Muscular and skeletal system

Which of the following is a function of the muscular system?

• Digestion

• Allows movement in the body

• Circulation

• Respiration

Fill in the blank: The muscular system helps to ______ joints.

• Stabilize

• Weaken

• Ignore

• Harm

What is the best description of the muscular system?

• The muscular system is responsible for movement, maintaining posture, and circulating blood throughout the body.

• The muscular system is responsible for producing hormones and regulating body temperature.

• The muscular system is responsible for protecting internal organs and producing red blood cells.

• The muscular system is responsible for filtering waste and balancing electrolytes.

If we lacked our muscular system, how might our life be different? Would we still be able to survive?

• We would be unable to move and perform essential bodily functions, making survival impossible.

• We would adapt and find alternative ways to move and survive.

• Our life would not be significantly different, and we would survive as usual.

• We would rely entirely on technology to survive without muscles.

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Match the following properties of muscles with their descriptions:

• Can be stretched without damage

• Extensible

• Capable of receiving and responding to stimulation by nerves

• Contractible

• Capable of shortening

• Excitable or Irritable

What is the property of muscles that allows them to return to resting shape after being contracted or extended?

• A) Flexibility

• B) Elasticity

• C) Rigidity

• D) Strength

What is the property of muscles that allows them to change in response to how they are used, getting bigger or smaller?

• A) Elasticity

• B) Adaptability

• C) Flexibility

• D) Rigidity

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Read the definitions of involuntary and voluntary. Which one is true?

• Involuntary muscles are controlled consciously, while voluntary muscles are not.

• Voluntary muscles are controlled consciously, while involuntary muscles are not.

• Both involuntary and voluntary muscles are controlled consciously.

• Neither involuntary nor voluntary muscles are part of the muscular system.

What does 'Involuntary' mean?

• Controlled by the unconscious part of the brain

• Controlled consciously by a person.

What type of muscle movement is controlled consciously by a person?

• A) Voluntary

• B) Involuntary