Muscular System Quiz

What is the term for where a muscle is attached to a movable bone?

• Origin

• Insertion

• Junction

• Connection

What is the term for where a muscle is attached to an immovable bone?

• Origin

• Insertion

• Junction

• Connection

What is one of the other functions of the muscular system besides movement?

• Digestion

• Stabilizing joints

• Circulation

• Respiration

What role does heat from muscle contractions play in the body?

• It causes fatigue

• It helps in digestion

• It helps maintain homeostasis

• It causes dehydration

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What does the muscular system help regulate in the body?

• Blood pressure

• Body temperature

• Heart rate

• Blood sugar

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the relationship between muscle contraction and heat?

• Muscle contraction absorbs heat

• Muscle contraction releases heat

• Muscle contraction has no effect on heat

• Muscle contraction cools the body

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What are antagonists in muscle classification?

• Muscles that assist in movement

• Muscles that oppose or do the reverse of a certain movement

• Muscles that stabilize joints

• Muscles that contract during movement

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of antagonists?

• Usually stretched or relaxed when a prime mover is active

• Can regulate prime movers by adding resistance

• Located on the same side of a joint as the prime mover

• Oppose or do the reverse of a certain movement

What happens to the triceps during a bicep curl?

• They contract

• They relax

• They stabilize the joint

• They assist the biceps

Which muscle becomes the antagonist when the bicep curl is released?

• Biceps brachii

• Triceps brachii

• Deltoid

• Quadriceps