Muscular System
Authored by DAVID HEIM
Biology, Other Sciences
10th - 12th Grade
NGSS covered
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This quiz covers the muscular system, a fundamental unit in high school biology typically taught at the 10th-12th grade level. The questions comprehensively assess students' understanding of muscle tissue types (smooth, cardiac, and skeletal), voluntary versus involuntary muscle control, and the anatomical structures that connect muscles to bones. Students need to demonstrate knowledge of muscle fiber types and their functional relationships to athletic performance, understand the antagonistic relationship between flexor and extensor muscles, and identify specific muscles throughout the human body. The quiz also delves into the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction, requiring students to understand neurotransmitters like acetylcholine, the role of actin and myosin proteins, and metabolic processes including lactic acid accumulation during oxygen depletion. Students must integrate knowledge across multiple body systems, recognizing how the muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems work together to produce coordinated movement. Created by David Heim, a Biology teacher in the US who teaches grades 10-12. This quiz serves as an excellent comprehensive assessment tool that can be implemented as a unit review before summative testing, used for formative assessment to identify knowledge gaps in muscle anatomy and physiology, or assigned as homework to reinforce classroom learning about the muscular system. The variety of question types, from basic tissue identification to complex physiological processes, makes it adaptable for differentiated instruction and allows teachers to gauge student understanding at multiple cognitive levels. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity by selecting specific questions that align with daily lesson objectives, or deploy the entire assessment to evaluate student mastery of muscular system concepts. The content aligns with NGSS HS-LS1-2 (structure and function relationships in living systems) and supports state biology standards focusing on human body systems and their interactions.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of muscle?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The muscles tissue of this organ is called __________ and is __________.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The muscle tissues of this system are called ________ and they are ________.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The white area shown here attaches muscle to bone and is called?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This animal, which can move extremely fast, but tires very quickly has a higher number of _________ fibers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the correct pair to the muscles in the illustration.
Triceps-Extender
Triceps-Flexer
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these systems does not play a part in movement of the body?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
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