Neuromuscular System

Neuromuscular System

by Dom Hodges

Open Ended

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of skeletal muscle?

• It is smooth

• It is cardiac

• It is striated

• It is involuntary

Multiple Choice

What type of muscle is found in the artery walls?

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

• Striated

Multiple Choice

What type of muscle is found in the digestive system?

• Voluntary

• Skeletal

• Striated

• Involuntary

Multiple Choice

Where are the pectoralis major muscles located?

• Chest

• Back

• Anterior to the abdomen

• Posterior to the abdomen

Multiple Choice

Which muscle crosses the anterior of the hip joint?

• Gastrocnemius

• Gluteus maximus

• Rectus abdominis

• Quadriceps

Multiple Choice

Bundles of fibres are wrapped in....

• Perimysium

• Epimysium

• Endomysium

• Myofilament

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the connective tissue surrounding single muscle fibres?

• Endomysium

• Myofibril

• Perimysium

• Sarcomere

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a myofilament?

• Myosin

• Sarcomere

• Epimysium

• Endomysium

Open Ended

Name the muscle fibre types...

Multiple Choice

What is a characteristic of slow twitch muscle fibres?

• Poor blood supply

• White in colour

• Red in colour

• Anaerobic fibres

Multiple Choice

What is a characteristic of fast twitch muscle fibres?

• Large diameter

• Red in colour

• Slow to contract

• Aerobic fibres

Open Ended

What type of activity would slow twitch muscle fibres be used for?

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to a muscle that stabilises and prevents unwanted movement?

• Synergist

• Fixator

• Agonist

• Antagonist

Multiple Choice

Which muscle is the prime mover during hip extension?

• Gluteus Maximus

• Hamstrings

• Quadriceps

• Illiopsoas

Multiple Choice

Which muscle is the prime mover during shoulder abduction?

• Latissimus dorsi

• Deltoid

• Rhomboids

• Trapezius

Multiple Choice

Which muscle is the prime mover during knee flexion?

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Soleus

• Gluteus maximus

Multiple Choice

When a muscle contracts without changing length it is undergoing which type of contraction?

• Isotonic

• Eccentric

• Isometric

• Concentric

Multiple Choice

What contraction is happening when a muscle lengthens and generates force?

• Eccentric

• Concentric

• Isometric

• Isotonic

Multiple Choice

Which muscle flexes the spine when contracting concentrically?

• Erector spinae

• Rectus abdominis

• Rectus femoris

• Biceps femoris

Multiple Choice

Which muscle laterally flexes the spine when contracting concentrically?

• Obliques

• Rectus abdominis

• Abductors

• Adductors

Multiple Choice

Which muscle extends the knee when contracting concentrically? (1)

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Gastrocnemius

• Gluteus maximus

Open Ended

 

Identify a role of the nervous system

Open Ended

What are the two main systems found in the nervous system?

Open Ended

Which two systems does the peripheral nervous system subdivide into?

Open Ended

Identify the two types of neuron that send messages to and from the brain

Open Ended

What is the role of the myelin sheath?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following need to be recruited in higher numbers to enable muscles to produce greater force?

• Motor units

• Sensory nerves

• Receptors

• Dendrites

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the all or none law?

• When all the muscle fibres innervated by a motor neuron contract

• When all the muscle fibres innervated by a motor neuron relax

• When all the muscles of the body contract at the same time

• When all the muscles of the body relax at the same time