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Skeletal and Muscular System Test

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Circle the best answer.

1. Which system helps our body keep its shape?

A. Muscular System
B. Nervous System
C. Skeletal System
D. Circulatory System
2. A ____________ is a place where two bones meet.
A. Ligament
B. Tendon
C. Joint
D. Muscle
3. A moveable joint allows bones to ___________.
A. Sleep
B. Move
C. Stay still
D. Run
4. What is a muscle that we can control?
A. Smooth Muscle
B. Voluntary Muscle
C. Involuntary Muscle
D. Cardiac Muscle
5. What kind of muscle is the heart?
A. Smooth Muscle
B. Skeletal Muscle
C. Voluntary Muscle
D. Involuntary Muscle
6. Smooth muscles and cardiac muscles are voluntary or involuntary muscles?
A. Voluntary Muscles
B. Involuntary Muscles
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7. Your upper arm bone is also known as what?

A. Humerus
B. Radius
C. Ulna
D. Femur
8. What is another name for your scapula?
A. Triangle bone
B. Shoulder Blade
C. Blade
D. Scapy
9. What is another name for your collarbone?
A. Sternum
B. Clavicle
C. Carpal
D. Tarsal
10. What are your phalanges?
A. Wrists
B. Fingers and toes
C. Elbows
D. Knees

TRUE/FALSE
Directions: Decide if the statement is true or false.

11. _____ Our bones protect our internal organs

12. _____ Your shoulder is a pivot joint
13. _____ Warming up our muscles is important to prevent injuries
14. _____ The patella is also known as the knee cap
15. _____ Our muscles are made out of rubber bands

MATCHING
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Directions: Match the specific name of the joint to the joint in your body.

A. Ball and Socket Joint

B. Gliding Joint
C. Pivot Joint
D. Hinge Joint

16. ______ Shoulder

17. ______ Knee
18. ______ Vertebrae
19. ______ Joints in your neck

Directions: Match the type of muscle to the muscles in your body.

A. Smooth Muscle
B. Cardiac Muscle
C. Skeletal Muscle

20. _____ Muscles found in your heart

21. _____ Muscles found in your internal organs
22. _____ Muscles that move your body

SHORT ANSWER
Directions: Fill in the correct word on the line provided. All words are used on time.

Word Bank
Sprain Dislocation Torn Cartilage Overuse Injuries Tendonitis Muscle Strain

23. ________________ is when an activity is performed too often or too seriously, joints
become irritated and inflamed
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24. ________________ is a painful injury that may happen when muscles are overworked or
stretched too much or too quickly, also known as a pulled muscle. Extreme cases can lead
to a tearing of the muscle.
25. _______________ is an overstretched or torn ligament
26. ________________ is an overuse of tendons that leads to painful swelling.
27. ________________ is serious damage to the cartilage between the bones in a joint.
28. ________________ is when he ends of the bones in a joint are forced out of their normal
positions.

Word Bank
Cranium Mandible Ribcage Carpals Tarsals Femur Vertebrae

29. _________________ are the bones that make up your ankle.

30. The _________________ is also known as your skull.
31. The _________________ is your thigh bone. It is the longest, heavier, and strongest bone in
your body.
32. The ________________ is the bony frame formed by the ribs around the chest.
33. The ________________ is your jawbone.
34. Your ________________ are the 26 bones running down the middle of your back.
35. _______________ are the small bones that make up your wrist.