Muscular System Worksheet Grade 41

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Muscular System

Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following statement is true.

a. Involuntary muscles are under your conscious control.

b. Skeletal muscles cover your skeleton, giving your body its shape.

c. Skeletal muscles pull in two directions.

2. How do muscles work in pairs?

a. The pair relaxes and contracts at the same time during the movement.

b. One muscle relaxes to pull the bone while the other contracts.

c. One muscle contracts to pull the bone while the other relaxes.

3. What happens when your tricep muscle contracts?

a. The bicep muscle relaxes.

b. It straightens your forearm away from your shoulder.

c. It moves your forearm towards your shoulder

4. Which of the following statements are incorrect?

a. Cardiac muscle only exists in the heart.

b. Cardiac muscle is a voluntary muscle responsible for making your heart beat.

c. Cardiac muscle never gets tired. It works constantly without ever pausing to rest.

5. Which type of muscle is found in hollow organs like your intestines and stomach?

a. smooth muscle b. voluntary muscle c. skeletal muscle

6. Which of the following can strengthen your arm muscle the most?

a. running b. tennis c. soccer

7. Which of the following food are good for the muscles?

a. cheese and vegetables b. egg and fish c. rice and fruits


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8. What attaches the muscles to the bones?

a. tendon b. ligament c. skeletal bands

9. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of skeletal muscles to
bones?

a. Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones at your joints to support the body

b. Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones at your joints to allow the bones to move.

c. Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones at your joints to give the body a shape.

d. Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones at your joints to strengthen the bone.

10. Which of the following muscles are voluntary?

a. stomach and heart muscle

b. pupil and muscles in the intestines

c. face and neck muscle

11. Which of the following correctly describes the contraction and relaxation of the arm muscle?

a. When the forearm is bended the biceps are contracted and triceps are relaxed.

b. When the forearm is bended the biceps are relaxed and triceps are contracted.

c. When the forearm is bended the biceps are relaxes and triceps are relaxed.

12. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a. Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles.

b. Smooth muscles and cardiac muscles are involuntary muscles.

c. Smooth muscles and skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles.

True or False. Write T if true and F if false.

________ 1. Our skeletal and muscular system must work together to enable movement.

________ 2. Eating high fat meat is good for our muscles.


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________ 3. Good posture, eating a balanced diet and exercising is good for our muscular and
skeletal system.

Answer Key:

1. b

2. c

3. b

4. b

5. a

6. b

7. b

8. a

9. b

10. c

11. a

12. c

True or False.

1. T 2. F 3. T

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