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Muscle, Nervous, & Skeletal Systems

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

d)

All of the above

2.

Which type of muscle is termed as “voluntary?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

d)

All of the above

3.

Tendons attach (a)   to (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Muscle/bone
Bone/muscle
Ligament/bone
Bone/ligament
4.

Which animal has a higher percentage of slow-twitch muscle fibers?

a)

Racing quarter horses

b)

Chickens

c)

Working draft horses

d)

None of the above

5.

Muscle contraction results in muscle fiber becoming _______.

a)
Shorter
b)

Longer

6.

A neuron has:

a)

Soma

b)

Axom

c)

Nucleus

d)

All of the above

7.

The brain is directly protected by the _________.

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Skull

c)

Vertebral column

d)

All of the above

8.

The central nervous system includes the _________.

a)

Peripheral nervous system

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Sympathetic nervous system

d)

Parasympathetic nervous system

9.

Humans are considered ________.

a)

Monopods

b)

Quadrupeds

c)

Tripods

d)

Bipeds

10.

The bones of the "hand" are called ________.

a)

Long

b)

Irregular

c)

Flat

d)

Short

11.

Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Protection

b)

Locomotion

c)

Blood production

d)

All of the above

12.

The shoulder and hip joints are considered what kind of joints?

a)

Ball-and-socket joints

b)

Fused joints

c)

Pivot joints

d)

Gliding joints