1. the Skeleton Works Together with ______To Move the Body

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Science quiz Your skeleton

1. The skeleton works together with ______to move the body. a. the heart b. the muscles c. the organs

2. A supporting frame is also called: a. a skeleton b. red marrow c. muscle

3. A place where two bones meet is called: a. a mineral b. a joint c. skeletal system

4. A fracture is: a. a crack in the bone b. a sudden fall c. a band of tissue that holds two bones together

5. Jobs of the skeleton include: a. giving the body its shape and protecting some organs b. moving the body c. all of the above 6. The places where bones can move easily are called: a. immovable joints b. movable joints c. partly movable joints

7. There are ______muscles in your body. a. 122 b. 206 c. more than 600

8. There are ______bones in your body. a. 150 b. 206 c. more than 20

9. The job of the muscles is to: a. contract b. move the bones c. relax

10. The muscles that are attached to a bone are called: a. smooth muscles b. involuntary muscles c. skeletal muscles

11. A tendon is: a. a place where two bones meet b. a band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone c. a flat muscle under your lungs 12. Cardiac muscle: a. makes up the internal organs b. makes up the heart c. causes movements you cannot control.

13. An______muscle causes movements that you cannot control. a. smooth b. involuntary c. voluntary

14. The three types of muscles making up your body are: a. cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscles b. voluntary and cardiac muscles c. involuntary, cardiac and contracted muscles

15. When the biceps contracts, it becomes: a. longer b. shorter and thicker c. voluntary

16. When the triceps contracts, the biceps: a. relaxes b. contracts