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Med Terms Muscular System

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The muscle that moves the forearm is the
a)
trapezius
b)
deltoid
c)
biceps
d)
tibia
2.
What are the THREE types of Muscles?
a)
cold, hot, and warm
b)
Smooth, Rough, and Skeletal
c)
Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
3.
The smooth muscle is located 
a)
In the heart 
b)
Bones 
c)
Head 
d)
Within organs 
4.
The cardiac muscle is 
a)
Voluntary 
b)
Involuntary 
5.
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? 
a)
Heart
b)
Arms 
c)
Legs
d)
Shoulders
6.
what is an example of a voluntary muscle? 
a)
Stomach
b)
Liver
c)
Esophagus 
d)
Calf Muscles
7.
What is the job of the skeletal muscle's? 
a)
To Help You Breathe
b)
To Move Your Bones
c)
To Produce Carbon Dioxide 
d)
To Keep You Warm
8.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
9.
Name this muscle.
a)
Tricep
b)
Trapezius
c)
Bicep
d)
Tres Major
10.
Why is it important to warm up before and stretch after exercise?
a)
prevents injury and avoid stiffness
b)
increases blood flow and speeds recovery
c)
makes ligaments and tendons stronger
d)
increases vitamin and mineral flow to tissues
11.
Tendons connect __________ to bone.
a)
Cartilage
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Ligaments
12.
How many types of muscles do we have?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
10
d)
5
13.
Ligaments attach:
a)
muscle to muscle
b)
bones to muscle
c)
bone to bone
d)
organs to other soft tissue
14.
The inner leg muscles are anatomically known as the...
a)
Gluteals
b)
Hamstrings
c)
Adductors
d)
Quadriceps
15.
Name this muscle .
a)
Tres Major
b)
Trapezius
c)
Latissimus Dorsi
d)
Erector Spinae
16.
Name this muscle.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Achilles Tendon
c)
Quadricep
d)
Gastrocnemius
17.
What are the two movements of muscles?
a)
Up and down
b)
Lengthening and shortening
c)
Left and right
d)
Big and small
18.
The body has ________ muscles.
a)
206
b)
270
c)
600
d)
1000
19.
Muscular Dystrophy makes you loose the ability to...
a)
sit
b)
walk or stand
c)
jump
d)
eat
20.
Muscles that you CAN control.
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
21.
Muscles your CANNOT control.
a)
Voluntary
b)
Involuntary
22.
This type of muscle moves bone.
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
23.
What muscle is letter A?
a)
trapezius
b)
deltoid
c)
frontalis
d)
external obliques
24.
What is letter K?
a)
Sternocleidomastoid
b)
Pectoralis major
c)
Deltoid
d)
Frontalis
25.
What is muscle B?
a)
Frontalis
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Deltoids
d)
Pectoralis major
26.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Pectoralis
b)
Triceps
c)
Obliques
d)
Abdominals
27.
 what muscle                                          is this?
a)
Rhomboid Major
b)
Trapesiuz
c)
Internal Oblique
d)
Latissimus Dorsi
28.
 
 What
muscle is this?
a)
Triceps Brachii
b)
Biceps Brachii
c)
Biceps Femoris
d)
Rectus Femoris
29.
What is the most common symptom for fibromyalgia?
a)
muscle pain
b)
lower back pain 
c)
Joint pain
d)
Fatigue 
30.
Is muscular dystrophy genetic 
a)
yes
b)
no
31.
The point of attachment of the biceps to the scapula is called the
a)
origin
b)
insertion
c)

flexors

d)
frontalis
32.
What terms is used for muscle attachment to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts
a)
insertion
b)
orgin
c)
tendons
d)
ligaments
33.
Muscles attach to the stable bone at the origin and to the moving bone at the insertion
a)
True
b)
False
34.
abductor
a)
muscles that move a part away from the midline
b)
muscles that move a part toward the midline
35.
adductor
a)
muscles that move a part toward the midline
b)
muscles that move a part away from the midline
36.
fasci/o
a)

fascia (band of tissue surrounding the muscle)

b)
don't really care
c)
something to do with the face
37.
The process of recording the strength of a muscle contraction due to electrical stimulation is called...
a)
Electromyography
b)
Tendinitis
c)
Fibroma
d)
Ataxia
38.
The suffix -clonus means what
a)
turmoil
b)
facing
c)
tone
d)
process of
39.
kines/o, kinesi/o
a)
movement
b)
coordination
c)
tone
d)
motor skill
40.
a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy
a)
muscular dystrophy
b)
cystic fibrosis
c)
myasthenia gravis
d)
muscular dystonia
41.
diagnostic procedure to evaluate joint mobility and muscle strength
a)
range of motion testing
b)
joint mobility testing
c)
physical fitness test
d)
deep tendon reflexology
42.
RICE
a)
rest, ice, compress, elevate
b)
rest, ice, circulate, expose
c)
wrap, ice, cover, elevate
d)
wrap, ice, compress, elevate
43.
inflammation of many muscles
a)
myopolyitis
b)
polymyoitis
c)
polymyositis
d)
polymusculitis
44.
slow movement
a)
tachykinesia
b)
bradykinesia
c)
hyperkinesia
d)
hypokinesia
45.
Inflammation of the fascia
a)
fascitis
b)
fasciaitis
c)
fasciitis
d)
fasciotis
46.
fasciotomy
a)
incision into the fascia
b)
surgical removal of fascia
c)
inflammation of fascia
d)
abnormal condition of fascia
47.
muscle weakness
a)
myoplasty
b)
myopathy
c)
myalgia
d)
myasthenia 
48.
without growth
a)
dystrophy
b)
atrophy
c)
hypertrophy
d)
hypotrophy
49.
kinesiology
a)
study of kines
b)
movement specialist
c)
study of weakness
d)
study of movement
50.
tendinitis
a)
rupture of the tendon
b)
disease of the tendon
c)
inflammation of the tendon
d)
abnormal condition of the tendon
51.
myopathy
a)
muscle rupture
b)
muscle disease
c)
pertaining to muscle
d)
tendon pain
52.
__________ increases the angle between two bones.
a)
Joint
b)
Muscle
c)
Extension
d)
Flexion
53.
__________ decreases the angle between two bones. 
a)
Extension
b)
Ligament
c)
Muscle
d)
Flexion
54.
The rotation of the forearm so the palm is facing down is called ___________.
a)
Supination
b)
Pronation
c)
Extension
d)
Abduction
55.
The rotation of the forearm so the palm is facing up is called __________.
a)
Flexion
b)
Pronation
c)
Potato
d)
Supination
56.
What direction does dorsiflexion move your foot?
a)
Down
b)
Up
c)
Right
d)
Left
57.
What is the name of the shoulder muscle?
a)
Sartorious
b)
Trapezius
c)
Deltoid
d)
Sternoclediomastoid
58.
What is the name of the chest muscle?
a)
Vastus Medialis
b)
Pectoralis Major
c)
Soleus
d)
Deltoid
59.
In the term myasthenia, -asthenia means you have what
a)
strength
b)
no strength
60.
tenosynovi/o
a)
tendon sheath (covering of a tendon)
b)
surgical fixation
c)
no muscle strength
61.
carpal tunnel syndrome
a)
Painful disorder of the wrist and hand, induced by compression of the median nerve as it passes under the ligaments on the palm side of the wrist. symptoms include weakness, pain, burning, tingling,and aching in the forearm, wrist, and hand.
b)
A joint that allows slight movement but holds bones firmly in place by a solid piece of cartilage. The public symphysis is an example of a cartilaginous joint. The fetal skeleton is composed of cartilaginous tissue.
c)
Surgical cutting of the ligaments in the wrist to relieve nerve pressure caused by carpal tunnel disease, which can be caused by repetitive motion such as typing.
d)
Pertaining to the wrist.