I. Direction: Read each question carefully.

Choose and encircle the letter of the correct

answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
a. It protects the delicate organs of the body.
b. It supports the body
c. It transports food to the different parts of the body
d. It enables the body to move
2. What is the function of the axial skeleton?
a. It aids in the movement of the body
b. It connects the muscles to the skeleton
c. It protect the delicate organs of the body
d. It acts as a shock absorber
3. What is a characteristic of ligaments?
a. Can stretch to facilitate the movement of the bones
b. The ends are covered with an oil-like fluid that acts as lubrication
c. Can enable the bones to move freely in all directions
d. Can connect the ends of muscles to the bones
4. Which of the following bones protect the brain?
a. Backbone
b. Hipbones
c. Ribs
d. Skull
5. Which of the following components of the skeletal system holds two bones together?
a. Cartilage
b. Joint
c. Ligament
d. Tendon
6. Which of the following is a skeletal muscle?
a. Muscle of the diaphragm
b. Muscle of the lungs
c. Muscle of the stomach
d. Muscle of the thigh
7. How does a muscle pull a bone?
a. The muscles expands
b. The muscles contract
c. The muscles twist
d. The muscles flattens out
8. Which of these organs has voluntary muscles?
a. Arms
b. Esophagus
c. Heart
d. Stomach
9. What happens to the muscles when they are not often used?
a. They become toned
b. They become strong
c. They become weak
d. They become big
10. Which type of muscle is involved in the beating of the heart?
a. Cardiac muscles
b. Smooth muscles
c. Skeletal muscles
d. All muscles

II. Direction: Identify the kind of muscle that is involved in the following questions. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.
A. Skeletal. B. Smooth. C. Cardiac

___________11. Digestion of food.

____________12. Blinking of the eye

____________13. Writing

____________14. Breathing

____________15. Beating of the heart

III. Match the function of the skin with the statement that meets it. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
A. Excretion. B. Sensation. C. Protection D. Heat regulation E. Filtration

_____________16. The skin is the outermost protection of the body against injury and infection.

_____________17. The skin contains receptors and nerve endings so that one can sense pain, heat,
touch and pressure.

_____________18. The sweat glands release water through the pores when the temperature of a
person rises.

_____________19. The hair in the nose trap the dust particles in the air you inhale.

_____________20. Excess salts and urea are taken out of the system in the form of perspiration.

IV. True or False

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong.

___________21. The digestive system is composed of organs working together to get nutrients from the
food you eat.

___________22. Food passes through a long tube inside the body known as the alimentary canal.

___________23. The digestion begins in the mouth.

___________24. The incisors have thin edges and use for cutting foods.

___________25. Saliva released by the salivary glands.

___________26. The chewed food passes through larynx.

___________27. Liver is the smallest organ in the body.

___________28. The pancreas is an elongated organ in front of the stomach.

___________29. Gallbladder is the big sac under the liver.

___________30. Digestive system is not an important part of our body.

V. Explanation

30-35. How can you take care of the digestive system?

36-40. Why should you not talk when your mouth is full?