Skeleton jobs, joints and muscle pairs
7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-LS1-3 · England: KS3 Biology: The skeletal and muscular systems
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Question 1
Bones, joints and muscles: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Muscles can pull but cannot push.
- B. Ligaments hold bones together at joints.
- C. Bones are dead and do not change during life.
- D. The skeleton supports the body and protects organs.
Question 2
What joins a muscle to a bone?
- A. cartilage
- B. a ligament
- C. a nerve
- D. a tendon
Question 3
You bend your arm at the elbow to lift a cup. What do the biceps and triceps do?
- A. biceps contract, triceps relax
- B. triceps contract, biceps relax
- C. both contract
- D. both relax
Question 4
Bones, joints and muscles: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Ligaments hold bones together at joints.
- B. Cartilage reduces friction between bones at a joint.
- C. The skeleton supports the body and protects organs.
- D. Bones are dead and do not change during life.
Question 5
What joins a muscle to a bone?
- A. a ligament
- B. cartilage
- C. a tendon
- D. a nerve
Question 6
You bend your knee to lift your foot behind you. What do the hamstrings and quadriceps do?
- A. hamstrings contract, quadriceps relax
- B. quadriceps contract, hamstrings relax
- C. both contract
- D. both relax
Question 7
Bones, joints and muscles: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Ligaments hold bones together at joints.
- B. Cartilage reduces friction between bones at a joint.
- C. The elbow is a ball-and-socket joint.
- D. Muscles can pull but cannot push.
Question 8
Where are new blood cells made?
- A. in the muscles
- B. in the heart
- C. in the bone marrow
- D. in the lungs
Question 9
You straighten your knee to kick a ball. What do the hamstrings and quadriceps do?
- A. hamstrings contract, quadriceps relax
- B. quadriceps contract, hamstrings relax
- C. both contract
- D. both relax
Question 10
Bones, joints and muscles: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The elbow is a ball-and-socket joint.
- B. The skeleton supports the body and protects organs.
- C. Cartilage reduces friction between bones at a joint.
- D. Muscles can pull but cannot push.
Question 11
Which job of the skeleton does the skull show best?
- A. digesting food
- B. storing fat
- C. making movement possible
- D. protecting delicate organs
Question 12
You straighten your knee to kick a ball. What do the hamstrings and quadriceps do?
- A. hamstrings contract, quadriceps relax
- B. quadriceps contract, hamstrings relax
- C. both contract
- D. both relax
Question 13
Bones, joints and muscles: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Ligaments hold bones together at joints.
- B. Muscles can pull but cannot push.
- C. The skeleton supports the body and protects organs.
- D. When your biceps contracts, your arm straightens.
Question 14
Where are new blood cells made?
- A. in the lungs
- B. in the heart
- C. in the bone marrow
- D. in the muscles
Question 15
You bend your arm at the elbow to lift a cup. What do the biceps and triceps do?
- A. biceps contract, triceps relax
- B. triceps contract, biceps relax
- C. both contract
- D. both relax
Question 16
Bones, joints and muscles: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Muscles can pull but cannot push.
- B. The skeleton supports the body and protects organs.
- C. Cartilage reduces friction between bones at a joint.
- D. Bones are dead and do not change during life.
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