Muscular System Quiz

Movement away from the midline of the body is

• eversion

• abduction

• circumduction

• adduction

Movement toward the midline of the body is

• supination

• adduction

• abduction

• extension

A patient who turns the wrist so the palm faces down is demonstrating

• pronation

• supination

• inversion

• eversion

Which of the following is a rotating movement that brings the palm facing upward?

• rotation

• supination

• pronation

• circumduction

Which of the following types of muscle produce body movement?

• skeletal and cardiac muscle

• smooth muscle

• smooth and skeletal muscle

• skeletal muscle

Cardiac muscles are?

• Voluntary

• Involuntary

What does the prefix "myo-" refer to?

• bone

• muscle

• nerve

• skin

What does the suffix -plegia mean?

• Inflammation

• Weakness

• Paralysis

• Discharge

What combining form means heart muscle?

• Electr/o

• Myocardi/o

• Ventricul/o

• Ven/o

What is the suffix for an involuntary muscle contraction?

• -sclerosis

• -stenosis

• -spasm

• -manometer