Sure! Here’s a short quiz about the muscular system that would be suitable for a 7th-grade level. Each question includes options, and I'll provide the answers at the end.
Muscular System Quiz
1. What is the primary function of the muscular system?
A) To protect internal organs
B) To pump blood
C) To allow movement
D) To digest food
2. How many muscles are in the human body?
A) About 100
B) About 600
C) About 1,000
D) About 200
3. What type of muscle is found in the heart?
A) Skeletal muscle
B) Smooth muscle
C) Cardiac muscle
D) Voluntary muscle
4. Which type of muscle is responsible for voluntary movement?
A) Cardiac muscle
B) Smooth muscle
C) Skeletal muscle
D) Involuntary muscle
5. What is the term for muscles that work in opposition to each other?
A) Synergistic muscles
B) Antagonistic muscles
C) Contractile muscles
D) Relaxed muscles
6. Which of the following is NOT a function of muscles?
A) Generating heat
B) Stabilizing joints
C) Producing hormones
D) Facilitating movement
7. Which muscle is located on the front of the upper arm?
A) Hamstring
B) Bicep
C) Tricep
D) Quadricep
8. What is a tendon?
A) A type of muscle
B) A band of tissue that connects muscle to bone
C) A band of tissue that connects bone to bone
D) A type of joint
9. What happens to muscle fibers during exercise?
A) They get shorter
B) They tear and then repair, becoming stronger
C) They remain unchanged
D) They disappear
10. Which exercise primarily works the leg muscles?
A) Push-ups
B) Squats
C) Crunches
D) Jumping jacks
Answers:
- C) To allow movement
- B) About 600
- C) Cardiac muscle
- C) Skeletal muscle
- B) Antagonistic muscles
- C) Producing hormones
- B) Bicep
- B) A band of tissue that connects muscle to bone
- B) They tear and then repair, becoming stronger
- B) Squats
Feel free to use this quiz with your students, and let me know if you need any more questions or information!
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