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Muscular System Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you tear a muscle, what is this an example of?

a)

Physical property

b)

Physical change

c)

Chemical property

d)

Chemical change

2.

If you are trying new exercises to build muscle, the new exercises would be an example of a/an:

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Control

c)

Independent variable

d)

Responding variable

3.

In order for "work" to be done, what must occur?

a)

A force must be applied

b)

A force must be applied over a distance

c)

Distance must be applied over pressure

4.

Check all the major functions of the muscular system

a)

Carrying nutrients to cells

b)

Stability and posture

c)

Heat and circulation

d)

Digestion

e)

Hormone production

5.

Muscles are connected to bones by:

a)

Ligaments

b)

Tendons

c)

Both ligaments and tendons

6.

Bending your knee uses:

a)

Flexors

b)

Extensors

7.

Straightening your leg involves:

a)

Flexors

b)

Extensors

8.

Heart muscle is called:

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

9.

The tiny muscles that line your organs and blood vessels are considered:

a)

Voluntary muscles

b)

Smooth muscles

c)

Cardiac muscles

d)

Skeletal muscles

10.

What is the purpose of shivering? (check all that apply)

a)

To remind you to dress warmer

b)

To lower your body temperature

c)

To raise your temperature

d)

To create muscular contractions that make heat

11.

Who does more work? Wonder Woman pushing on an immovable wall for 24 hours or YOU flicking a tiny paper wad across the room?

a)

Wonder Woman, of course!

b)

You

c)

Can not be determined without more information

d)

Neither

12.

What does voluntary mean?

a)

You can control it

b)

You cannot control it

13.

If you can't control something, it is:

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

14.

How is the muscular system involved with digestion? Check all that apply.

a)

Your tongue pushing the food down

b)

Muscles in the esophagus push food towards stomach

c)

Hydrochloric acid bathes your food to break it down

d)

The stomach is a muscular bag that grinds food

15.

How is homeostasis maintained in the muscular system?

a)

Shivering

b)

Flexing and extending muscles

c)

Sweating

d)

White blood cells fighting diseases

16.

When your pituitary gland releases hormones as you go through puberty, is this an internal or external stimulus?

a)

Internal

b)

External

c)

Both

17.

Which are responses to your pituitary gland releasing hormones during puberty?

a)

Your muscles get larger

b)

You gain weight

c)

Your heart races

d)

Breathing rates decrease

18.

Someone suddenly slapping you on the back in the hallway is an example of:

a)

Internal stimulus

b)

Internal response

c)

External stimulus

d)

External response

19.
How many Muscles are in the Skeletal System?
a)
500
b)
over 600
c)
300
d)
200
20.
What is the name of this muscle?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Deltoid
c)
Abdominal
d)
Pectoralis
21.
What muscle is this?
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Calf
d)
Deltoid
22.
What muscle is this?
a)
Pectoralis
b)
Triceps
c)
Obliques
d)
Rectus Abdominus
23.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quads

d)

Deltoids

24.

What muscle is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quads

c)

Calves

d)

Gluteus

25.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle