Muscular System Test

How many basic types of muscles are found in the human body?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What are the three main types of muscle?

• smooth, skeletal, muscular

• cardiac, smooth, skeletal

• muscular, cardiac, boney

• cardiac, frontal, occipital

Which type of muscle is under involuntary control? (select all correct answers)

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

Voluntary muscle is

• muscle that has to be told when to move
• muscle that moves automatically
• muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
• muscle that makes up the heart and stomach

According to the learning material, muscles allow for which of the following?

• Secretion of hormones

• Movement by making bones and other body parts move

• Absorption of nutrients

• Excretion of waste products

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the term used to describe a bundle of muscle fibers in skeletal muscle?

• Myofibril

• Sarcomere

• Fascicle

• Myofilament

Which component of skeletal muscle is responsible for its striated appearance?

• Muscle belly

• Myosin

• Fascicle

• Sarcomere

What are the thick filaments in a muscle fiber called?

• Actin

• Myofilament

• Myofibril

• Myosin

What structures make up a muscle fiber?

• Myofilaments

• Sarcomeres

• Myofibrils

• Fascicles

What are the thin filaments within a muscle fiber known as?

• Myosin

• Actin

• Myofibrils

• Fascicles