Focus On Life Science: California Grade 7

Lesson 1: The Musculoskeletal System

Standards Check

1.
Where are blood cells made? 5.c
A)compact bone
B)marrow
C)periosteum
D)cartilage
2.
The end of bones are covered with what? 5.c
A)ligaments
B)tendons
C)cartilage
D)muscle
3.
Where are human immovable joints found? 5.c
A)at the neck
B)in the wrist
C)at the elbow
D)in the skull
4.
What type of joint do your elbows have? 5.c
A)hinge
B)gliding
C)ball and socket
D)pivot
5.
What is the term for any place where two or more bones come together? 5.c
A)periosteum
B)ligament
C)Preservation
D)joint
6.
Which of these is not a type of human muscle tissue? 5.a
A)smooth
B)skeletal
C)rough
D)cardiac
7.
Which of these muscle types is attached to bones by thick bands of tissue called tendons? 5.c
A)skeletal
B)smooth
C)cardiac
D)involuntary
8.
Muscles that you are able to control are called _______. 5.c
A)smooth muscles
B)involuntary muscles
C)cardiac muscles
D)voluntary muscles
9.
When the flexor or hamstring muscles of your thigh contract, the lower leg is brought toward the thigh. What happens to the lower leg when the extensor or quadriceps muscles contract? 5.c
A)The extensors contract.
B)The flexors contract.
C)The leg straightens.
D)The lower leg is brought toward the thigh
10.
_______ energy is needed for muscle activity. 5.a
A)Kinetic
B)Chemical
C)Potential
D)Thermal
11.
Joints belong to which of these body systems? 5.a
A)digestive system
B)muscular system
C)nervous system
D)skeletal system
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