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12 GAS muscular system quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following descriptions explains the role of muscles in body movement?

a)

Muscles are responsible for generating force and producing movement by contracting and relaxing.

b)

Muscles only provide support for the body

c)

Muscles have no role in movement

d)

Muscles are only responsible for maintaining body temperature

2.

What muscle attaches to the bone and produces movement?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

d)

visceral muscle

3.

What muscle makes up the heart?

a)

involuntary muscle

b)

smooth muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

voluntary muscle

4.

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.

5.

What type of muscle makes of the walls of our internal organs?

a)

smooth muscles

b)

voluntary muscle

c)

striated muscle

d)

cardiac muscle

6.

About how many muscles do you have in your body?

a)

600

b)

50

c)

1,000

d)

100

7.

Which is NOT a kind of muscle in the human body?

a)

exoskeletal

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

cardiac

8.

What best describes your heart?

a)

smooth muscle

b)

skeletal muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

memory muscle

9.

Muscles are working in your body even when you are asleep and still.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

I am a muscle attached to a bone. I am a voluntary muscle. I appear striped under the microscope. What kind of muscle am I?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

memory

11.
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
12.
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? 
a)
Heart
b)
Arms 
c)
Legs
d)
Shoulders
13.
Involuntary muscle is 
a)
muscle found in the heart
b)
muscle found in the organs
c)
muscle that works automatically
d)
all of these are true
14.
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
15.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
16.
How many types of Muscles are there in the body?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
1
17.

Your stomach digesting food is an example of what kind of movement?

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

18.
Skeletal Muscle contraction is initiated when the ________ sends a message to the muscle cell.  
a)
Muscle cell
b)
Neuron
c)
Gland
d)
None of the above
19.

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.

20.

In the average person, _____ % of your body weight comes form muscles.

a)

40

b)

60

c)

20

d)

10