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Nervous Muscular Skeletal

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the function of the skeletal system? 
a)
To send signals from the brain to the body. 
b)
To eliminate waste in the body.
c)
To provide structural support for the body.
d)
 To transport gases throughout the body
2.
Which body system sends electrical signals to the rest of the body?
a)
Skeletal 
b)
Circulatory
c)
Nervous 
d)
Digestive
3.
Which body system provides protection for the body system and its organs?
a)
 Muscular
b)
Circulatory
c)
Skeletal
d)
Digestive
4.
Which system works with the skeletal system to move the body?
a)
Muscular
b)
Circulatory
c)
Nervous
d)
a.  Respiratory
5.
How many bones are in the human body?
a)
 306
b)
208
c)
206
d)
 300
6.
This part of the body connects bones
a)
 Torso
b)
Muscles 
c)
Skull
d)
Joints
7.
What are 3 functions of the skeletal system?
a)
Eat, sleep, move
b)
Support, protect, move
c)
Make blood, digest food, structure
d)
Take in oxygen, movement, support.
8.
This joint opens and closes in one direction.
a)
Hinge Joint
b)
Ball and Socket Joint
c)
Gliding Joint
d)
Pivot Joint
9.
This joint allows movement in two directions, but does not rotate.  The bones slide over each other. 
a)
Hinge Joint
b)
Ball and Socket Joint
c)
Gliding Joint
d)
Pivot Joint
10.
This joint moves in all directions
a)
Hinge Joint
b)
Ball and Socket Joint
c)
Gliding Joint
d)
Pivot Joint
11.
________________________ is the flexible connective tissue. 
a)
Ligament
b)
Tendon
c)
Cartilage
d)
Femur
12.
___________ a tough bond of tissue that holds bones together. 
a)
Ligament
b)
Tendon
c)
Cartilage
d)
Femur
13.
our hip joint would be considered which type of joint?
a)
hinge
b)
ball and socket
c)
ball 
d)
fixed 
14.
Which system controls all parts of your body and sends/receives messages?
a)
muscular
b)
digestive
c)
circulatory
d)
nervous
15.
Which system supports the body and protects organs?
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
respiratory
d)
digestive
16.
Which system has the brain as the main organ?
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
nervous
d)
respiratory
17.
What is the correct order of biological organization from most simple to most complex?
a)
tissue, cells, organs, systems
b)
organs, cells, tissues, systems
c)
cells, tissues, organs, systems
d)
systems, organs, tissues, cells
18.
Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?
a)
Nervous System
b)
Muscular System
c)
Skeletal System
d)
Circulatory System
19.
How does the muscular system depend on the nervous system?
a)
The nervous system transports blood to the muscles.
b)
The nervous system provides support for the muscles.
c)
The nervous system supplies food and oxygen to the muscles.
d)
The nervous system sends signals to the muscles to cause movement.
20.
What is the tube of nerves that runs through the backbone?
a)
spinal cord
b)
veins
c)
muscles
d)
chambers
21.
Bones meet at ---?
a)
joints
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
cells
22.
Which system enables the body to move, moves food through the digestive system, and keeps the heart beating?
a)
skeletal 
b)
muscular
c)
digestive
d)
nervous
23.
Which system is made of the smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscles?
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
nervous
d)
excretory
24.
Which system includes bones, cartilage, and ligaments?
a)
nervous
b)
muscular
c)
skeletal
d)
excretory
25.
Which system includes the brain, spinal cord, eyes, ears, and skin?
a)
Muscular
b)
Nervous
c)
Respiratory
d)
Skeletal
26.
Which three body systems allow you to move?
a)
muscular, skeletal, digestive
b)
nervous, excretory, digestive
c)
nervous, muscular, skeletal
d)
Muscular, skeletal, circulatory
27.
Which is an example of a function the muscular system performs?
a)
Voluntary muscles pump blood through the body.
b)
Skeletal muscles keep a body’s joints working properly.
c)
Cardiac muscles move bones and hold a body’s skeleton in place.
d)
Smooth muscles help move food through the organs they surround.
28.
Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?
a)
Skeletal
b)
nervous
c)
digestive
d)
circulatory
29.
What are the THREE types of Muscles?
a)
cold, hot, and warm
b)
Smooth, Rough, and Skeletal
c)
Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
30.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Skeleton
d)
Involuntary Muscles
31.
The smooth muscle is located 
a)
In the heart 
b)
Bones 
c)
Head 
d)
Within organs 
32.
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? 
a)
Heart
b)
Arms 
c)
Legs
d)
Shoulders
33.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
34.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
35.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
36.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
37.
Which of the following is NOT a sense organ?
a)
Nose
b)
Eyes
c)
Tongue/Mouth
d)
Hands
38.
What type of cell gathers and carries information?
a)
Nerve Ending
b)
Sense Organ
c)
Sensory Cell
d)
Nerve Cell
39.
What is the job of the spinal cord?
a)
To protect your muscles
b)
To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
c)
To open and close your lungs.
40.
The bones that protect your spinal cord are called _____.
a)
Diaphragm
b)
Spinal fluid bones
c)
Vertebrates
41.
 Your brain controls some actions involuntarily.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Your brain is made mainly of what type of cell?
a)
Muscle Cells
b)
Neroun cells
c)
Skeletal cells
43.
Which of the following is involuntary?
a)
picking up a pencil
b)
raising your hand
c)
breathing
d)
picking your nose
44.
Muscles can only push to provide movement.
a)
True.
b)
False.
45.
There are over 850 muscles. 
a)
True. 
b)
False.