Muscular System Terminology

What is the primary function of skeletal muscle?

• Pumping blood throughout the body

• Controlling involuntary movements of internal organs

• Facilitating voluntary movement of the body

• Regulating blood pressure in vessels

Smooth muscle is primarily responsible for which type of movement?

• Voluntary movements of limbs

• Involuntary movements of internal organs

• Pumping blood from the heart

• Maintaining posture

Which of the following are the three main types of muscle found in the human body?

• Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac

• Voluntary, involuntary, and cardiac

• Striated, non-striated, and heart

• Tendon, ligament, and fascia

Where is cardiac muscle exclusively found?

• Attached to bones

• In the walls of the stomach and intestines

• In the heart

• Throughout the circulatory system

The prefix "My/o-" in medical terminology refers to what?

• Bone

• Nerve

• Muscle

• Joint

What does the prefix "Leiomy/o-" indicate when used in a medical term?

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Inflamed muscle

Which muscle is named for its diamond-like shape?

• Deltoid muscle

• Serratus anterior muscle

• Trapezius muscle

• Rectus abdominis muscle

The Gluteus maximus muscle is named based on which characteristic?

• Its shape

• Its size

• The direction of its fibers

• Its function

What does the prefix "bi-" in "biceps brachii" indicate about the muscle?

• It has two heads or bellies

• It is located in the arm

• It performs two main actions

• It is a large muscle

Which two bones does the sternohyoid muscle attach to?

• Sternum and clavicle

• Sternum and hyoid bone

• Hyoid bone and mandible

• Clavicle and scapula