1. Leaving Certificate Biology Muscular & Skeletal Systems 3 EQ iQuiz SECOND Press the F5 Key to Begin, Then click on this Blue Box FIRST In PowerPoint 2007 if you see a Security Warning click HERE on Options… and then click on  Enable this content

2. The musculoskeletal system consists of your … Bones & muscles Nerves & musclesSenses & muscles Skin & muscles

3. Bones are joined to other bones by … Vertebrae TendonsLigaments Synovial fluid

4. Name the type of joint at your elbow. PivotHinge Ball and socketSliding

5. A tendon joins a muscle to a … MuscleBone LigamentJoint

6. Which of these is a disorder of the musculoskeletal system. AnaemiaAlzheimer’s Night blindnessOsteoporosis

7. Which of these are two functions of the skeletal system. Protection & Excretion Movement & Support Support & Co-ordination Sensitivity & Protection

8. What part of the nervous system runs through the vertebrae. Vertebral discSpinal column Spinal cordNeural canal

9. Ligaments join … Muscle to muscleBone to bone Muscle to boneBone to nerves

10. This cushions bones in a joint. Synovial fluidAmniotic fluid Interstitial fluidCerebrospinal fluid

11. What is the function of the discs in the human backbone? Makes cartilageProtects nerves Shock absorberMakes blood cells

12. Which of these is not a type of joint? ImmovableHinge and bracket PivotBall and socket

13. Needed in the diet for proper bone formation. Phosphorus and Vitamin C Potassium and Vitamin D Calcium and Vitamin C Calcium and Vitamin D

14. A pair of muscles working in opposite directions are called … AntigonasticAntagonistic AntigenicAntigenarian

15. Name for the vertebrae found in the small of the back. SacrumCervical LumbarThoracic

16. Which of these is a fat store? Red marrowYellow marrow Spongy boneCompact bone

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