1. Leaving Certificate Biology Muscular & Skeletal Systems 2 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. What type of joint is found at the knee? Ball and socket joint Sliding joint Gliding jointHinge joint

3. Which of the following is not part of the forelimb? TarsalsRadius MetacarpalsHumerus

4. If you damaged your patella, which part of the body would be affected? BackboneKnee SkullFoot

5. Which of the following is found only in the human forelimb? Tibia TarsalFemur Carpal

6. A tissue specialised for contraction is … NervousBlood AdiposeMuscle

7. Muscles working in pairs in opposite directions controlling the movement of a joint are called … BicepsLever muscles Antagonistic muscles Triceps

8. All the bones in the body except the skull, vertebral column, sternum and ribs is known as the … Pentadactyl limb Appendicular skeleton Axial skeletonSkeleton

9. The eight small bones in the wrist are collectively called the … CarpalsCarpels Wrist bonesTarsals

10. Muscles not under conscious control, e.g. heart muscle, muscle along intestines for peristalsis, etc. are called … AutomaticInvoluntary AutonomicVoluntary

11. Which of the following fluids are associated with a joint? EndolymphLymph Synovial fluidPlasma

12. What name is given to the non- elastic connective tissue that joins muscle to bone? LigatureTendril LigamentTendon

13. Name the type of bone joint found in the skull and coccyx. GlidingHinge FusedBall and socket

14. A disease due to a deficiency of vitamin D in the diet of children. Symptoms include: softening of the bones of the spinal column and bowlegs. OsteoporosisRickets OsteomalaciaPellegra

15. Name the large bone cell, having more than one nucleus that can break down and absorb calcified bone. OsteocyteOsteoclast OsteoblastOssicle

16. Name the type of bone cell found embedded within the bone matrix that has ceased its function of forming bone. OsteoclastOssicle OsteoblastOsteocyte

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