)
Face
c)
Nose 
d)
Skin
32.
What type of cell gathers and carries information?
a)
Nerve Ending
b)
Sense Organ
c)
Sensory Cell
d)
Nerve Cell
33.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from the cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
34.
Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?
a)
Blood
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
35.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
36.
The nervous system works with these two systems to direct behavior and movement.
a)
respiratory and excretory
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
respiratory and digestive
d)
skeletal and digestive
37.
The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS and connect to other body parts
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
38.

The autonomic nervous system is a branch of your ... nervous system.

a)

central

b)

peripheral

39.

What nervous system does a seizure affect?

a)

The central nervous system

b)

The autonomic nervous system

c)

The somatic nervous system

d)

All of the above

40.

A group of brain disorders characterized by repeated seizures over time

a)

epilepsy

b)

dementia

c)

meningitis

d)

cerebral palsy

41.

A chronic, slowly progressive disease of the

central nervous system that destroys the myelin

sheath of nerve cell axons

a)

multiple sclerosis

b)

epilepsy

c)

Parkinson's disease

d)

Alzheimer's disease

42.
What sense organ is responsible for our sense of touch?
a)
Ears
b)
Face
c)
Nose 
d)
Skin
43.

A patient's arm has been in a cast and the muscle is smaller from disuse, this is known as?

a)

hypertrophy

b)

muscle tone

c)

atrophy

d)

strain

44.

How should you care for your muscular system. Select all that apply.

a)

Exercise regularly.

b)

Eat fast food on a daily basis.

c)

Warm-up before and cool-down after exercise.

d)

Stretch to remain flexible.

e)

Eat healthy foods, especially foods high in protein.

45.

Exercise is important for muscles because it

a)

helps maintain strength and flexibility.

b)

gives muscles more energy.

c)

prevents muscles from becoming tired.

d)

prevents muscle injuries.

46.

Which keeps your muscles healthy...pick 3!

a)

lift the heaviest weights in the gym

b)

stretch and warm up before exercising

c)

exercise regularly

d)

eat lots of candy

e)

drink plenty of water

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