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Muscular System Review2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When there is no nerve impulse, what is the name of the protein that covers the binding sites on actin?

a)

Myosin

b)

Troponin

c)

Titan

d)

Tropomyosin

2.

Which type of muscles are under conscious control or are considered voluntary?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

d)

Rough

3.
A bundle of muscle fibers is called __________.
a)
Sarcomere
b)
Fascicle
c)
Tendon
d)
Muscle body
4.

Which of the following muscles is not located on your head?

a)

Temporalis

b)

Masseter

c)

Buccinator

d)

Pectineus

5.

List the structures of a muscle from largest to smallest.

a)

myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle

b)

fascicle, muscle fiber, myofibril

c)

fascicle, sarcomere, muscle fiber

d)

myofibril, fascicle, sarcomere

6.

Which one of the following is a key characteristic of Fast Twitch muscle fibers?

a)

They are red in color, meaning they contain a lot of mitochondria

b)

They contract rapidly with great force but fatigue fast

c)

They are recruited for long duration activities

d)

They contain high numbers of Mitochondria

7.

Which one of the following is a key characteristic of slow twitch muscle fibers?

a)

They contain large amounts of Mitochondria

b)

They are fast to fatigue

c)

They can be both white and red in appearance

d)

They contain low numbers of Mitochondria

8.

The situation in which a 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.

What holds oxygen in muscles cells?

a)

Myofibrils

b)

Myoglobin

c)

Fascicles

d)

Periosteum

10.

The muscle that contracts during movement is called the

a)

agonist

b)

antagonist

c)

synergist

d)

flexor

11.
Muscle tissue
a)
Is tissue that functions in lining, covering, and glandular tissue
b)
Is tissue involved in protecting, supporting, and binding together other body tissues
c)
Is tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement 
d)
Tissue that receives and conducts electrochemical impulses from one part of the body to another
12.

Based upon the picture of my leg muscles this past year what is being pointed to?

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Deltoid

d)

Hamstring

13.
What is the main effect of strength training?
a)
Muscle atrophy
b)
Muscle Hypertrophy
c)
Muscular dystrophy
d)
None of these
14.

When the troponin molecule's binding site is empty the muscle is?

a)

full contraction

b)

complete tetanus

c)

at rest

d)

summation

15.
Which of the following describes the sarcomere? 
a)
The basic unit of muscle’s cross-striated myofibril
b)
. A protein band which defines the boundary between one sarcomere 
c)
 Various muscle proteins 
d)
Contains the protein, actin
16.
How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
a)
while one contracts, the other returns to original length
b)
both muscles contract at the same time
c)
both muscles relax at the same time
d)
1 muscle pulls on the bone and the other pulls on the first muscle
17.

Identify the highlighted muscle

a)

Trapezius

b)

Extensor Carpi

c)

Flexor carpi

d)

Extensor Digitorum Longus

18.
Muscles of mastication are all inserted on the:
a)
mandible.
b)
tongue.
c)
maxilla.
d)
teeth.
19.
Chest and shoulder muscles that move the arm at the shoulder joint have insertions on the:
a)
humerus.
b)
scapula.
c)
clavicle and ribs.
d)
radius or ulna.
20.
Which of the following muscles is not part of the quadriceps group?
a)
semitendinosus
b)
rectus femoris
c)
vastus lateralis
d)
vastus medialis