The Skeletal and Muscle Systems of the Human Body - Questions

Competency Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the form and function of the skeletal and muscle systems of the human body.


Questions:

1.  Your hip and shoulder joints are examples of what kind of joints? (4.03)

A. hinge C. pivot
B. ball & socket D. gliding

2.  Your elbow joint is an example of what kind of joint? (4.03)

A. ball & socket C. gliding
B. pivot D. hinge

3.  Your wrist and ankle joints are examples of what kind of joints? (4.03)

A. ball & socket C. hinge
B. pivot D. gliding

4.  Your knee joint moves like a _____________________. (4.04)

A. door C. car
B. joy stick D. bicycle

5.  A joy stick moves like your _______________________. (4.04)

A. elbow C. ribs
B. hip D. fingers

6.  Muscles work in _______________________. (4.05)

A. threes C. pairs
B. alone D. fives

7.  You can stand up because your skeleton gives you _____________________. (4.02)

A. protection C. support
B. life D. strength

8.  Your skull __________________________ your brain. (4.02)

A. hides C. supports
B. protects D. camouflages

9. Your bones and muscles enable you to walk and run. This movement is called _________________. (4.02)

A. locomotion C. strength
B. stress D. camouflage

10.  Which of the following is a system of the human body? (4.01)

A. knee C. brain
B. lungs D. skeleton