Muscular System Quiz 1

Which of the following prefixes does NOT refer to a muscle?

• Mys-
• Myo-
• Meta-
• Sarco-

Another name for a muscle cell is __________.

• Sarcomere
• Muscle fiber
• Myofilament
• Fascicle 

Which of the following is the only voluntary type of muscle?

• Smooth
• Cardiac
• Neural
• Skeletal

Which type of muscle is found lining all of our hollow organs?

• Cardiac
• Skeletal
• Smooth
• Striated 

What is the only type of muscle tissue that has more than one nuclei in each of its cells?

• Cardiac
• Smooth
• Skeletal 
• Neural

Which of the following best describes the shape of a cardiac muscle?

• Cylinderical 
• Branched
• Spindle shaped
• Spherical 

In our muscles, muscle fibers are grouped together to form tissues called _________.

• Myofilaments
• Sarcomeres
• Fascicles
• Myofibrils 

Which of the following connective tissues is wrapped around every single one of our muscle fibers?

• Epimysium
• Endomysium
• Perimysium
• Ectomysium 

A tendon is a dense connective tissue that connects ______________.

• Neurons to muscle fibers
• Bones to other bones
• Bones to muscles
• Muscles to the dermis

The name of the specialized cell membrane found wrapping around all of our skeletal muscle fibers is called the _________.

• Sacromere
• Myofibril
• Sarcolemma
• Myofilament