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WorksheetsMuscular System
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the neurotransmitter that gets a muscle contraction started
a)
acetylcholine
b)
serotonin
c)
dopamine
d)
acetylcholinterase
2.
a bundle of muscle fibers
a)
actin
b)
mysoin
c)
fascicle
d)
sarcomere
3.
enzyme that breaks down the muscle cell neurotransmitter and ends the impulse
a)
lactase
b)
sucrase
c)
lipase
d)
acetylcholinterase
4.
the thin filament in muscle cells
a)
myosin
b)
actin
c)
myoglobin
d)
hemoglobin
5.
the cell membrane of a muscle cell
a)
sarcoplasm
b)
sarcolemma
c)
sarcomere
d)
myofibril
6.
the red pigment in blood that transported oxygen to tissues, including muscles
a)
myoglobin
b)
hemoglobin
c)
acetylcholinterase
d)
lactic acid
7.
the thick filament in muscle cells
a)
actin
b)
myosin
c)
hemoglobin
d)
myofibril
8.
situation in which muscle loses its ability to contract, due to being used strenuously for a long period of time
a)
muscle pain
b)
muscle cramp
c)
muscle fatigue
d)
oxygen debt
9.
reddish-brown pigment in muscle cells that combines loosely with oxygen, storing it until it is needed by the muscle
a)
hemoglobin
b)
myoglobin
c)
lactic acid
d)
epimysium
10.
the chemical that accumulates in muscles when oxygen is depleted
a)
myoglobin
b)
hemoglobin
c)
lactic acid
d)
carbon dioxide
11.
a nerve cell that is connected to a muscle fiber
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
dendrite
d)
axon
12.
the amount of muscle contraction that occurs even when a muscle is at rest
a)
muscle fatigue
b)
action potential
c)
threshold
d)
muscle tone
13.
segment of myofibril extending from one z-line to the next
a)
sarcolemma
b)
sarcoplasm
c)
sarcomere
d)
fascicle
14.
amount of oxygen needed to restore levels of ATP and creatine phosphate in muscles plus the amount of oxygen needed to convert the lactic acid back into glucose
a)
muscle tone
b)
muscle fatigue
c)
oxygen debt
d)
pyramiding
15.
chemical found in the ends of motor neurons that carry nerve impulses to the muscle fibers
a)
neurotranmitter
b)
enzyme
c)
fascicle
d)
actin
16.
attaches the muscle to the bone
a)
ligament
b)
aponeurosis
c)
epimysium
d)
tendon
17.
the cytoplasm of a muscle cell
a)
sarcolemma
b)
sarcoplasm
c)
sarcomere
d)
z band
18.
the connection between the motor neuron and the muscle fiber
a)
aponeurosis
b)
endomysium
c)
neuromuscular junction
d)
epimysium
19.
surrounds each muscle fiber within the fascicle
a)
endomysium
b)
epimysium
c)
perimysium
d)
myoglobin
20.
connective tissue between the muscle fibers and around the muscle
a)
fascia
b)
aponeurosis
c)
tendon
d)
ligament
21.
fibrous sheet of connective tissue that connects other muscles
a)
fascicle
b)
fascia
c)
aponeurosis
d)
tendon
22.
layer of connective tissue that surrounds a skeletal muscle
a)
epimysium
b)
perimysium
c)
endomysium
d)
sarcoplasm
23.
connective tissue that extends inward from the epimysium separating muscle tissue into fascicles
a)
endomysium
b)
perimysyium
c)
aponeurosis
d)
tendon
24.
states that the muscle fibers shorten as the actin and myosin filaments pull on each other
a)
threshold stimulus theory
b)
sliding filament theory
c)
neurotransmitter theory
d)
all or none principle
25.
minimal amount of stimulus needed to cause a muscle to contract
a)
all or none principle
b)
threshold stimuls
c)
neurotransmitter
d)
neuromuscular junction
26.
Which of the following are called muscle fibers?
a)
smooth and cardiac muscle
b)
smooth and skeletal muscle
c)
cardiac and skeletal muscle
d)
all of these
27.
Which of the following are properties of muscles?
a)
excitability
b)
contractility
c)
extensibility
d)
all of these
28.
consists of hundreds to thousands of muscle fibers, plus connective tissue, nerves, and blood vessels
a)
muscle
b)
fascicle
c)
muscle fiber
d)
myofibril
29.
contractile filament; may be thick or thin
a)
myofibril
b)
fascicle
c)
sarcomere
d)
myofilament
30.
a discrete bundle of muscle fibers
a)
fascicle
b)
myofibril
c)
sarcomere
d)
myofilament
31.
a rod-like contractile organelle
a)
fascicle
b)
myofibril
c)
sarcomere
d)
myofilament
32.
the smallest contractile unit of a myofibril
a)
fascicle
b)
sarcomere
c)
myofilament
d)
myosin
33.
connective tissue sheath that wraps entire muscle
a)
endomysium
b)
perimysium
c)
epimysium
34.
connective tissue sheath that wraps a fascicle
a)
epimysium
b)
perimysium
c)
endomysium
35.
connective tissue sheath that wraps one muscle fiber
a)
epimysium
b)
perimysium
c)
endomysium
36.
attachment of muscle that serves as the anchor
a)
origin
b)
insertion
37.
muscle fiber plasma membrane
a)
sarcoplasm
b)
sarcolemma
c)
sarcoplasmic reticulum
d)
SR
38.
Ion channels found on sarcolemma
a)
Na + and K +
b)
Na + only
c)
Ca +
d)
Ca + and K +
39.
states that during a muscle contraction, thin filaments slide past thick filaments and overlap to a greater degree
a)
Sliding Filament Theory of Contraction
b)
Excitation-Contraction Coupling
c)
Nerve Stimulus Theory
d)
Acetycholine Theory of Muscle Activity
40.
the physical space that exists between a nerve and muscle cell
a)
neuromuscular junction
b)
synaptic cleft
c)
receptor
d)
imbalance
41.
What is required in order to allow the myosin head to bind to the actin binding site?
a)
glucose
b)
glycogen
c)
ATP
d)
the Na+/K+ pump
42.
Uses oxygen to break down glucose
a)
direct phosphorylation
b)
anaerobic glycolysis
c)
aerobic respiration
43.
Results in muscle hypertrophy
a)
aerobic exercise
b)
anaerobic exercise
c)
both
44.
what muscle is this?
a)
Rhomboid Major
b)
Trapesiuz
c)
Internal Oblique
d)
Latissimus Dorsi
45.
What
muscle is this?
a)
Triceps Brachii
b)
Biceps Brachii
c)
Biceps Femoris
d)
Rectus Femoris
46.
What muscle
is this?
is this?
a)
Gastrocnemius
b)
Tibialis Anterior
c)
Extensor Digitorum Longus
d)
Plantaris
47.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Pectoralis
b)
Triceps
c)
Obliques
d)
Abdominals
48.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Calf
d)
Deltoid
49.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Quads
b)
Hamstrings
c)
Glutes
d)
Gastrocnemius
50.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Quads
b)
Biceps
c)
Abdominals
d)
Obliques
51.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Deltoids
c)
Pectoralis
d)
Latissimus
52.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Deltoid
c)
Abdominal
d)
Pectoralis
53.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Deltoid
d)
Trapezius
54.
a)
Rectus Abdominis
b)
Pectorals
c)
Deltoid
d)
External Oblique
55.
a)
Quadricep
b)
Hamstring
c)
Gluteus Maximus
d)
External Oblique
56.
a)
Latissimus Dorsi
b)
Deltoid
c)
Tricep
d)
Bicep
57.
a)
Deltoid
b)
Pectorals
c)
Bicep
d)
Trapezius
58.
a)
Trapezius
b)
Deltoid
c)
Erector Spinae
d)
Latissimus Dorsi
59.
the chemical that accumulates in muscles when oxygen is depleted
a)
myoglobin
b)
hemoglobin
c)
lactic acid
d)
carbon dioxide
60.
attaches the muscle to the bone
a)
ligament
b)
aponeurosis
c)
epimysium
d)
tendon
61.
Which muscle type found in internal organ of our body?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Strigth
62.
Types of our muscle which composed a heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Stright
63.
What are the three main types of muscles?
a)
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
b)
biceps, triceps, quadriceps
c)
smooth, flexible, strength
d)
none of the above
64.
What do your muscles do when you are cold?
a)
they generate heat
b)
they shiver
c)
they weaken
d)
none of the above
65.
Plantar flexes the foot, flexes knee
a)
Gluteus maximus
b)
Gastrocnemius
c)
Semitendinosus
d)
tibialis anterior
66.
Adducts thigh
a)
adductors
b)
biceps femoris
c)
rectus femoris
d)
vastus medialis
67.
Powerful adductor, adducts arm
a)
Deltoid
b)
Sartorius
c)
Masseter
d)
Biceps femoris
68.
The end of a muscle attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts.
a)
isotonic
b)
summation
c)
insertion
d)
actin
69.
Involuntary
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
70.
Involuntary
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
71.
attached to bones
a)
cardiac
b)
smooth
c)
skeletal
72.
found in heart
a)
smooth
b)
cardiac
c)
skeletal
73.
What occurs when muscles are not used?
a)
muscular dystrophy
b)
botox
c)
atrophy
d)
rigor mortis
74.
situation in which muscle loses its ability to contract, due to being used strenuously for a long period of time
a)
muscle pain
b)
muscle cramp
c)
muscle fatigue
d)
oxygen debt
75.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
76.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
77.
All of the following are muscles, EXCEPT
a)
biceps
b)
sartorius
c)
radius
d)
gluteus maximus
78.
tissue that connects bone to bone
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
tissue
d)
muscle
79.
to open, straighten, or stretch out
a)
flex
b)
ligament
c)
tissue
d)
extend
80.
to bend
a)
flex
b)
ligment
c)
tissue
d)
extend
81.
Glucose supplies your muscles with:
a)
Oxygen
b)
Energy
c)
Water
d)
Blod
82.
The muscle that is contracting,causing the movement is called
a)
Antagonist
b)
Posture
c)
Gliding
d)
Agonist
83.
Which term means bending,or decreasing the angle at he joint.eg lbow at upward phase of bicep curl.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Adduction
d)
Abduction
84.
What is the name of the movement displayed in the diagram ?
a)
Adduction
b)
Plantarflexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Flexion
85.
What is the name of the movement displayed in the diagram ?
a)
Extension
b)
Dorsiflexion
c)
Circumduction
d)
Plantarflexion
86.
He was blinking rapidly. Which muscle controls this?
a)
orbicularis oris
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
frontalis
d)
masserter
87.
She bit into a lemon and puckered her lips. What muscle causes this reaction?
a)
orbicularis oris
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
masseter
d)
temporalis
88.
The student felt pain in the frontalis after studying for 3 hours. Where did the student hurt?
a)
temples
b)
neck
c)
forhead
d)
jaw
89.
After chewing on tough beef jerky, the masseter began to hurt. Where is this?
a)
neck
b)
temple
c)
forehead
d)
jaw
90.
The headband irritated the sides of her head, superior to her ears. Which muscle is has been affected?
a)
frontalis
b)
temporalis
c)
buccinator
d)
masseter
91.
Muscle Origin: anterior surface of the sternum & upper surface of the clavicle. It helps with flexion of the neck toward the shoulder or chest.
a)
trapezius
b)
temporalis
c)
sternocleidomastoid
d)
frontalis
92.
Muscle Origin: anterior surface of the sternum & upper surface of the clavicle. It helps with flexion of the neck toward the shoulder or chest.
a)
trapezius
b)
temporalis
c)
sternocleidomastoid
d)
frontalis
93.
After pulling weeds all day, the lower back was sore. Which muscle could this be?
a)
latissimus dorsi
b)
trapezius
c)
deltoid
d)
rectus abdominus
94.
She had laughed so long with her friends that her abdomen was sore. Which muscle was likely to be sore?
a)
pectoralis major
b)
rectus abdominus
c)
sternocleidomastoid
d)
latissimus dorsi
95.
The myofibers contain myofibrils. What do myofibrils contain?
a)
sarcolemmas
b)
fascicles
c)
actin & myosin
d)
muscle bundles
96.
Each contracting unit, sarcomere, is located between which structures?
a)
z lines
b)
m lines
c)
I band
d)
synaptic clefts
97.
Which of the following do not affect a person's center of gravity?
a)
gender
b)
muscle/weight distribution
c)
movement
d)
athletic ability
98.
Origin: ischial tuberosity of coxa Insertion: proximal tibia. This muscle flexes the leg at the knee.
a)
gluteus maximus
b)
biceps brachii
c)
gastrocnemeus
d)
biceps femoris
99.
Origin: lateral condyle of the femur Insertion: tendo calcaneous. This muscle performs plantar flexion and is visible.
a)
biceps femoris
b)
gastrocnemius
c)
soleus
d)
sartorius
100.
When starting a new walking routine, the walker noticed shin splints(pain on the anterior portion of the leg, distally). Which muscle could this be?
a)
vastus lateralis
b)
gastrocnemius
c)
soleus
d)
tibialis anterior
101.
While doctors are not sure about all the causes of muscle fatigue, what do they agree on?
a)
there is a decrease in muscle response
b)
there is an increase in muscle response
c)
muscle response remains the same
d)
none of these
102.
While exercising, she performed a number of side leg lifts. Now her outer hip is sore. Which muscle could it be?
a)
adductor longus
b)
gluteus maximus
c)
gluteus medius
d)
gracialis
103.
What
muscle is this?
a)
Triceps Brachii
b)
Biceps Brachii
c)
Biceps Femoris
d)
Rectus Femoris
104.
What is the most common symptom for fibromyalgia?
a)
muscle pain
b)
lower back pain
c)
Joint pain
d)
Fatigue
105.
Inflammation of the muscle is
a)
myositis
b)
cerebral palsy
c)
fibromyalgia
d)
myasthenia gravis
106.
Voluntary and involuntary are what types of tissue?
a)
Blood
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Nerve
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