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HEALTH QUIZ on Ch 14 "Skeletal, Muscular, & Nervous Systems"

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is another name for the kneecap?
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
d)
scapula
2.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
3.
Name this bone.
a)
femur
b)
radius
c)
tibia
4.

Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

5.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Ribs

b)

Cranium

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

6.

What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

bones

7.

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

8.

What is a flexible connective tissue that is found in your nose and ears?

a)

cartilage

b)

joints

c)

ligaments

d)

cranium

9.

What is the purpose of the rib cage?

a)

Helps us to think

b)

make blood for the body

c)

Protects our brain

d)

Protects our vital organs like heart and lungs

10.

The skeletal system works with the ______________ to help your body move.

a)

digestive system

b)

circulatory system

c)

respiratory system

d)

muscular system

11.

Which tissue cushions the end of bones?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

joints

12.
our hip joint would be considered which type of joint?
a)
hinge
b)
ball and socket
c)
pivot
d)
fixed 
13.

Examples of a hinge joint are the elbow and knee.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Name the condition in which the bones become weak and break easily.

a)

Osteoarthritis

b)

Rheumatoid arthritis

c)

osteoporosis

d)

arthritis

15.
What mineral are bones made of?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
16.

What is the process called when calcium continues to form in the bone structure, causing the bone to become hard?

a)

ossification

b)

osteoporosis

c)

osteomalacia

d)

osteoarthritis

17.

This condition can be caused when a joint is damaged, causing the edges of the bones to rub together and become inflamed.

a)

Arthritis

b)

Fracture

c)

Kyphosis

d)

Lordosis

18.
The tendons connect the muscles to the bones.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

muscles that contract when needed without needing to think about it

a)

fast twitch

b)

slow twitch

c)

voluntary

d)

involuntary

20.

muscles that you consciously make contract and move

a)

fast twitch

b)

slow twitch

c)

voluntary

d)

involuntary

21.

Select all the apply for skeletal muscle

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Attached to bones

d)

Attached to internal organs

e)

Produces heat and energy

22.

Select all that apply for cardiac muscles

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Found in heart

d)

Found in internal organs

e)

Contracts to circulate blood

23.

Which of these is NOT a major task of the muscular system?

a)

Movement for your body

b)

Maintaining posture

c)

Heat production for the body

d)

   Making red blood cells

24.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
25.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
26.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
27.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
28.

Bulging of an organ or tissue through a weakened area in the muscle wall:

a)

Hernia

b)

Myalgia

c)

Myositis

d)

Muscular Dystrophy

29.
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
30.

Which muscles are involuntary (uncontrollable)?

a)

Skeletal and Cardiac

b)

Smooth and Skeletal

c)

Cardiac and Smooth

31.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
32.

Check all that apply. Skeletal muscle is responsible for:

a)

movement of body

b)

stabilizing joints

c)

maintain posture

d)

contracting organs to move substances

33.

Muscular dystrophy is the inflammation of a tendon.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

Which problem of the muscular system results when muscles are stretched or partially torn from overexertion?

a)

muscle bruise

b)

muscle sprain

c)

hernia

d)

muscular dystrophy

35.

Inflammation of a tendon is called tendonitis.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Turning your head to look both ways before crossing the street is what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

37.

Swatting a fly off of your shoulder is what kind of movement?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

38.

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

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

39.
What is the primary function of the muscular system?
a)
Protection
b)
Movement
c)
Circulation
d)
Storage
40.

What is a nerve cell?

a)

axon

b)

neuron

c)

dendrite

d)

myelin

41.

Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?

a)

brain

b)

nose

c)

spinal cord

d)

left big toe

42.

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Voluntary muscle movement is coordinated by what part of the brain?

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

44.

What part of the brain deals with appetite and temperature control?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brain stem

45.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse?

a)

Spinal Nerves

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Spinal Nerves

46.
What is the main function of the cerebellum?
a)
Consciousness
b)
sensory reception
c)
homeostatsis
d)
muscle coordination
47.
What is responsible for heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure?
a)
midbrain
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
cerebrum
48.
What part is responsible for visual processing?
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
49.
Which neurons carry messages from the brain to the body?
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
afferent
50.

The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell Body

d)

Myelin Sheath

51.
The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
52.

What is the peripheral nervous system

a)

The spine and brain

b)

Neurons and neuroglia

c)

Cranial Nerves and Spinal Nerves

d)

Bipolar and unipolar neurons

53.

What do Neurons do?

a)

transmit impulses in the nervous system

b)

prevent seizures

c)

control brain activity

54.

What brain structure controls basic life functions like breathing & heartbeat?

a)

cerebral cortex

b)

neurons

c)

brainstem

d)

peripheral nervous system

55.

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for "Rest & Digest" response

a)

parasympathetic nervous system

b)

sympathetic nervous system

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