Muscular System Worksheet
Explore the human muscular system with this Grade 7 science worksheet, covering muscle types, functions, and common terms.
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Muscular System Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the diagram of the human muscular system as needed.
1. Which type of muscle is responsible for involuntary movements like your heart beating?
Skeletal muscle
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Voluntary muscle
2. Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?
Producing movement
Maintaining posture
Generating heat
Filtering blood
3. Muscles work in pairs to move bones.
4. The strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone is called a .
5. muscle is found in the walls of internal organs like the stomach and intestines.
6. All muscles in the human body are under conscious control.
True
False
7. Exercise can help to strengthen and increase the size of muscles.
True
False
8. Briefly explain the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles, providing an example of each.
Match the muscle term with its description.
9. Biceps
a. Muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow
10. Quadriceps
b. Group of four muscles in the front of the thigh
11. Deltoid
c. Large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint