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WorksheetsIntroduction to the Muscular System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for wave-like muscle contractions?
a)
myogenesis
b)
peristalsis
c)
sarcoplasmic reticulum
d)
depolarization
2.
A __________ muscle closes an opening.
a)
tensor
b)
adductor
c)
depressor
d)
sphincter
3.
Which muscle is triangular shaped?
a)
Triceps
b)
Rhomboideus
c)
Quadriceps
d)
Deltoid
4.
Isometric muscle action means:
a)
contraction with no movement
b)
contraction with movement
c)
movement but no contraction
d)
none of the above
5.
Isotonic muscle action means:
a)
contraction without movement
b)
contraction with movement
c)
no muscle contraction
d)
none of the above
6.
Muscle tissue that makes up the intestines:
a)
cardiac
b)
smooth
c)
rough
d)
skeletal
7.
Decreasing the angle at a joint
a)
extensor
b)
flexor
c)
adductor
d)
abductor
8.
Increasing the angle at a joint:
a)
adductor
b)
abductor
c)
extensor
d)
flexor
9.
Muscle action which moves AWAY from the midline:
a)
abductor
b)
adductor
c)
depressor
d)
extensor
10.
Which of the following are the THICK myofilaments?
a)
actin
b)
titin
c)
myoglobin
d)
myosin
11.
Which of the following are the THIN myofilaments?
a)
actin
b)
myosin
c)
myoglobin
d)
titin
12.
Blood vessels are an example of which muscle tissue type?
a)
cardiac
b)
smooth
c)
skeletal
13.
What are TWO other names for a skeletal muscle?
a)
Voluntary and striated
b)
Visceral and striated
c)
muscle and tendon
d)
Spindled and visceral
14.
Damage to a muscle or tendon
a)
Atrophy
b)
Fracture
c)
Sprain
d)
Strain
15.
Damage to a ligament
a)
Sprain
b)
strain
c)
trapezius
d)
fracture
16.
Which statement accurately compares or contrasts tendons and ligaments?
a. Tendons are found on most bones and ligaments are more rare.
b. Tendons are a component of joint tissue at the ends of bones, and ligaments are located all around the bone.
c. Tendons transmit force from muscle to bone, and ligaments connect bones to other bones.
d. Tendons connect bones to other bones, and ligaments connect bone with muscle.
a. Tendons are found on most bones and ligaments are more rare.
b. Tendons are a component of joint tissue at the ends of bones, and ligaments are located all around the bone.
c. Tendons transmit force from muscle to bone, and ligaments connect bones to other bones.
d. Tendons connect bones to other bones, and ligaments connect bone with muscle.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
17.
Which of the following are paired and opposing muscle actions?
a. extension, rotation
b. rotation, supination
c. supination, pronation
d. flexion, bending
a. extension, rotation
b. rotation, supination
c. supination, pronation
d. flexion, bending
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
18.
The points at which the tendons of a skeletal muscle attach to two articulating bones are called the _______________.
a)
agonist and antagonist
b)
aponeuroses
c)
origin and insertion
d)
bursae
19.
The three types of muscle tissue are:
a)
skeletal, digestive, vascular
b)
cardiac, skeletal, tendinous
c)
smooth, cardiac, skeletal
d)
skeletal, smooth, striated
20.
Which of the following best describes why, when compared to other cells, muscle cells contain a large number of mitochondria?
a)
The muscle cells require a lot of ATP for muscle contraction.
b)
The mitochondria are needed to remove carbon dioxide from the cells
c)
Muscle fibers are strongly associated with mitochondria.
d)
The mitochondria produce myoglobin.
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