Muscular System Review

Read each statement and decide if it is True or False. Muscles contract and relax to move body parts.

• True

• False

Which type of muscle is involuntary and found around the heart?

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Skeletal muscle

The function of smooth muscles in the body is to:

• control voluntary movements

• pump blood through the heart

• facilitate digestion and regulate blood flow

• transmit nerve impulses

Name the three kinds of muscles mentioned in the text.

• Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth

• Skeletal, Cardiac, Rough

• Smooth, Rough, Cardiac

• Cardiac, Rough, Skeletal

Fill in the blank: Skeletal muscles cover and move the bones by ______ them.

• contracting

• relaxing

• stretching

• bending

The biceps are located in which part of the arm?

• Upper arm

• Forearm

• Wrist

• Hand

The function of the quadriceps muscles is to:

• extend the knee joint

• flex the elbow joint

• rotate the shoulder joint

• stabilize the ankle joint

What percent of the body's weight is made of muscle?

• 10-20%

• 30-40%

• 50-60%

• 70-80%

The quadricep muscle is located in the upper _______.

• leg

• arm

• back

• chest

Read each statement and decide if it is True or False. The bicep and hamstring muscles in the arm work together.

• True

• False