Muscle Terms

Note the multiple dark purple structures in this image of a skeletal muscle. They are nuclei. What term best describes more than one nuclei in a cell?

• motor units

• multi nucleated

• nucleus

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following best describes skeletal muscle being under our direct conscious control?

• Necessary

• Mandatory

• Voluntary

• None of the above

Skeletal muscle is striated. What is another word for striated?

• Pink

• Striped

• Microscopic

• None of the above

There are three types of muscle tissue: cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and...

• integumentary muscle

• connective muscle

• skeletal muscle

• striated muscle

What is the primary characteristic of skeletal muscles?

• They are involuntary and non-striated

• They are voluntary and striated

• They are involuntary and striated

• They are voluntary and non-striated

Which muscle type is characterized by being striated and involuntary?

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Voluntary muscle

LONGISSIMUS

• PEAR-SHAPED

• LONGEST

• WHITE

• TO STRETCH OR MAKE TENSE

GRACILIS

• FLAT

• SHORT

• SMALLER

• SERRATED

• SLENDER

ABDUCTOR

• DIAMOND SHAPED

• REDUCES ANGLE

• SMALLEST

• TAKES AWAY FROM MIDLINE

• TENDINOUS

MAXIMUS

• LARGEST

• ADDED TOWARD THE MIDLINE

• DOWNWARD MOVEMENT

• ROTATION TO THE ANTERIOR -- HOLD SOUP BOWL

• PYRAMID