Muscular System Quiz

Name 3 functions of the muscular system?

• Movement, posture, heat production

• Digestion, circulation, respiration

• Vision, hearing, taste

• Smell, touch, balance

Which type of muscle is also known as voluntary muscle?

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Involuntary muscle

What happens to the length of muscles during an isometric contraction?

• Lengthens

• Shortens

• Stays the same

• Twists

What type of muscles contract to straighten our joints?

• Flexor muscles

• Extensor muscles

• Cardiac muscles

• Smooth muscles

What connects muscle to bone?

• Tendon

• Ligament

• Cartilage

• Nerve

What type of muscle fibers are used in high intensity exercise?

• Fast-twitch fibers

• Slow-twitch fibers

• Elastic fibers

• Collagen fibers

What is the ability for a muscle to respond to a nerve impulse?

• Excitability

• Flexibility

• Rigidity

• Elasticity

Which muscle movement brings a body part closer to the midline?

• Adduction

• Abduction

• Extension

• Rotation

Which muscle movement involves turning a body part on its own axis?

• Rotation

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

What is the point where the muscle attaches to the bone but does not move?

• Origin

• Insertion

• Tendon

• Ligament